The International Windship Association (IWSA), the global trade organisation for direct wind power in shipping, has launched a new survey it says it hopes will allow deeper understanding of existing barriers to the accelerated upscaling of wind technology use, and to understand the perception of the wind propulsion technology segment and low- or zero-emissions fuels and technologies. 

The IWSA says results of the survey will be disseminated back into the industry with the aim of improving awareness and understanding around wind energy and wind propulsion technology, firstly to delegates attending the upcoming Wind Propulsion Asia Summit, which will be hosted by IWSA on March 25-26 during Singapore Maritime Week, and then on the wind-ship.org website for public use.

The Wind Propulsion Asia Summit is being held in association with the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) with contributions from the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD). The Summit is sponsored by Lloyd's Register, DNV, Mitsui O.S.K Lines, Advanced Wing Systems, Anemoi, bound4blue, Econowind, Norsepower and Wärtsilä. 

“The results of this survey will help inform IWSA’s future work around direct wind energy use just as we approach an inflexion point in the technology roll out. At this important juncture, these results will help to facilitate discussions and debate around the issues facing the sector at the Wind Propulsion Asia Summit,” said Gavin Allwright, Secretary General of IWSA, in a February 26 statement. “We anticipate that the survey findings will also enable all stakeholders s to identify areas that require collective action at an industry, market and policy/regulatory level.”

The deadline for responses to the survey is Friday March 14, 2025.