Shortlisted for Wind Propulsion Innovation Award

SAILCARGO INC. has been shortlisted for the Small Vessel Wind Propulsion Innovation Award presented by the International Windship Association. Finalists will be announced on Thursday, November 11, 2021.

With 84 nominations received the shortlist was compiled by a shortlist panel of judges drawn from across the industry, academia, wind propulsion advocates and some general renewable energy/sustainability backgrounds. Judges Profiles

These awards recognize pioneering projects, technological innovation and the key people and companies making a real difference in advancing wind propulsion as a low carbon, truly sustainable option for the world’s commercial shipping fleet. There are seven categories of award this year, four of those are open to the public vote, three are for voting among IWSA members and registered supporters.

“Wind propulsion solutions are increasingly being viewed as a vital component in the drive to decarbonise the shipping industry. This is a sector that is gaining a lot of momentum and has a really powerful and positive story to tell, but still has a relatively low profile especially outside of the industry. We see that this situation is slowly changing and we hope that these wind propulsion innovation awards will help to further propel that change.” Gavin Allwright, IWSA Secretary General

The voting will be open until Sunday 07 November with the virtual awards ceremony to be held during the second week of COP26, in Glasgow from 0900-1030 (UK time) on Thursday 11 November. These awards are about telling positive stories of shipping innovation at an important event in our voyage towards a sustainable world and averting the worst ravages of the climate emergency.