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Wind Propulsion 2026: Momentum meets method*
27th Apr 2026
A packed audience at Convene 133 Houndsditch
*This is an extended version of the RINA Event article by the same name first published online 27 Feb 2026.
“Wind propulsion technologies are the only solution that actually pay for themselves,” said Gavin Allwright, secretary general of the International Windship Association (IWSA), during his keynote speech at Wind Propulsion 2026. The statement captured the commercial logic increasingly underpinning wind propulsion technologies.
Held on 17–18 February at Convene 133 Houndsditch in London, the conference opened to a sold-out audience, a clear sign of the growing centrality of wind propulsion within maritime decarbonisation strategy.
Hosted by RINA in association with the IWSA, the event continues to serve as an important early-year marker in the decarbonisation calendar, setting context ahead of further debate at gatherings such as RINA’s Ship Energy Efficiency Conference in Athens.