Damen Shipyards explains during ESEF Maakindustrie 2022
On 2 September, during ESEF Maakindustrie at the Royal Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Dewi Wesselman, Group Sustainability Coordinator of Damen Shipyards Group, will hold an inspiring session on sustainable entrepreneurship in her industry. She will talk about Damen's ambition to become the world's most sustainable shipbuilder in the future. During her session, she discusses the challenges involved - with the biggest challenge being the design and construction of a 100% circular ferry by 2025. Just how feasible is that?[/column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][column_text]Wesselman, who has a background in Strategic Product Design and Communication Design for Innovation at TU Delft, has been working for Damen Shipyards Group since 2017. She deals with circularity and thinks about the complete life cycle of a ship. She works about 3 days a week on the realisation of this project to design and build a 100% circular ferry by 2025. 'It's a Big Hairy Audacious goal,' she says. 'We secretly get slightly nervous about it too. But that is also the purpose of our sustainable ambition. It is time to create urgency
and take action. We need to walk the talk.'[/column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][column_text]
Not yet an answer to everything
During her session, Wesselman will elaborate on the process of designing and building a circular ferry. She talks about good circular solutions that a lot is already known about, such as the interior.
But she also gives an open view on the challenges they face: 'For example, the batteries,' she says. 'Both input and output are currently not circular. Making a battery circular is a huge challenge on a technical level. We are exploring what
needed. Or at all, how we can get the whole chain on board in our journey. After all, it is something we have to do together."[/column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][column_text
Sharing knowledge and exchanging experience
Wesselman also enjoys getting in touch with other peers. 'At Damen, we are always looking for great collaborations or insights. We find it interesting to get input from other industries. I talk about the process we are working on, we are far from there yet.
This is an open invitation to get acquainted and exchange ideas.'
Wesselman will hold her session on 2 September at from 1.45pm to 2.14pm in the innovation theatre at ESEF Maakindustrie.[/column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][column_text]ESEF Maakindustrie takes place from 30 August to 2 September in Jaarbeurs Utrecht.
Simultaneously with ESEF Maakindustrie, TechniShow 2022 will take place, see: event.technishow.nl. One registration allows you to visit both exhibitions[/column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row].
