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PLOCAN announces the 15th Glider School edition
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) convenes the 15th edition of the Glider School, an international reference training forum in ocean-glider technology, to be held from October 20th to 24th in Telde, Gran Canaria. The period application submission is already open until June 30th. More information through the event website http://www.gliderschool.eu. The didactic
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GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel tests the use of concrete waste for ocean climate protection in Gran Canaria
Scientists from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, together with several international institutions and in collaboration with the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN), have deployed twelve marine laboratories to study the potential use of concrete waste for ocean climate protection. The experiment was presented at the Taliarte quay, in Telde, by
A3MAtlantic holds its monitoring meeting as part of the 1st European Ocean Pact Congress in the Canary Islands
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) took part in the monitoring meeting of the A3MAtlantic project, held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with the participation of the initiative’s partners. The meeting was held as part of the 1st European Ocean Pact Congress in the Canary Islands, in which A3MAtlantic took part as
Forum at PLOCAN on new business models based on sustainable energy transition
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has held the 1st Brain2Power Forum: New Business Models Based on the Sustainable Energy Transition, to present the progress, opportunities and new approaches associated with the transition towards a more flexible, digitalised and sustainable energy system. The Forum was organised as part of the Brain2Power project, which
PLOCAN and La Gomera island Council move forward on a marine and coastal cooperation framework
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) and La Gomera Island Council have met to advance the preparation of a collaboration framework aimed at connecting PLOCAN’s scientific and technological capabilities with the island’s priorities and facilitating the development of initiatives related to the marine and coastal environment. The meeting was attended by Adasat Reyes,
La Palma leads the launch of the European project ‘Isla Bonita’
The island of La Palma is hosting, until 23 September, the launch meeting of the European project ‘Isla Bonita’ (Supporting Managing Authorities to Restore the Oceans and Waters on Islands), an initiative funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030’, bringing together representatives of the consortium’s
PLOCAN strengthens scientific and social activity at BECOMAR “Rogelio Herrera” through agreement with the La Palma World Biosphere Reserve
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) and the Canary Foundation for the La Palma World Biosphere Reserve have signed a General Cooperation Protocol establishing a stable framework for collaboration to promote research, innovation, sustainability and knowledge transfer in La Palma, with particular attention to the island’s marine and coastal environment. The agreement was
PLOCAN joins the R&D&I ecosystem of the Tenerife Science and Technology Park
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has officially opened offices at the Barranco Hondo site of the Science and Technology Park of the Tenerife Island Council, in order to support various research, development and innovation projects in response to the growing activity carried out on the island, and to strengthen coordination and collaboration
UWC Spain and the DISA Foundation bring 30 young Canary Islanders closer to the blue economy at PLOCAN
PLOCAN has welcomed a group from UWC Spain (United World Colleges), which, in partnership with the DISA Foundation, is running the second edition of “Energía Joven” (“Young Energy”), a summer educational programme aimed at 30 young people aged 14 and 15 from across the eight Canary Islands. During their visit to PLOCAN’s facilities in Taliarte,
Sodepal and PLOCAN sign a collaboration agreement to promote the blue economy in La Palma
The Society for the Economic and Social Promotion and Development of La Palma (Sodepal) and the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) have signed a General Collaboration Protocol in Tazacorte to promote the blue economy, the transfer of scientific knowledge and environmental sustainability on the island. The agreement was signed by the Councillor for
PLOCAN takes part in a technical meeting on the management and monitoring of cetacean watching in Tenerife
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) took part in a technical meeting organised by the Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), aimed at advancing the management, monitoring and conservation of cetaceans in the Canary Islands, particularly within the Teno-Rasca Marine Strip Special Area of Conservation (SAC), in Tenerife.