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PLOCAN announces the XIII Glider School edition

PLOCAN announces the XIII Glider School edition

The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands -PLOCAN- announces the 13th Glider School edition, a leading hands-on training forum on ocean-glider technologies, scheduled for October 23rd to 27th 2023 in Telde, Gran Canaria (Spain). The period for submitting applications to attend will remain open until June 30th . More details at http://www.gliderschool.eu Didactical contents will

READ ARTICLE 16/03/2023

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PLOCAN hosts BlueMissionAA’s Marine and Freshwater Restoration Initiatives Showcase

PLOCAN hosts BlueMissionAA’s Marine and Freshwater Restoration Initiatives Showcase

PLOCAN has hosted the Marine and Freshwater Restoration Initiatives Showcase, organized by the BlueMissionAA project, bringing together experts and professionals from various fields and entities to share knowledge and experiences in aquatic ecosystem restoration. Prior to the showcase, a workshop was held for students and researchers at the Faculty of Marine Sciences of ULPGC. This

04/10/2024 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN actively participates in Macaronight 2024 with innovative scientific educational activities

PLOCAN actively participates in Macaronight 2024 with innovative scientific educational activities

The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has had an outstanding participation in the 2024 edition of Macaronight, an event held at the Elder Museum of Science and Technology, within the framework of the European Researchers’ Night, which aims to bring science closer to the public, especially to the youngest. This year, PLOCAN offered

02/10/2024 READ ARTICLE
Mission Atlantic Project – General Assembly 2024

Mission Atlantic Project – General Assembly 2024

The fourth General Assembly of the EU’s Mission Atlantic project to detect and evaluate current and future risks covering climate change, natural hazards and human activities on Atlantic ecosystems has been held in the city of Horta, Faial island, Azores (Portugal), in the headquarters of the partner Institute for Research in Marine Sciences (OKEANOS) of

01/10/2024 READ ARTICLE
Europe’s offshore wind test sites unite to accelerate deployment

Europe’s offshore wind test sites unite to accelerate deployment

Test centres BiMEP, CEO, Foundation Open-C, METCEntre and PLOCAN have created HiPoTeSis, a unique, collaborative network of five operational offshore test sites that aims to provide the European Union with the future high-power infrastructure for testing new floating wind projects. Europe’s floating offshore wind sector can secure global leadership, and the HiPoTeSis test site alliance

27/09/2024 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN’s VIMAS fleet monitors the waters of Tazacorte within the framework of the DELTA project

PLOCAN’s VIMAS fleet monitors the waters of Tazacorte within the framework of the DELTA project

The surrounding waters the new lava deltas on the coast of Tazacorte (La Palma island) keeps hosting diverse studies of different scope by the national and international scientific community, which represents and converts this area into a natural laboratory of unique characteristics for the development and application of ocean sciences and technologies, the context in

26/09/2024 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN joins the Annual Meeting of the American Underwater Glider Operators Association

PLOCAN joins the Annual Meeting of the American Underwater Glider Operators Association

The American Association of Underwater Glider Operators (UG2) has held its 2024’s Annual Assembly of members and users at the headquarters of the University of Michigan (USA), where about three hundred attendees have gathered representing research centers, universities, government agencies, etc. as members. The event has also had a significant presence and active participation of

16/09/2024 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN at the ICOS scientific conference

PLOCAN at the ICOS scientific conference

PLOCAN is contributing to the scientific conference of ICOS, the European carbon observation system, from 10 to 12 September 2024, in collaboration with ICOS Spain, the national network of greenhouse gas measurement stations. The work presented relates the historical data obtained at the atmospheric research centre of Izaña, in Tenerife, belonging to the AEMET, with

13/09/2024 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN participates in the DESALIFE project which uses wave energy to desalinate seawater

PLOCAN participates in the DESALIFE project which uses wave energy to desalinate seawater

PLOCAN participates in the Consortium of the DESALIFE project, Desalination for Environmental Sustainability and Life, led by the startup Ocean Oasis Canarias, which will demonstrate and validate the innovative desalination technology using wave energy in the North of Gran Canaria. Also participating in the Consortium are the Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias (ITC), the Grupo de

03/09/2024 READ ARTICLE
Professor Chris Reason -University of Cape Town- visits PLOCAN

Professor Chris Reason -University of Cape Town- visits PLOCAN

Professor Chris Reason, Department of Oceanography, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Cape Town (South Africa), has visited PLOCAN facilities as part of his activities during the stay he is conducting in Gran Canaria in collaboration with the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC). Joined by representatives of the OFyGA/ECOAQUA research group

02/07/2024 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN reinforces its position in marine renewable energies at Seanergy 2024

PLOCAN reinforces its position in marine renewable energies at Seanergy 2024

The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has consolidated its position as an international benchmark in marine renewable energies during its participation in Seanergy 2024, the leading forum in the sector held in Nantes, France, on June 26 and 27. This event, which brought together more than 4,000 participants and 200 exhibitors from 30

01/07/2024 READ ARTICLE
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