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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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