The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) convenes the 16th edition of the Glider School, an international reference training forum in ocean-glider technology, to be held from October 19th to 23rd 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
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) took part in the Climate and Sustainable Energy Fair of Gran Canaria, an event held this week in Telde which marked the conclusion of the annual edition of the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy programme. The event brought together nearly 300 participants, including students and
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) consolidates its role as a strategic infrastructure for ocean monitoring in the north-eastern Atlantic. Through state-of-the-art autonomous technologies and intensive collaboration with universities, research centres and companies, PLOCAN has promoted the generation of essential data for science, maritime safety and sustainability during 2025, contributing to improving knowledge
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has strengthened the Canary Islands’ position as a national test bank for renewable hydrogen by presenting the progress of the H2VERDE project at the closing event of Spain’s Complementary Plan for Energy and Renewable Hydrogen, held at the National Hydrogen Centre (CNH2). H2VERDE is the only demonstrator
The Directorate General for Coasts and Management of the Canary Maritime Space of the Government of the Canary Islands and the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) held a meeting today at PLOCAN’s facilities in Taliarte (Gran Canaria) to examine new avenues for collaboration based on ongoing projects along the Archipelago’s coastline, with particular
The Spanish Committee of Glider Operators (CEOG) held its annual meeting in Madrid this week to reinforce a common roadmap that optimises the deployment and interoperability of the national fleet of marine gliders and consolidates Spain’s contribution to the future European Glider Infrastructure, aligning capabilities, services and technological developments among the country’s main operational nodes.
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) today welcomed at its Taliarte headquarters a delegation from the Regional Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines of the Regional Government of Andalusia, in what is the first institutional meeting between both parties. The purpose of the visit was to gain first-hand knowledge of PLOCAN’s role and
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) carried out a new environmental sampling campaign this week at its Test Site, further strengthening the long-term data series it has maintained uninterruptedly since 2011. During the operation, PLOCAN’s technical team collected essential data for characterizing the marine environment and assessing the environmental status of the area,
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN), the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) continue to promote and strengthen their collaboration in the ocean-observing strategy in the Canary Islands through the seasonal program based on glider missions at the Time-Series station ESTOC (deep node of
Underwater Intervention 2025 brought together the international community of underwater operations, robotics and intervention technology at the Ernest Morial Convention Center in New Orleans (USA), under the coordination of the Marine Technology Society (MTS), co-located with the International WorkBoat Show, through an intense technical program of lectures, demonstrations and workshops. The Oceanic Platform of the
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has launched one of the key actions of the CIRCULAROCEAN project: the mapping of hotspots and marine litter accumulation zones. This activity will enable the integrated, regional-scale identification of areas in the Eastern Central Atlantic where ocean currents promote the accumulation of floating debris. CIRCULAROCEAN is an