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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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The City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Emalsa, and Plocan have signed an agreement to create a leading green hydrogen research center in Piedra Santa and expand the IECOM.
The City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the Mixed Water Company of Las Palmas S. A. (Emalsa), and the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) have signed a covenant aiming to transform the Piedra Santa Industrial Park (Jinámar) into a research center at the forefront of green hydrogen technology. The agreement also
PLOCAN promotes science in Fuerteventura
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands took part in the Mini Science and Innovation Fairs in the Canary Islands 2024 in Fuerteventura developing for two days the activity ‘Exploring the Energy Future: Green H2 Workshop’, where relevant topics on renewable energies were discussed. During this practical activity, participants learned about the need to store
AQUARIUS Project: Aquatic research infrastructure services for the health and sustainability of European marine and freshwater ecosystems
Led by the Marine Institute of Ireland, with a budget of €14.5 M and a consortium of 45 members representing 18 European states, kicks off the AQUARIUS project (Aquatic Research Infrastructure Services for the health and protection of our unique, oceans, seas and freshwater ecosystems), to offer free access to state-of-the-art research infrastructure across Europe
PLOCAN joins the Oceans IEE-MTS 2024 conference
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has joined the OCEANS 2024 IEEE/MTS conference, a biannual international forum that seeks to advance and promote ocean sciences and technologies in interdisciplinary fields from a public-private perspective through the participation of leading institutions and companies of the sector. Promoted by the international organisations Ocean Engineering Society
BlueMissionAA Drives Ocean Restoration through Scientific Outreach
PLOCAN participated in a talk on ocean restoration at a scientific outreach event organized by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC), with the collaboration of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) and the Union of Merchants of the Principality of Asturias, as part of the Mareona Oceanographic project. The main aim of the
PLOCAN presents its contribution to the 10 challenges of the Decade of the Oceans at the Barcelona Conference
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has participated in the United Nations Conference on the Oceans, held in Barcelona to discuss the health of the planet’s seas and oceans, presenting a poster poster summarising the contribution of its last 100 projects to the 10 challenges set by the Conference for the Decade of
Ecological Transition presents the DELTA project to promote economic sustainability in La Palma
The Department of Ecological Transition and Energy of the Government of the Canary Islands presents the DELTA project in Tazacorte, a comprehensive program for monitoring and sustainable management of the marine ecosystem of the lava delta in La Palma. Through this project, the observation of the marine environment affected by the island’s volcanic eruption in
PLOCAN announces the XIV Glider School edition
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) announces the 14th Glider School edition, a leading hands-on training forum on ocean-glider technologies, scheduled for October 21st to 25th 2024 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 cover
The AMOC at the Real Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de Santa Cruz de La Palma
The Real Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de Santa Cruz de La Palma organised a lively colloquium at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de La Palma, bringing together experts and the public to address one of the most pressing challenges of our time: climate change and its impact on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
The educational boat “El Hierro Mar Salitre y Lava” goes into the Caribbean Sea after 325 days of navigation
The iFADO-IV El Hierro Mar Salitre y Lava educational miniboat sails through the Caribbean Sea and approaches the Eastern coasts of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama after almost eleven months journey, in which it has faced hurricanes and the turbulent Intertropical Convergence Zone. The miniboat was launched on May 19th, 2023 by IES Garoé.It crossed