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PLOCAN announces the XIV Glider School edition

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

READ ARTICLE 16/04/2024

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Dr Eleanor Frajka-Williams of the National Oceanography Centre of UK visits PLOCAN

Dr Eleanor Frajka-Williams of the National Oceanography Centre of UK visits PLOCAN

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10/03/2020 READ ARTICLE
The international initiative “From the Atlantic to the Mediterranean – ATL2MED” crosses the Strait of Gibraltar with two autonomous vehicles Saildrone

The international initiative “From the Atlantic to the Mediterranean – ATL2MED” crosses the Strait of Gibraltar with two autonomous vehicles Saildrone

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09/03/2020 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN participates in rescue drills of maritime accidents with the Spanish Air Force

PLOCAN participates in rescue drills of maritime accidents with the Spanish Air Force

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28/02/2020 READ ARTICLE
Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020

Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020

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18/02/2020 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN in WATEREYE project about predictive maintenance in offshore wind farms.

PLOCAN in WATEREYE project about predictive maintenance in offshore wind farms.

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13/02/2020 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN at the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum

PLOCAN at the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum

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11/02/2020 READ ARTICLE
The Regional Ministers of Economy and Ecological Transition of the Canary Islands Government visit Plocan

The Regional Ministers of Economy and Ecological Transition of the Canary Islands Government visit Plocan

The Minister of Economy, Knowledge and Employment of the Government of the Canary Islands, Elena Máñez, and the Minister of Ecological Transition, Fight against Climate Change and Territorial Planning of the Government of the Canary Islands, José Antonio Valbuena, visited the headquarters of the Oceanic Platform Consortium of the Canary Islands in Taliarte. The director

04/02/2020 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN participates as Keynote Speaker in the Inaugural Participant Workshop of the Blue Economy CRC

PLOCAN participates as Keynote Speaker in the Inaugural Participant Workshop of the Blue Economy CRC

The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has participated in the Inaugural Participant Workshop of the Blue Economy CRC, which has been celebrated at the Hobart Function and Conference Centre (Tasmania), by giving a presentation on its experience with collaborating with various sectors of the blue economy (renewable energies, aquaculture, engineering, etc…), on Multi-Use

29/01/2020 READ ARTICLE
The Manned Submersible ICTINEU 3 concludes its immersions in PLOCAN’S Test Site

The Manned Submersible ICTINEU 3 concludes its immersions in PLOCAN’S Test Site

The Manned Submersible ICTINEU 3 of ICTINEU Submarins S.L. concluded its immersions in PLOCAN’S Test Site using the functionalities of the facility during its first Atlantic open water operation. The ICTINEU 3 has descended to depths of up to 450 meters to study and record images of the seabed and slope of PLOCAN’s Test Site,

29/01/2020 READ ARTICLE
The National Hydrogen Centre and PLOCAN collaborate on the use of hydrogen to accelerate the energy transition in the ocean field

The National Hydrogen Centre and PLOCAN collaborate on the use of hydrogen to accelerate the energy transition in the ocean field

The National Hydrogen Centre (CNH2) and the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) will boost the collaboration of their infrastructures and resources in the production of hydrogen from renewable energies as an energy vector in the marine field and in sea applications. The National Hydrogen Centre and the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands

23/01/2020 READ ARTICLE
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