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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 at the presentation of the European OceanNETS project
The director of PLOCAN, José Joaquín Hernández Brito, participated in the conference “The ocean as an ally against climate change: The Canary Islands and marine carbon sequestration” in which the EU scientific project OceanNETs was presented. The project, which is coordinated by GEOMAR, investigates the potential of the oceans to capture carbon dioxide from the
PLOCAN puts into operation an unmanned surface vehicle to observe the waters near the volcano of La Palma
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has put into operation in waters off the west coast of La Palma affected by the eruption of the volcano an autonomous surface vehicle (wave glider) equipped with scientific instruments that allow continuous measurement of meteorological atmospheric variables on the surface and water salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen,
The WATEREYE Project organises a cluster event gathering cutting-edge O&M offshore wind projects
The WATEREYE project organises a cluster event on ‘Reducing offshore wind O&M costs through innovative solutions’, with the aim to promote collaboration between related EU-funded projects. The event will be held on November 3rd, arising as a perfect space for open discussion while sharing experiences and fostering synergies for future research. The WATEREYE project aims
The 1st EuroSea Autonomous Surface Vehicle Network Virtual Workshop is held at PLOCAN
PLOCAN has opened the first online workshop on the Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) Network. This two-day event, which brings together around 100 participants, will seek greater efficiency in the management of the existing capabilities of the European ocean observing system. The Workshop is organised through the EuroSea project, which is funded by the Horizon 2020
The Norwegian ambassador to Spain visits PLOCAN
The Norwegian Ambassador to Spain, Nils Haugstveit, visited the facilities of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands in Taliarte, taking an interest in joint actions in the field of marine renewable energies and aquaculture, as well as in the regulatory advances to develop these types of activities in the Canary Islands. The CEO of
The European Station for Time-Series in the Ocean of the Canary Islands (ESTOC), main point in the diagnosis of climate change
The current climate situation has configured the European Station for Time-Series in the Ocean of the Canary Islands (ESTOC) as a main point in the diagnosis of the changes that are taking place, as a reference point for new technologies and as a laboratory for new tests that make it possible to establish, together with
PLOCAN presents the main innovations of FLOTANT, a floating offshore wind solution optimised for deep waters, in the 11th Technical Conferences ENERMAR
The European FLOTANT project coordinated by PLOCAN, which aims to develop an innovative and low-cost floating offshore wind technology, optimised for deep water (100m-600m) and to sustain a 10+MW wind turbine generator, has presented his progress and main outcomes in the 11th Technical Conferences on Marine Renewable Energies (ENERMAR) organised by the Association of Naval
PLOCAN participates in MACARONIGHT 2021 with outreach activities on marine renewable energies
PLOCAN has participated in MacaroNight 2021 with two outreach activities on marine renewable energies as tool to achieve the objective of climate neutrality set by the European Green Deal for 2050. The director of PLOCAN gave an informational talk for the general public on the importance of marine energies on islands for the decarbonization of
CEO of PLOCAN at the conference ‘The Science We Need for the Ocean We Want’
The CEO of PLOCAN, José Joaquín Hernández Brito, has presented the facilities, services, projects and initiatives of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands during the conference ‘The Science we need for the Ocean we want’ in the academic session organized by the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Canary Islands and celebrated in the
The EUMarineRobots glider mission in the waters of the North of mainland Portugal concludes successfully
Technicians of the Instituto Hidrográfico da Marinha and PLOCAN have successfully recovered from the NRP VianaCastelo ship a Seaglider-1K in the waters of the Aveiro Submarine Canyon after 25 days and 220 uninterrupted nautical miles of scientific-technical mission along the north Portuguese coast. The glider, which was put into operation in the waters of Finisterre,