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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 organises the wokshop “Offshore aquaculture synergies with marine renewable energies”
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN), in collaboration with the Canarian Agency for Research, Innovation and Information Society (ACIISI) organize a workshop within the scope of two EU-funded projects: “MUSICA – Multiple-use-of Space for Island Clean Autonomy” and “Forward-Fostering Research Excellence in EU Outermost Regions“. On the one hand, the MUSICA project will
Renewable energies in primary and secondary education classrooms with PLOCAN and the Regional Ministry of Education
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) participated in the environmental issues of the GLOBE Educational Research Project giving a two-session online training workshop to teachers from the participating schools and providing them with renewable energy kits, within its educational programme and the framework of the EDUROVs “Educational underwater robotics” project. The training received
Students of the BIMeTIC Master at ULPGC visit PLOCAN online
Students of the Master’s Degree in ICT Solutions –Information and Communication Technologies- for Well-being and Environment (BIMeTIC) of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) made a virtual visit to the installation of Vehicles, Instruments and Underwater Machines (VIMAS) of PLOCAN. The visit is part of the training content of the Master’s Degree
PLOCAN organizes a workshop to ease and accelerate the deployment of offshore renewable energies in Spain
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands has organized a workshop where several mechanisms to keep pace with technological innovations and social needs with regulatory development have been analysed. Spanish and Portuguese players from the offshore renewable energy value chain have participated in it. Representatives of the industry, academia, government, administration and civil society discussed
The Charge d’Affaires of the Norwegian Embassy in Spain visits PLOCAN
The Charge d’Affaires of the Norwegian Embassy in Spain, Odd Mølster, visited the onshore facilities of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands and was interested in the activities developed by the Consortium and in the currently active projects in which Norwegian companies, institutions and engineers participate. The CEO of PLOCAN, José Joaquín Hernández Brito,
PLOCAN participates in WATEREYE, a predictive maintenance project for offshore wind farms
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) participates with eight international partners in the development of the WATEREYE project: O&M tools integrating accurate structural health in offshore energy, a project that will allow to predict the need for predictive operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms. WATEREYE will enable to reduce costs and contribute
The company OCEOMIC validates an autonomous profiling system at PLOCAN
The technology-based company Oceomic Marine Bio and Technology S.L. (OCEOMIC) has successfully completed at PLOCAN’s Test Site the validation test of its new oceanographic device APNEA (Autonomous Profiling Expandable Sampler), an autonomous profiling system designed for the collection of seawater samples. This system developed by OCEOMIC represents a significant technological evolution from the concept of
Training in collaborative R+D+i European projects – 17, 18 and 19 February 2021 – Available on PLOCAN YouTube
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) coordinated and promoted the delivery of 3 training courses of 2 hours each within the framework of the “FORWARD (Fostering Research excellence in the Outermost Regions)” project. FORWARD aims to increase the participation in European projects of the entities established in the European Outermosr Regions – ORs
PLOCAN participates in the H2020 funded MUSICA project, which aims to build, install and operate a floating Multi-use Platform (MUP)
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) participates as a partner in the European project MUSICA: Multiple-use-of Space for Island Clean Autonomy for the construction of a multi-use pilot platform that will generate renewable energy and produce fresh water for small and low-populated islands. In addition, this multi-use platform will provide support services for
PLOCAN, practicing the ocean we want to have
PLOCAN develops a living-lab which addresses the challenges for restoring the health of our oceans through a new relationship with the environment based on effective protection and sustainable use, in line with the goals of the decade of the oceans and the sustainable development goals of the UN 2030. It is a unique research infrastructure