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PLOCAN announces the XIII Glider School edition

PLOCAN announces the XIII Glider School edition

The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands -PLOCAN- announces the 13th Glider School edition, a leading hands-on training forum on ocean-glider technologies, scheduled for October 23rd to 27th 2023 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

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Pupils participating in PRIMROV test their prototypes at PLOCAN

The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands hosted the final prototype test of the “PrimROV: sea, science and robotics in Primary School” project. This event was attended by almost a hundred students from different schools on the islands, who had the opportunity to test the robotic boats they built during the academic year in the

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Final event of the EDUROVs project: Underwater robotics for secondary education

The final event of the EDUROVs project: “EduROV: underwater robotics for secondary school” was held at the land-based headquarters of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) in Taliarte, bringing together almost 200 secondary school students from various schools in the Canary Islands. The participating schools were the following: IES Bañaderos Cipriano Acosta, IES

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Mundus maris commemorates World Oceans Day at CEIP Principe de Asturias in Telde

Mundus Maris Science and Arts for Sustainability, an organisation of environmentally concerned scientists, artists, teachers, and parents from different regions of the world, who join forces to promote the transition to sustainability and humane and dignified lives, celebrated World Oceans Day at CEIP Príncipe de Asturias, Telde, Gran Canaria, with the participation of Dr. M.L.

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PLOCAN at the International Maritime Fair 2023

The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) was present at the recent edition of the International Maritime Fair 2023 (FIMAR), held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The PLOCAN booth became a space of great interest for visitors, who had the opportunity to learn first-hand about the innovative technologies and projects in which the

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PLOCAN grants access to its marine test site to Subsea Mechatronics

As part of the ProtoAtlantic project, PLOCAN has granted Subsea Mechatronics access to its marine test site. Subsea Mechatronics is a Canary Islands-based SME that designs, manufactures, and operates remote sensing platforms for both fixed (IoT) and mobile (ROVs) industries. Subsea Mechatronics has accessed PLOCAN’s marine test site on two occasions. The first was to

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Presentation on PLOCAN at the Portugal e o Mar Conference organised by Ordem dos Engenheiros

PLOCAN participated in the Portugal e o Mar Conference, organised by the Ordem dos Engenheiros at the Madeira Congress Centre, with the aim of highlighting the role of engineering in the ocean, emphasising the role of maritime transport, ports, and energy, without forgetting conservation, knowledge and adaptation to climate change, and the great contribution of

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Collaboration of the European projects AquaWind and FLORA that will be tested in PLOCAN

The European projects AquaWind and Flora, which will test their prototypes on the test site of the Canary Islands Ocean Platform (PLOCAN), have laid the foundations for future collaborations in the field of marine energy and the sustainable blue economy at an event held in the Port of Las Palmas Foundation. AquaWind, led by the

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Students from Garoé Secondary School, El Hierro, launch a new educational miniboat as part of the iFADO project

Students from IES Garoé, in Valverde, have launched an educational miniboat of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) in the waters south of La Restinga, El Hierro. The boat will cross the Atlantic Ocean in the framework of the iFADO project of the Interreg Altantic Area programme and the international Educational Passages programme.

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Ciencia Show 2023 invites PLOCAN on its tour of several Canary Islands.

The project “Science Show” of scientific education through the performing arts that promotes scientific and technological vocations among the young people of ESO, Baccalaureate and FP through humorous monologues with scientific content, has invited PLOCAN on the occasion of its tour of several islands of Canary Islands. Ciencia Show is in its initial phase where

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Students from Eusebio Barreto Secondary School, La Palma, launch Buche Salado II, an educational miniboat that will cross the Atlantic Ocean

Students from Garoé Secondary School, El Hierro, also took part. Their boat, El Hierro-Mar, Salitre y Lava, will be launched in the next few days. With Buche Salado II, a total of 190 small sailing boats have now been launched under the international Educational Passages programme. Students from the Eusebio Barreto Secondary School, Los Llanos

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