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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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Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020
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PLOCAN in WATEREYE project about predictive maintenance in offshore wind farms.
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PLOCAN at the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum
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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
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
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,
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
All-Atlantic Ocean research forum 6th and 7th February 2020, Brussels (Belgium)
The All-Atlantic Ocean research forum will gather political and community leaders, researchers, industry, youth ambassadors and, inspirational speakers from along and across the Atlantic, from the Arctic to Antarctica, to showcase the results of cooperation and their impact on the citizens living on the shores of the Atlantic. More information on the event available online
Students from the school Marina Läroverket visit PLOCAN
A delegation of students from the Swedish maritime school Marina Läroverket visited the facilities of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN), as part of their training course on board of the ship school Älva in waters of the Canary Islands. The students, accompanied by their teachers, were informed in detail about the features
Blue-GIFT opens 2nd call for applications for ocean energy demonstration
The Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project is pleased to announce the 2nd call for applications that will open on the 20th of January 2020. The call will close on the 30th of April 2020 at 17:00 UTC. Applications can benefit from an early assessment if the test plan requires a starting date