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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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PLOCAN in the celebration of the Squares of Europe in Tazacorte

PLOCAN in the celebration of the Squares of Europe in Tazacorte

The director of PLOCAN, José Joaquín Hernández Brito, participated in the Plaza de San Miguel de Tazacorte in the Squares of Europe tour, a meeting point project of the European Commission to promote this activity in a transparent way, and promote European values of democracy, solidarity and peace. The citizen’s meeting in Tazacorte square is

21/03/2023 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN updates its VIMAS fleet

PLOCAN updates its VIMAS fleet

The PLOCAN consortium, aiming to adequately increase its operational capabilities and scientific-technical services in order to cover the requirements from its current users, has procured a new VIMAS VIMAS unit (Vehicles, Instruments and Underwater Machines) within the framework of the BLUE UPGRADE project (ICTS 2021 Call – Recovery and Resilience Plan; Ministry of Science and

17/03/2023 READ ARTICLE
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

16/03/2023 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN at the OceanLit project meeting and at the Marlice Islands forum

PLOCAN at the OceanLit project meeting and at the Marlice Islands forum

PLOCAN participated in the partners’ meeting of the European project “Management of coastal protected natural areas affected by marine litter in oceanic archipelagos”, Oceanlit, held in the framework of the International Forum on marine litter and circular economy in islands, Marlice Islands, at the Martianez Lake facilities in Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife). The first

09/03/2023 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN in the European Minke project for innovation in marine metrology

PLOCAN in the European Minke project for innovation in marine metrology

The Minke project, an innovative marine metrology initiative that integrates the main european research infrastructures in which PLOCAN participates, has held its first face-to-face meeting, marking an important milestone in interdisciplinary collaboration and in the search for solutions for the sustainable management of marine ecosystems. Minke is a project funded by the European Commission within

23/02/2023 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN at Oceanology International 2022

PLOCAN at Oceanology International 2022

The ICTS-PLOCAN has joined Oceanology International (OiA23) held in San Diego (USA) as a world reference biannual forum on ocean observing technologies, an emerging sector in the marine-maritime context and the Blue Economy strategy. As usual, OiA23 has had a large exhibition of more than 300 stands that for three consecutive days have allowed exhibiting

20/02/2023 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN at the Transfiere Forum 2023

PLOCAN at the Transfiere Forum 2023

The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands participated in the joint stand that the Cabildo de Gran Canaria (Gran Canaria Economic Promotion Society) organised at the Transfiere Forum to promote the R&D activities carried out on the island of Gran Canaria. The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the Canary Islands Institute of Technology

17/02/2023 READ ARTICLE
Canary Islands as a testsite for marine renewable energies in the Ecoislas forum

Canary Islands as a testsite for marine renewable energies in the Ecoislas forum

The use of the Canary Islands as a test site is a unique opportunity to promote the development of marine renewable energy generation technologies in Spain and the world, as revealed in the international forum Ecoislas, which had as one of its axes to marine renewable energies and which had the participation of the Ocean

06/02/2023 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN leads SECURE European project to improve research and attract talent

PLOCAN leads SECURE European project to improve research and attract talent

PLOCAN leads the European project SECURE (Sustainable Careers for Researcher Empowerment) to improve research careers and reduce job insecurity, creating conditions that allow attracting, retaining and stimulating talent growth. Secure is a consortium of 19 European partners from 12 different countries that will develop coordination and support measures to create, trial, implement, and mainstream a

27/01/2023 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN collaborates with the Air and Space Army in a maritime accident drill

PLOCAN collaborates with the Air and Space Army in a maritime accident drill

PLOCAN took part in the maritime accident drill organised by the Canary Islands Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre (ARCC) and the 802 Squadron of the Air Force’s 46th Wing 55 miles northeast of the island of Gran Canaria. For the simulation, a PLOCAN buoy with a positioning beacon was attached to a figurehead and set adrift

26/01/2023 READ ARTICLE
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