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EDUROVs and Renewable Energy and Hydrogen at FIMAR 2024
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands participated in the 13th edition of the International Marine Fair, held at the Sanapú dock in the port of Las Palmas, which attracted more than 15,000 visitors, as it is an event that brings together important sectors of the blue economy, nautical sport, research and science. At the
PLOCAN contribution to the IUGC2024 international conference on glider technologies
The headquarters of the Voice of the Ocean (VOTO) Foundation in Gothenburg (Sweden) hosts the biannual international conference on autonomous marine glider technologies (from English, glider), under the name IUGC2024, with the attendance of nearly 200 delegates representing user groups and operators worldwide, and the leading manufacturers of this type of cutting-edge ocean-observing systems. The
PLOCAN at the Annual General Assembly of the European Ocean Observing System, EuroGOOS
The European Ocean Observing System EuroGOOS, an association of national government agencies, research institutions and private companies committed to oceanography in the context of the Global Intergovernmental Ocean Observing System (GOOS), has held its annual general assembly of members, which has taken place at the headquarters of the Hydrographic Institute of Portugal in Lisbon. EuroGOOS
The Secretary General for Research meets with scientists and technicians from PLOCAN
The Secretary General for Research of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Eva Ortega Paíno, met with the scientific and technical staff of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands following the meeting of the ICTS Strategic Council. The Government of the Canary Islands and the State held the fifty-second meeting of the PLOCAN
The educational boat “El Hierro Mar Salitre y Lava” arrives at a beach in Nicaragua after 342 sailing days.
The educational boat Ifado IV El Hierro Mar Salitre y Lava iFADO-IV El Hierro Mar Salitre y Lava has arrived at a large remote beach on the East coast of Nicaragua, near the Bay of Pearls on the Mosquito Coast, to end the longest and most eventful voyage of an educational boat launched into the
PLOCAN at the Educational Leisure Meeting ‘Inmersive journey to our marine ecosystems’.
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands has participated in the Educational Leisure Meeting ‘Immersive Journey to Our Marine Ecosystems’ on the occasion of the Miniferias Programme for Science and Innovation in the Canary Islands 2024, organised by the Regional Ministry of Universities, Science and Innovation and Culture of the Canary Islands Government, through the
The City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Emalsa, and Plocan have signed an agreement to create a leading green hydrogen research center in Piedra Santa and expand the IECOM.
The City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the Mixed Water Company of Las Palmas S. A. (Emalsa), and the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) have signed a covenant aiming to transform the Piedra Santa Industrial Park (Jinámar) into a research center at the forefront of green hydrogen technology. The agreement also
PLOCAN promotes science in Fuerteventura
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands took part in the Mini Science and Innovation Fairs in the Canary Islands 2024 in Fuerteventura developing for two days the activity ‘Exploring the Energy Future: Green H2 Workshop’, where relevant topics on renewable energies were discussed. During this practical activity, participants learned about the need to store
AQUARIUS Project: Aquatic research infrastructure services for the health and sustainability of European marine and freshwater ecosystems
Led by the Marine Institute of Ireland, with a budget of €14.5 M and a consortium of 45 members representing 18 European states, kicks off the AQUARIUS project (Aquatic Research Infrastructure Services for the health and protection of our unique, oceans, seas and freshwater ecosystems), to offer free access to state-of-the-art research infrastructure across Europe
PLOCAN joins the Oceans IEE-MTS 2024 conference
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has joined the OCEANS 2024 IEEE/MTS conference, a biannual international forum that seeks to advance and promote ocean sciences and technologies in interdisciplinary fields from a public-private perspective through the participation of leading institutions and companies of the sector. Promoted by the international organisations Ocean Engineering Society