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International leading ocean-sensing manufacturers meets at PLOCAN
The European project Metrology for integrated marine management and knowledge transfer network (MINKE) held a work session within the framework of the 14th edition of the Glider School hosted by the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) MINKE, led by the Institute of Marine Sciences of the Spanish Research Council (ICM-CSIC) and joined by
PLOCAN participates in the All-Atlantic Forum 2024 presenting the BlueMissionAA project
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has actively participated in the 2024 All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) Forum, recently held in Ottawa, Canada. During the event, PLOCAN had the opportunity to present the BlueMissionAA project, a key initiative within the framework of the EU Mission “Restore our oceans and waters by
PLOCAN en la Asamblea General 2024 del proyecto MINKE
The headquarters in Rome of the National Research Council (CNR) of Italy hosts this week the annual general assembly of partners of the European project MINKE (Metrology for Integrated Marine Management and Knowledge Transfer Network), led by the Institute of Marine Sciences from the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (ICM-CSIC) and made up of a
PLOCAN hosts BlueMissionAA’s Marine and Freshwater Restoration Initiatives Showcase
PLOCAN has hosted the Marine and Freshwater Restoration Initiatives Showcase, organized by the BlueMissionAA project, bringing together experts and professionals from various fields and entities to share knowledge and experiences in aquatic ecosystem restoration. Prior to the showcase, a workshop was held for students and researchers at the Faculty of Marine Sciences of ULPGC. This
PLOCAN actively participates in Macaronight 2024 with innovative scientific educational activities
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has had an outstanding participation in the 2024 edition of Macaronight, an event held at the Elder Museum of Science and Technology, within the framework of the European Researchers’ Night, which aims to bring science closer to the public, especially to the youngest. This year, PLOCAN offered
Mission Atlantic Project – General Assembly 2024
The fourth General Assembly of the EU’s Mission Atlantic project to detect and evaluate current and future risks covering climate change, natural hazards and human activities on Atlantic ecosystems has been held in the city of Horta, Faial island, Azores (Portugal), in the headquarters of the partner Institute for Research in Marine Sciences (OKEANOS) of
Europe’s offshore wind test sites unite to accelerate deployment
Test centres BiMEP, CEO, Foundation Open-C, METCEntre and PLOCAN have created HiPoTeSis, a unique, collaborative network of five operational offshore test sites that aims to provide the European Union with the future high-power infrastructure for testing new floating wind projects. Europe’s floating offshore wind sector can secure global leadership, and the HiPoTeSis test site alliance
PLOCAN’s VIMAS fleet monitors the waters of Tazacorte within the framework of the DELTA project
The surrounding waters the new lava deltas on the coast of Tazacorte (La Palma island) keeps hosting diverse studies of different scope by the national and international scientific community, which represents and converts this area into a natural laboratory of unique characteristics for the development and application of ocean sciences and technologies, the context in
PLOCAN joins the Annual Meeting of the American Underwater Glider Operators Association
The American Association of Underwater Glider Operators (UG2) has held its 2024’s Annual Assembly of members and users at the headquarters of the University of Michigan (USA), where about three hundred attendees have gathered representing research centers, universities, government agencies, etc. as members. The event has also had a significant presence and active participation of
PLOCAN at the ICOS scientific conference
PLOCAN is contributing to the scientific conference of ICOS, the European carbon observation system, from 10 to 12 September 2024, in collaboration with ICOS Spain, the national network of greenhouse gas measurement stations. The work presented relates the historical data obtained at the atmospheric research centre of Izaña, in Tenerife, belonging to the AEMET, with