Consorcio para el Diseño, Construcción, Equipamiento y Explotación de la Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias
Budget
€26,040,650
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
5
1.25 FTE
EU Grants
€2,627,480
Mission & Goals
Mission: PLOCAN’s mission is to provide a cost-effective combination of services, including housing, operations, data, and access to the offshore multi-use platform, observatories and test site facilities, that meets the upcoming scientific challenges of the oceans and socioeconomic needs. PLOCAN objectives - Objective 1. To provide new services and facilities, especially offshore, including improvement in operations and capabilities demanded by the scientific community and industry. - Objective 2. To provide standardised and accessible data and support for sustained observation in the Central Atlantic. - Objective 3. To provide an agile, flexible and fit for purpose organisation, able to respond efficiently to the unique nature of the challenges to be accomplished. - Objective 4. Increase socio-economic impact, stakeholder engagement, user communities, and diffusion of the knowledge and technology produced to society.
EU Legislative Interests
o Blue Growth Strategy o Green Deal o UN SDGs o Horizon Europe (and its partnerships) o An EU Strategy to harness the potential of offshore renewable energy for a climate neutral future o Atlantic Strategy and Belem Statement o ERICs o European Commission strategic orientations in favour of the outermost regions(e.g. The latest Communication of 24 October 2017 (COM (2017) 623 final), A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions) o Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Policy o Renewable Energy Directive o EU strategy on offshore renewable energy (COM/2020/741) o Integrated Maritime Policy
Communication Activities
Participation in the survey on Horizon 2020 lump sum pilot (January 2021) Participation in the Ocean Observation consultation (launched by the European Commission in November 2020) Participation in Horizon Europe Co-design --> in the Horizon Europe Strategic Planning Revised Orientations towards the first strategic plan (launched in November 2019) Participation in the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) roadmap Working on a position paper on the participation of EU Outermost Regions (OR) in the European Research Area (ERA) and Horizon Europe PLOCAN is part of EMSO-ERIC (European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and Water Column Observatory), EMODNET (European Marine Observation and Data Network), EUROGOOS, JERICO - RI, OEE (Ocean Energy Europe), JP EERA (European Energy Research Alliance) JPWind , Ocean Energy Systems, TP Ocean (European technology and Innovation Platform for Ocean Energy) y EURAXESS
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
• EERA (European Energy Research Alliance) • JPWind (Joint Programme on Wind Energy) • Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification (AENOR). Marine Energy subcommittee (AEN/206/SC114.) • Association of Renewable Energy Producers (APPA Marina) • Ocean Energy Systems • International Marine Technology Committee (MARTECH) • European technology and Innovation Platform for Ocean Energy (TP Ocean) • Spanish Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform (PTE-HPC) • Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) • European Technology and Innovation Platform for Ocean Energy (ETIP Ocean) • Opportunities for the integration of marine energy into Ibero-American electricity grids (Red REMAR ) • The Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA) • Hydrogen Europe Research (HER) • European Wind Industry Association (WindEurope) • Spanish Wind Industry Association (AEE) • European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and Water Column Observatory (EMSO-ERIC) • European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) • European Global Ocean Observing System (EuroGOOS) • Spanish Committee for Oceanographic Observation (CEOO) • Everyone's Gliding Observatories (EGO) • Technology Platform of the Spanish Maritime Sector (PTME) • Joint European Research Infrastructure for coastal Observatory (JERICO-RI) • National Working Group on Unmanned Navigation • Atlantic Autonomous Robotics Consortium (AARC) • Scientific Ocean Vehicle Alliance (SOVA) • Spanish Gliders Working Group • Canary Islands Maritime Cluster • Blue Tech Cluster Alliance (BTCA) • Macaronesian Marine-Maritime Alliance • Atlantic Interactions - AIR Centre • OECD Working group for Fostering Innovation in the Ocean Economy • Canary Islands Digital Innovation Hub (CIDIHUB) • DG MARE group “Ports as Hubs for a Sustainable Blue Economy” • Network of Units of Scientific Culture of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECyT) • EURAXESS • Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) • Young European Research Universities Network (YERUN) • EU Blue Parks Community • Spanish Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Working group
Organisation Members
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Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.