Consorcio para el Diseño, Construcción, Equipamiento y Explotación de la Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias

Acronym: CONSORCIO PLOCAN

General Information

Identification Code: 314022340873-36

Website: https://www.plocan.eu/

Entity Form: CONSORCIO PÚBLICO

Registration Category: Other organisations, public or mixed entities

Registration Date: 1/8/2021

Last Update: 2/19/2024

Mission & Interests

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.

Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests

Interests:

Climate action
Energy
Environment
Maritime affairs and fisheries
Research and innovation

Levels of Interest:

global

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: 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)

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

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Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: CARRETERA DE TALIARTE S/N

Post Code: 35214

City: TALIARTE / TELDE

Country: SPAIN

Phone:

Indic Phone: 34

Phone Number: 928134414

EU Office

Address: CARRETERA DE TALIARTE S/N

Post Code: 35214

City: TALIARTE / TELDE

Country: SPAIN

Phone:

Indic Phone: 34

Phone Number: 928134414

Financial Data

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Funding Sources:

EU funding
Member's contributions
Public funding

Contributions:

Amount: 0
Currency: €
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Buffer:
0: 104
1: 64
2: 61
3: 171
4: 158
5: 212
6: 182
7: 32
8: 86
9: 90
10: 89
11: 96
Amount: 0
Currency: €
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0: 104
1: 64
2: 61
3: 171
4: 158
5: 212
6: 182
7: 32
8: 86
9: 90
10: 89
11: 97

Total Budget: 25398121

Grants:

Source: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Amount: 0
Currency: €
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Buffer:
0: 104
1: 64
2: 61
3: 171
4: 158
5: 212
6: 182
7: 32
8: 86
9: 90
10: 89
11: 94
Source: Comunidad Autónoma Gobierno de Canarias
Amount: 0
Currency: €
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Buffer:
0: 104
1: 64
2: 61
3: 171
4: 158
5: 212
6: 182
7: 32
8: 86
9: 90
10: 89
11: 95

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Membership Information

Members25 Percent: 5

Members: 5

Members F T E: 1.25

Structure

Structure Type: Structure

Is Member Of: • High Technology Incubator of the Society for the Economic Promotion of Gran Canaria (IAT Marino Marítima) • Canary Islands Digital Innovation Centre (CIDIHUB) • MARINERG-i network • JP EERA JPWind (European Energy Research Alliance) • Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification (AENOR). Marine Energy subcommittee • 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) • European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and Water Column Observatory (EMSO-ERIC) • European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) • European Global Ocean Observing System (EuroGOOS) • 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 • Spanish Committee for Oceanographic Observation • Atlantic Autonomous Robotics Consortium (AARC) • 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 • 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 • Hydrogen Europe Research

Organisation Members: -