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A mulupurpose lnfrasLrucLure for unlocklng marlne and marlume poLenual
PLOCAN: Research Facilities-Land base
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Subsea equipments description
1. Submarine power cables
2. Underwater connectors
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Research Facilities: Offshore Platform
Research facilities: Oceanic observatory
Research facilities: Oceanic observatory
Canary Is|ands: Work|ng 1owards 8|ue Growth
SusLalnable growLh and employmenL based on marlne resources, sclenuc or economlc
acuvlues ln esLabllshed, emerglng or fuLure marlume secLors and ln Lhe coasLal reglons"
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! 1echnology
! lnfrasLrucLures
! ollucal leadershlp
! Collaborauon
! Soclal supporL
! 1esung & uemo
! lnvesLmenLs
! LnLerprlses



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acuvlues ln esLabllshed, emerglng or fuLure marlume secLors and ln Lhe coasLal reglons"
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Mulupurpose large lnfrasLrucLures servlng academla
and lndusLry Lo unlock marlne and marlume poLenual of
an ouLermosL archlpelago



SLraLeglc approach
! Consoruum beLween local and cenLral governmenL
! lnLerdlsclpllnary approach, buL.
! locus on a large pro[ecLs orlenLaLed Lo lnnovauon
! 1esung and demonsLrauon
! ClusLer local research and auracL lnLernauonal alllances
! rovlde Lallored lnfrasLrucLure and servlces
! romoLe lnnovauon wlLhln Lhe admlnlsLrauon
! Leverage publlc and prlvaLe funds
! romoLe publlc and pollucal supporL
! 1hlnk Clobally, acL locally: adapLed Lo our needs and
capablllues



Cnshore wlnd: 94'#" */%$ :" $""&; 5,* <=)>?
GWh
(2010)
Lanzarote Fuerte-
ventura
Gran
Canaria

Tenerife La Gomera

La Palma

El Hierro
TOTAL
Generation
Potential
2508 7235 2686 893 398 342 165
16594
Demand
844 614 3560 3529 71 252 41
8910
Cnshore wlnd poLenual 8"#1,1 elecLrlclLy demand
9'$6@ ABB )C 2$1*%66"&
key Challenges: Parnesslng 8enewable Lnergy ln Lhe Ccean
Cshore w|nd: 9 "8"$ 4'#" 5,* 2$ &""0 :%*"#1

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Canarlas: Wave Lnergy
key Challenges: Parnesslng 8enewable Lnergy ln Lhe Ccean
DLMCS1kA1ICN & 1LS1ING SI1L ICk kLSLAkCn & INNCVA1ICN
! Excellent weather conditions
! Good wave and wind stream resource
! Infrastructures and logistics to facilitate operations at sea
! Stable connection to the national grid
! Operational weather window. Sufficient calm periods
! Ideal bathymetry
! Electricity cost
Marine Test site
Competitive Advantages
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INNPACTO Wave Energy coverter
Lder
CLros paruclpanLes
K *"+/$'6'E2+%6 %0062+%3'$1 DFLMF=N?N
! AuLonomous devlce
! MonlLorlng and survelllance
! roLoLype (3 kW)
! Lnergy 8uoy (200 kW)
undlgen
NCk1n A1LAN1IC MUL1I-LA1ICkM CCLAN C8SLkVING AND ICkLCAS1ING SS1LM


Taking the pulse of the C.-E. Atlantic Ocean

Regional Observing system (ESTOC-PLOCAN)
Coastal Observing system (1
st
phase: secured funds for
cable down to 100m, 4km offshore, deep water planned)
Mobile Observing platforms (gliders ready to operate to
regional station, down to 1500m depth)
CI: Interoperable, Service Oriented


Observatory
Existing and capacities
Cceanlc node
Sensors Company Model
Measuring
Range Accuracy Resolution
Wind direcction and speed RM Young 05103V
0-100m/s
0-360 3m/s 3
Wind direcction Vaisala WXT520 0-360 3 1
Wind Speed Vaisala WXT520 0-60 m/s <5% 0,1m/s
Air Temperature Vaisala WXT520 -52C to 60C 3% at 20C
Barometric Pressure Vaisala WXT520 600 - 1100 hPa !1hPa 0,1hPa
Humidity Vaisala WXT520 0 - 100% RH 3% 0,1% RH
Air Temperature Vaisala HMP155 -80 to 60 C
(0.07 + 0.0025 x
temperature) C
Humidity Vaisala HMP155 0 - 100% RH
(1.0 + 0.008 x reading)
%RH
Barometric Pressure Vaisala PTB110 800 - 1060 hPa 0,3 hPa at 20C 0,1hPa
Solar Radiation Apogee SQ
0-2000 mol m-2
s-1 5%
5.00 mol m-2 s-1
per mV
CO2 TBD TBD >600ppm 1 ppm 0.2Hz <0.01 ppm
pH ULPGC SW-3 7- 8.5
Water Temperature Desin Pt100 0-50C 0,1C
Water Temperature SeaBird SBE-37 -5 to 35 C 0,002C 0,0001C
Water Conductivity SeaBird SBE-37 0 to 70 mS/cm 0,003 mS/cm 0,0001mS/cm
Water Temperature SeaBird SBE-3 -5 to 35 C 0,001C
Water Conductivity SeaBird SBE-4 0 to 7 S/m 0,0003 S/m
Chlorophyll Turner Cyclops-7 0 to 500 "g/L 0,025"g/L
Turbidity Turner Cyclops-7 0 to 3000 NTU 0,05 NTU
Hydrocarbon Detector OPW


Ocean Observing Research Infrastructures
locus: Ccean observaLorles
LMSC ln reparaLory hase, ln progress
Lo presenL an L8lC
LMSC L8lC funded on Lhe basls of
nauonal formal supporL (Lu approx.
10)
LCCAn accepLed as LMSC slLe ln 2010
locus: Carbon Cbservauon
LS1CC-LCCAn parL of Lhe ocean-
based carbon observlng
lnfrasLrucLure
CandldaLe as lCCS
Ccean 1hemauc CenLre
Collaborauon wlLh uLCC/
CulMA
DLL SLA kLSCUkCLS: MAING AND 1LS1ING NLW 1LCnNCLCGILS
kC1LC1ICN AGAINS1 kISk AND LMLkGLNCILS
key Challenges: mulu-use sea reclamauon
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key Challenges: Mulupurpose Cshore lauorms
MAkINL kCILC1 LLADLD 8 1nL CANAk ISLANDS
Modu|ar Mu|n-use Deep Water Cshore |auorm narness|ng and Serv|c|ng Med|terranean,
Subtrop|ca| and 1rop|ca| Mar|ne and Mar|nme kesources
key Challenges: roducuon roducuon of Llvlng SLock ln Cpen Ccean
SU81kCICAL 1LS1ING & DLMCS1kA1ICN SI1L
Acuve ro[ecLs: sanlLy check
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LA1lC8M CCnS18uC1lCn
FP7: Modular Multi-use Deep Water Offshore Platform
Harnessing and Servicing Mediterranean, Subtropical and
Tr o p i c a l Ma r i n e a n d Ma r i t i me Re s o u r c e s .
Contract 288192

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Innovative Ocean Sensors
" 4 year l7 ro[ecL - 21 parLners - 8Mt budgeL - negouauon phase
" CoordlnaLor: LCCAn ConLacL: erlc.delory[plocan.eu
" 1hree domalns (opucs, acousucs, sherles) PKQARMKQAST
" 7 new sensors Lo be developed, valldaLed and demonsLraLed
" Muluplauorm mulufuncuonal opucal sensors for green house gases and conLamlnanLs
" Muluplauorm mulufuncuonal ocean passlve acousuc sensors for nolse an bloacousucs
" new robusL and low-cosL sensors for sherles managemenL (chl-a, C2)
" Sclenuc, Lechnlcal and markeL requlremenLs Lo be rened
" Muluplauorm valldauon and demonsLrauon
1ransnauonal Access Lo LS1CC and daLa servlces
locus: llxed Cpen Ccean CbservaLorles - 8ullds upon Lu8CSl1LS and parL of
LMSC
SelecLed for fundlng (7Mt LC conLrlbuuon - 4 years), under nal sLage of
negouauon
LCCAn lead of W9: 1ransnauonal Access Lo
llxC
3
CbservaLorles & LS1CC Cpen-ocean observaLory lncl.
Cllder eeL - conLacL: erlc.delory[plocan.eu
29 arLners: nCCS, ll8LML8, AWl, MA8uM, Cn8, u.
8ergen, llM CLCMA8, lnCv eLc.
CoordlnaLor: nCCS, uk
# ro[ect Iacts:
arLners: 19 parLner lnsuLuuon (9 Lu counLrles)
uurauon: 01. CcL. 2011 - 30 SepL. 2014
8udgeL: 1oLal 4.6Mt
l: uMC (lr)
# ro[ect Goa|: 1o deslgn a new Luropean kesearch
Infrastructure based on underwaLer g| | der
techno|ogy Lo safe|y and susta|nab|y operaLe
lndlvldual as well as eeLs of such auLonomous
vehl cl es, l n order Lo creaLe a permanent
observanons coord|nated strategy addressed Lo ll
Lhe gaps le by presenL mar|ne observanon systems
on g|oba| and reg|ona| sca|e, wlLh beneLs for boLh
mar|ne research and operanona| oceanography.
1he prlmary pro[ecL ob[ecuves
are based on Lhe prlnclples of
Lean ManufacLurlng processes,
wher eby pr oc edur es ar e
sLreamllned and emclenL, wlLh
l m p r o v e d q u a l l L y a n d
performance. 1he lnLenuon ls Lo
lmprove Lhe ow from one sLage
of a process Lo Lhe nexL and Lo
ensure umely dellvery of hlgh
quallLy pro[ecL resulLs.

ro[ect Iacts:
Leader: unlverslLy College
Cork, nauonal unlverslLy
of lreland, Cork
arLners: 31 parLners / 10
Lu counLrles
uurauon: 48 monLhs
1oLal 8udgeL: 1oLal 14 Mt
Lu conLrlbuuon: 10 Mt
Ca||: 1he Ccean of 1omorrow 2013 (l7-CCLAn-2013)
1op|c: CCLAn.2013-4: lnnovauve LransporL and
deploymenL sysLems for Lhe oshore wlnd energy secLor
LLANWIND
Loglsuc Lmclencles And Naval archlLecLure for Wlnd InsLallauons wlLh Novel DevelopmenLs


1he oshore wlnd lndusLry ls aL a sLage where Lean prlnclples
can provlde addluonal cosL and ume savlngs and faclllLaLe wlnd
energy becomlng cosL compeuuve wlLh more Lradluonal energy
sources. lL ls vlLal LhaL emclencles are lmproved whlle
sl mul Laneousl y l mprovl ng qual l Ly conLrol , P&S and
envlronmenLal lnLegrauon.
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OCEANERA-NET
Supporting the coordination of national research activities of Member
States and Associated States in the field of Ocean Energy (ERA-NET)
" l7 L8A-neL ro[ecL - 16 parLners - 2.62Mt - Lxecuuon phase (2013- 2017)
" CoordlnaLor: Scomsh LnLerprlse (uk) ConLacL: !ohanna ?aLes (!ohanna.?aLes[segec.org.uk)
" L8A-neL LhaL alms Lo faclllLaLe coordlnauon of research ln Lhe ocean energy secLor
across Lurope.
" romoLe lnformauon exchange ln Lhe managemenL of currenL and planned
ocean energy programmes.
" Lngage ln a dlalogue process on reglonal and nauonal prlorlues.
" uevelop a common LoolklL Lo enable Lhe managemenL and evaluauon of [olnL
Lransnauonal acuvlues and calls Lo be launched.
" AcL as a leverage for furLher research and lnnovauon fundlng aL Luropean,
nauonal or reglonal scale ln Lhe conLexL of Porlzon.
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NetBiome-CSA

Strengthening European research cooperation for smart and sustainable
management of tropical and subtropical biodiversity in Outermost Regions
(ORs) and Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)
" 3 year l7 CSA ro[ecL - 13 parLners - 1Mt budgeL - Lxecuuon phase (02/03/13- 30/04/16)
" CoordlnaLor: lundo 8eglonal para a Clncla (Azores, orLugal)
" ConLacL: !ose.Mn.Azevedo[azores.gov.pL)
" SLarLs from Lhe exlsung blodlverslLy research parLnershlp developed ln Lhe L8A-neL nL1-
8lCML (2007- 2012)
" Alms Lo exLend and sLrengLhen research parLnershlps and cooperauon for smarL and
susLalnable managemenL of Lroplcal and subLroplcal blodlverslLy ln C8s and CC1s
" aruclpaLory process lnvolvlng sLakeholders from Lhe four sLrands of Lhe quadruple hellx (research,
governmenL, buslness and socleLy)
" CreaLe 8lodlverslLy ManagemenL 1oolbox wlLh lnformauon SysLem for lnformauon, case sLudles and good
pracuces, and an lnformauon Servlce for sLakeholders
" lnLernauonal conference on blodlverslLy valuauon and awareness of naLural resources (organlsed by LCCAn
ln Canarles ln 2014)
# I7 Secur|ty kesearch Lheme under uC-LnLerprlse. l7-SLC-2010-1 (2011-2014)

# 1o bu||d and demonstrate an LU mar|nme surve|||ance system lnLegraung exlsung
nauonal and communlLarlan faclllues and enhanclng Lhem wlLh lnnovauve Lechnologles
(land, sea and alr). uemonsLraLe and valldaLe recommendauons for Lhe Luropean w|de
|ntegrated mar|nme border contro| system ln llne wlLh Lhe LUkCSUk goa|s across
collaborauve, regulaLory, Lechnologlcal, Lrans-nauonal aspecLs.
# 29 partners / 12 countr|es (Spaln, lrance, lLaly, orLugal
and Creece) wlLh borders ln SouLhern seas of Lurope,
supporLed by llnland, lreland, Luxembourg, norway,
Sweden, SwlLzerland and 1he neLherlands. [I: lnu8A (S)]

# 8udget: 42 Mt

Luropean 8oboALhlon
1he pro[ecL ls a coordlnaLed acuon, LhaL
envlslons, lnsplred by Lhe lukushlma
dlsasLer, a compeuuon LhaL requlres
auLonomous ylng, land and underwaLer
roboLs acung LogeLher Lo survey Lhe
dlsasLer, collecL envlronmenLal daLa, and
ldenufy crlucal hazards.

ro[ecL lacLs:
arLners: 7 parLner lnsuLuuons (3
Lu counLrles)
uurauon: !an. 2013 - uec. 2013
8udgeL: 1oLal 1.6Mt
l: uWL (uk)
Conference

SelecLe 1oplcs lnclude:
! Ccean deoxygenauon and
acldlcauon
! Plgh resoluuon ocean (or how
meso and submesoscale physlcs
consLralns blogeochemlsLry and
blology)
! 8apld change ln polar oceans
! LcosysLem models and blodlverslLy
scenarlos for changlng oceans
! Llnks beLween marlne ecology,
blodlverslLy and genomlcs
! lasuclLy, eplgeneucs,
adapLauveness.

Sesslons on Lhe above Loplcs wlll leave ample
room for dlscusslon aer Lwo lnvlLed keynoLe
Lalks.
! ermanenL 1ralnlng Conferences
! volunLary racuces
! racuces belonglng an academlc programme
! racuces ouL of an academlc programme
! llnal degree pro[ecLs
! Speclc Schools: Cllder School
Education and training
Glider School 2013: 4
th
Edition of the Glider School
Duration: 1 week Dates: 15-20
th
July 20132011
www.gliderschool.eu



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- ro[ect SAUC-L:
- 1eam AvC8A supporLed by uLCC y LCCAn
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ro[ecL for hlgh schools: Luu8Cvs

Thank you !