DocumentCode
3058341
Title
A marine test site for ocean energy converters: Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands
Author
González, J. ; Monagas, V. ; Delory, E. ; Hernández, J. ; Llinás, O.
Author_Institution
Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands, Telde, Spain
fYear
2011
fDate
6-9 June 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) is a Governmental Consortium aimed to build and operate an offshore infrastructure to facilitate the deep sea research and speed up the technology associated. This Consortium is overseen by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Autonomous Government of the Canary Islands. The infrastructure consists of an oceanic platform placed in depths around 40 meters, close to the continental slope and four kilometers off the coast of Gran Canaria, in the archipelago of the Canary Islands. Construction is planned to start during the first months of 2012 being fully operative in 2013.
Keywords
marine engineering; offshore installations; power convertors; wave power plants; Canary Islands; deep sea research; marine test site; ocean energy converters; oceanic platform; offshore infrastructure; Electricity; Oceans; Substations; Testing; Underwater vehicles; Wind power generation; Wind turbines;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS, 2011 IEEE - Spain
Conference_Location
Santander
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0086-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/Oceans-Spain.2011.6003471
Filename
6003471
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