PLOCAN Marine Test Site

The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) is a Research Infrastructure (RI) labeled by the ICTS (Unique Scientific and Technological Infrastructure) Spanish National Roadmap, co-funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Spanish government and the Canary Islands government and by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the Operational Programme of the Canary Islands. PLOCAN is a multipurpose technical-scientific service infrastructure that provides support for research, technological development and innovation in the marine and maritime sectors, available to public and private users. PLOCAN offers both onshore and offshore experimental facilities and laboratories, operational throughout the whole year thanks to the Canary Islands excellent climatic conditions. PLOCAN also brings a broad experience in large national and EU marine/maritime projects.

Site Manager

Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands Consortium

Additional Information

Test Site Website

Device Status

Is the test site actively testing or in planning (active)? Or is it permanently closed for business (inactive)?

Active

Energy Resource

Wave

Duration

2007 - Ongoing

Max Load Capacity

The maximum amount of electricity that can be accommodated at the test site, based on cable capacity.

10 MW

Grid Connectivity

Grid Connected

Waterbody

Canary Islands, Spain

Site Characteristics

Geographic characterization for the test site location:

Open Ocean: Main body of ocean, not enclosed or partially enclosed by land
Coastal: Open water near the coast, spanning between land and shelf boundary
Enclosed Bay: water that is partially surrounded by land, with a mouth open to larger water
Constricted Channel: A channel where water flows quickly due to narrowing by the land
River: Water flowing from land towards a larger body of water

Open Ocean

Country

Spain

Environmental Details

Tethys Metadata

Last Modified

28 February 2025

This Test Site has the following MRE Devices

Citation Formats

“PLOCAN Marine Test Site.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Test Sites, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Test_Sites/PLOCAN_Marine_Test_Site. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.

Marine Energy Projects Database: Test Sites. <year>. "PLOCAN Marine Test Site." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Test_Sites/PLOCAN_Marine_Test_Site.