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Building a future. EnerOcean S.L.‘s floatingwind W2Power prototype has been successfully installed in Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias (PLOCAN) test site showcasing its capabilities for multi-use purposes.

October 28, 2022 X1 Wind’s floating platform has been successfully installed at the PLOCAN test site in the Canary Islands. As summer trade-winds abated, a suitable weather window allowed X1 Wind and partners from the EU-backed PivotBuoy Project to complete...

Thank you Plocan to host the last Blue-GIFT project meeting! Blue-GIFT partners gathered in the Canary Islands to discuss the final steps of its activities. The project has been supporting offshore renewable energy technology testing at four Atlantic Area Test Sites....

Public sector support will be crucial as MRE technology moves towards full market uptake. This document aims at synchronising transnational efforts to look at how regional governments can put in place supportive policies and initiatives for the sector. This task...

Blue-GIFT partners met in Bordeaux to discuss the latest developments of the project.

📢 Great news today at Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias (PLOCAN) ▪ #RWPower installed today the Wave Pump Converter in #PLOCAN Test Site. ▪ The prototype is developed by the company #RWPower and the action is financed by the Blue-GIFT project, within the Interreg Atlantic Area programme. ▪ One...

Blue-GIFT partners gathered to produce a short video about its marine renewable energy activities and give you an insight about the test sites of the Atlantic area. Check it out and contact us for further information.

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release 17th June 2021 Blue-GIFT backs three more marine renewable energy technologies The Interreg Atlantic Area funded Blue-GIFT programme has awarded recommendations for support to three marine renewable energy projects under its third and final call...

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release 17th March 2021 Blue-GIFT: 3rd call deadline extension. This is the last opportunity to submit your proposal Blue-GIFT is running the third and final call for applications to test and validate marine renewable energy (MRE)...

DesignPro Renewables concludes unique hydrokinetic turbine pilot programme with partners SEENEOH with amazing success. The ambitious project with chosen subcontractor SEENEOH began over 3.5 years ago at their test site in Bordeaux, France. In the challenging environment of Garonne River, in the...