The TROPOS project officially started last 01/02/2012. The Euro seven million, TROPOS is funded by the European Commission's 7th Framework Programme under the ¨Ocean of Tomorrow¨ joint call. The European Commission is contributing nearly Euro five million for this 36 month project.
PLOCAN (Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands) is coordinating TROPOS. The eighteen project partners are expert leaders in the fields of naval architecture, marine renewable energy, aquaculture, economics and societal impact. National and international stakeholders will advise the project team.
Prof Octavio Llinás, general manager of PLOCAN commented "it is an honor for PLOCAN to lead a project of these characteristics, it will dynamize the local employment, which is a very important issue nowadays".