Environment

ITER CONGRATULATS ITS ENVIRONMENTAL AREA DIRECTOR, DR. NEMESIO M. PÉREZ, HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH THE CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS MEDAL 2024

This medal acknowledges his outstanding scientific contributions to the study of soil gas geochemistry in volcanic areas, and for promoting international research programs in Europe, Asia, Central America, South America, and Africa. The Division of Data Systems and Instrumentation of Geosciences of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) has awarded the [...]

2024-04-18T09:29:14+01:0017 April, 2024|Environment|

INVOLCAN and ITER Participate in the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union in Vienna

Both entities, under the Tenerife Island Council, are represented at this international conference with a total of 28 scientific communications.During this meeting, the Scientific Coordinator of INVOLCAN and Director of the Environmental Area of ITER, Nemesio M. Pérez, will receive the Christiaan Huygens Medal from the European Geosciences Union (EGU) [...]

2024-04-18T10:54:45+01:0015 April, 2024|Environment|

ITER brings its activity closer to the Local Development Agencies of the Municipalities of Tenerife

This visit to ITER is part of the Internationalization Plan for the municipalities of the island promoted by the Tenerife Island Council, aiming to develop actions that attract foreign investment. The Institute of Technology and Renewable Energies (ITER), an entity under the Tenerife Island Council, recently received a visit from 31 [...]

2024-04-18T10:38:08+01:008 April, 2024|Environment, Genomics, Renewable Energies, Robotics, Technology|

The educational program “Canary Islands: A Volcanic Window In The Atlantic” arrives in San Cristóbal de la Laguna, Tenerife; and San Andrés y Sauces, in La Palma

The educational program of the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcan), in collaboration with ITER, aims to inform and educate the public about the different hazards associated with volcanic phenomena. The educational program "Canary Islands: a volcanic window in the Atlantic" in its 2024 edition continues to bring volcanoes [...]

2024-04-18T11:42:53+01:001 March, 2024|Environment|

Development of a pioneering method to monitor in real time the ascent of magma during volcanic eruptions

Researchers from INVOLCAN and ITER have collaborated on this research led by the Institute of Volcanology and Risk Assessment (IVAR) of the University of the Azores, which represents a significant milestone in improving volcanic activity monitoring. The study of fluid inclusions in minerals emerges as a crucial tool for almost [...]

2024-04-18T12:30:59+01:008 February, 2024|Environment|

ITER and DISA receive €43.1 million to carry out geothermal projects in Tenerife

The president, Rosa Dávila, highlights the public-private initiative to advance the development of renewable energies on the island.  ITER and DISA will begin surface explorations this year.  The Tenerife Island Council has hosted today (Tuesday 30) the presentation of the public-private initiative formed by the Institute of Technology and Renewable [...]

2024-04-18T12:58:28+01:0030 January, 2024|Environment, Renewable Energies|

ITER receives visit from the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and Philippine Department of Tourism

The visit was part of the commercial mission organized by ICEX in the Canary Islands to learn about best practices in sustainable tourism.The Institute of Technology and Renewable Energies, an entity under the Tenerife Island Council, received on Thursday, January 25, 2024, a delegation composed of representatives from the World [...]

2024-04-18T13:09:38+01:0027 January, 2024|Environment, Renewable Energies|

ITER obtains funding for four new research projects

The institute will receive more than 500.000€ in gran funding for the development of these four new projects under the 2022 public-private collaboration projects call of the Science and Innovation Ministry. The Institute of Technology and Renewable Energies (ITER), which depends on the Island Council of Tenerife, has obtained 544.258,02 [...]

2024-03-05T10:23:54+01:0013 November, 2023|Environment, Renewable Energies, Robotics, Technology|
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