A hundred metres down: Gran Canaria tests Spain’s largest floating wind platform
In the port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, a structure is taking shape that will be towed out to sea and anchored a hundred metres deep sometime between late 2026 and early 2027. It’s the prototype for the WHEEL project, short for Wind Hybrid Esteyco Evolution for Low-carbon solutions, and it’s the largest Spanish […]
Five Hundred Scientists, One Island: Gran Canaria Hosts Spain’s First-Ever World Congress on Sustainable Energy
Zagreb, the conference’s usual home, made way for Gran Canaria this year. It’s only the third time the international Sdewes conference, dedicated to the sustainable development of energy, water and environmental systems, has left the Croatian capital, and the first time it has come to Spain at all. From August 31 to September 3, the […]
Rent Under €800: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Named Spain’s Cheapest City for Remote Work
Would you rather pay €2,011 a month in Madrid, or €1,383 in the Canary Islands? For remote workers, that question now has a clear answer. According to the 2026 Working Abroad Index published by Dutch neobank bunq, which compares 75 cities across 41 countries, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is the only one of five […]