News
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Q&A with tech developers: CONTROS HydroC CO₂ sensor developed by 4H-Jena Engineering
In this second part of this Q&A series, we speak with 4H-Jena Engineering about the development of the CONTROS HydroC CO₂ sensor, an underway system designed for high-accuracy pCO₂ measurements. The interview explores how collaboration within GEORGE has supported technical optimisation, improved robustness for autonomous deployments, and helped prepare the sensors for long-term use across
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Q&A with tech developers: The CaPASOS instrument developed by University of Exeter
GEORGE brings together some of Europe’s leading technology developers in autonomous ocean carbon observing technologies. Partners such as 4H-Jena Engineering, ClearWater Sensors, the National Oceanography Centre, and the University of Exeter are developing and advancing novel technologies within the project. In the first part of this Q&A series, we spoke to Witold Tatkiewicz, a Research
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2025 in review – A year of innovation, cooperation and growing impact
Throughout 2025, the GEORGE project made significant progress in technology development, training and international visibility. The year’s news stories highlight how the consortium advanced its scientific and technical goals while strengthening cooperation within the European ocean observing community. Below is an overview of the key achievements from January to December. Progress in ocean data integration
Events
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GEORGE at ICOS Science Conference 2026
GEORGE will be at the ICOS Science Conference 2026, taking place on 15–17 September 2026 in Lund, Sweden and online. We are convening a dedicated session on “Advancing marine CO₂ observations through next-generation sensors, integration and platform innovation.” The session brings together research infrastructures, projects and institutes working on autonomous marine CO₂ observations, from novel
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GEORGE at EGU 2026
GEORGE will be co-organising a session at EGU 2026 in cooperation with the ENVRINNOV project. This dedicated session at EGU 2026 will focus on innovation across environmental domains – atmospheric, marine, terrestrial, and solid earth sciences. It will cover topics on the role of emerging technologies and service-oriented approaches in shaping the future of environmental monitoring.
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Webinar: Innovation in Hydrosphere Measurement Techniques
Join us on 22 October 2025 9:00-11:30 CET for a morning of presentations and panel discussion on the latest innovations in marine and freshwater measurement techniques. Participants can expect to find out about how co-operation between scientists and industries can enhance development of new technologies, products, services, and instrumentation. Who is it for This webinar
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8th Euro-Argo Science Meeting – 23-25 September 2025
The 8th Euro-Argo Science Meeting will be held on 23-25 September 2025, in HCMR premises in Crete, Greece, as part of the Euro-Argo ONE project. It will be possible to follow oral presentations online but it will not be possible to interact with other attendees and to participate in poster sessions. In addition to thematic
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GEORGE at UN Ocean Decade Conference
The high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (the 2025 UN Ocean Conference) will be co-hosted by France and Costa Rica and held in Nice, France, from 9 – 13 June 2025. The overarching theme of
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GEORGE at One Ocean Science Congress 2025
The One Ocean Science Congress will be organised in Nice, France on 4-6 June 2025. The Congress will feature a mix of plenary sessions, including opening and keynote speeches, alongside parallel oral and poster presentations. To enhance interactions between science and society, action and policy, and to engage civil society more broadly, ‘townhalls’ such as
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The GEORGE newsletter is published three times in a year. The newsletter includes updates from the project, stories from the field, and on upcoming event. Subscribe to the newsletter here and read past issues below.
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