What is News & Outreach all about?
- News on IREC’s research, institutional milestones and flagship initiatives.
- Stories on projects, pilots and alliances delivering tangible impact.
- Updates on events, conferences and activities with key audiences.
- Highlights of awards, media coverage and outreach with schools and communities.
News
Discover the latest news from our research teams and strategic initiatives.
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MAKING PEDs recognized as a leading innovation for Positive Energy Districts
The MAKING PEDs project, coordinated by IREC, has concluded after developing innovative digital tools and methodologies to help cities plan Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) and accelerate their transition towards climate neutrality. Positive Energy Districts are urban neighbourhoods designed to generate more renewable energy than they consume, helping reduce emissions while creating greener, more sustainable places…
Read more: MAKING PEDs recognized as a leading innovation for Positive Energy DistrictsPablo Fernández Martínez
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Innovation Day Energia brings together companies, research centres and investors in Barcelona to address the challenges of the energy system
The eighth edition of Innovation Day Energia has brought together professionals from business, industry, science, finance and public administration in Barcelona to discuss the challenges facing the energy system and explore opportunities to accelerate the development and deployment of innovative energy technologies. Co-organised by IREC, CEEC and XRE4S, with the support of ICAEN, the event…
Read more: Innovation Day Energia brings together companies, research centres and investors in Barcelona to address the challenges of the energy systemPablo Fernández Martínez
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Two researchers join IREC to advance secure AI and digital twins for the Internet of Energy
Oliver Anderson and Gianluca Rapaglia have joined IREC’s Power Systems department as part of the SAILING project, a European initiative training 12 Early-Stage Researchers to advance digital twin and secure AI technologies. The Internet-of-Energy, the digital layer connecting and automating how energy is generated, stored and distributed, can play an important role in Europe’s transition…
Read more: Two researchers join IREC to advance secure AI and digital twins for the Internet of EnergyPablo Fernández Martínez
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Events
Stay up to date with IREC conferences, workshops, public consultations and outreach activities.
Multimedia
Presentation of the PRIMA Platform led by IREC for the integration of renewable energy and storage
The PRIMA Platform of IREC, will be a platform for testing and demonstration of energy technologies and new solutions and…
IREC laboratories: Advanced Materials for Energy Unit
The Advanced Materials for Energy Unit at the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) develops novel materials, processes and prototypes…



