IREC has published the policy brief “Enabling Local Energy: How Umbrella Entities Make Energy Communities Scalable and Replicable” in the framework of the Institutional Dialogue Project of the Interreg Euro-MED Green Living Areas Mission. The…
Today, March 20, 2026, IREC held THE Day event, entitled “European Projects Coordinated by IREC: Sharing Knowledge, Experience and Success” at Parc Tecnològic Barcelona Activa in the framework of the nationally funded project TransHEner3.0. The…
A new scientific paper published in ACS Energy Letters highlights the transformative potential of high-entropy materials (HEMs) for next-generation electrocatalysts. The article, “Bringing Order to Chaos in High-Entropy Electrocatalysts” (DOI link here), authored by Dr.…
IREC has once again taken part in the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026, held from 2 to 5 March at Fira Gran Via, Barcelona. Recognized as the world’s largest and most influential connectivity event, MWC…
Today, Oxhyd Energy S.L. is officially launched as a new technology startup created in Barcelona as a spin-off of the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) and the Catalan Institution of Research and Advanced Studies…
IREC has been able to improve its research data management systems deploy its Open Science strategy thanks to the María de Guzmán (MdG) funding from FECYT. In the last years, IREC has started the deployment…
Designing climate-neutral neighbourhoods and districts requires reliable and comprehensive data that is aligned with urban city strategies for climate neutrality. Digital Twins have emerged as essential tools, supporting visualization, informed decision-making and stakeholder participation in…
IREC has led the SUPORT consortium, which has developed and validated an innovative process to produce sustainable maritime fuels from wastewater and CO₂ generated during its treatment, in collaboration with the Port of Barcelona, Aigües…
IREC is pleased to host Chen Liu as a postdoctoral researcher through a Beatriu de Pinós (BP2024) fellowship. Dr. Liu will join the Power Systems Department at IREC under the supervision of José Luis Domínguez,…
The recycling of lithium-ion batteries represents a strategic challenge for the energy transition, as it generates a new complex fraction of waste called black mass, a heterogeneous mixture containing metals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel…