Two national R+D+i projects under the “retos de investigación” call start this autumn at IREC. The purpose of the call is to finance the implementation of research projects aimed both at fostering the generation and…
At the 18-month mark, the Platform-ZERO project coordinated by IREC, has demonstrated significant progress in achieving zero defect manufacturing for the photovoltaic industry through the development and implementation of innovative strategies. Co-funded with more than…
Researchers from the Functional Nanomaterials department at IREC explored the role of the electronic spin configuration in the design of catalytic additives in a study published in two prestigious journals: ACS Nano and Advanced Materials.…
For over five years, a multidisciplinary team of scientists and technology developers has collaborated to transform HarveStore (website) into a pioneering project in the fields of sustainable energy and advanced IoT. The main goal of…
After three and a half years, the LESGO team has demonstrated that graphene-based materials, such as graphene oxide, can securely store hydrogen using an energy-efficient loading process based on a flow cell electrolyzer and recover…
The POLITE project – which stands for “Development of Prototypes for POwer-to-Liquid TEchnologies” – has reached to an end on May 31st, 2024. The main goal of the project was to develop prototypes for the electrochemical…
AGAUR has recently granted two fellowships for hiring predoctoral research staff to IREC researchers. The FI-2024 Joan Oró fellowships have a duration of 3 years and are intended for people who carry out a PhD…
A European consortium of nineteen partners from the automotive industry, research and technology specialists, has managed to develop a complete system based on cobalt-free lithium batteries for electric vehicles, which integrates a series of innovations…
The consumption of natural gas represents 20-25% of the primary energy consumed today in Catalonia, necessary for industrial activity, and for applications that are difficult to electrify in the short and medium term. To replace…
DocFam+ is a 5-year doctoral training programme in Functional Advanced Materials presented by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and coordinated through the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) in collaboration with several partner research institutions from the region, six…