Territories surrounding the Mediterranean Sea face similar specific issues with the adaptation to mitigation of climate change, specifically regarding energy efficiency and renewable energy measures in public buildings. It is thus proposed that they work…
IREC is ranked as one of the 10 top research centres in Spain with the highest return in participation and leadership of H2020 projects, according to a recent CDTI report. In the new framework program…
166 researchers funded by the European Research Council (ERC) have won Proof of Concept Grants. Worth €150,000 each, this top-up funding will help them bridge the gap between the results of their pioneering research and…
A consortium integrated by IREC, UPC and the energy engineering company AESA, has developed a reversible electrolyser to implement hydrogen technologies in the city of Barcelona. The electrolysis system has been completed in the framework…
A Catalan consortium has presented a project to promote energy communities among citizens, entities, companies and the public administration with the aim of reducing the price of electricity, and favoring the energy transition and the…
The Producte project (Prod-Cat) was originally conceived to address the gap between research catalysts, usually powders developed at a laboratory scale, and industrially relevant catalytic materials, which have to meet certain characteristics to be functional…
The ARV project has received 20M euros in funding from the EUs Green Deal call to research climate positive circular communities in Europe. The project will provide guidelines and a political framework for future energy-efficient…
ICAEN, IREC, Leitat, Eurecat, CIMNE and CEEC have organized the 7th edition course about nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB). The sessions were held online and recorded, so that the material is now available to all citizens. New buildings must be near-zero energy buildings from 31 December 2020,…
The Pedrera project held a final webinar on the 2nd of December 2021, which focused on Next generation EU funds and tools to support large-scale retrofitting actions under the Spanish Royal Decree 853/2021. The PEDRERA…
WINE –EVIB (stands for “Electrochemical Valorization of WINE Industry Byproducts“) is a newly granted project that proposes to develop electrochemical processes for the valorization of biomass residues of the wine industry. Proper biorefinery processes are…