The StoRIES project brings together a consortium of beneficiaries like ESFRI facilities, technology institutes, universities and industrial partners to jointly improve the economic performance of storage technologies. Members of the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA)…
LOCALISED is a H2020 funded project that stands for “Localised decarbonisation pathways for citizens, local administrations and businesses to inform for mitigation and adaptation action“. The kick-off meeting is held in Potsdam (Germany) from 9-10th…
Our experts at IREC consider that the risk of a global blackout in Europe is very low, as the electricity grid system is robust and has contingency plans. José Luis Domínguez, head of the Power…
The main goal of the “Som Comunitat Energètica” project was to introduce a web-service platform, able to discover the potential energy communities around a specific end consumer, and following current regulations. Thus, the platform, freely…
The SOLBAT (Towards High Energy Density All Solid State Lithium Batteries) project took place between 2019 and 2021. It was carried out by Zahilia Caban Huertas at Energy Storage and Harvesting group at IREC in…
The MasterPV project has addressed the development of innovative transparent back contacts in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) solar cells for cost efficient semi-transparent modules. CIGS semi-transparent modules can be achieved with transparency levels up to 30%-40% by…
The main goal of the CD&HYCATS project was to develop new catalysts based on transition metal carbides (TMC of 5 and 6 groups) for their application in two processes: the alternative H2 production using biomass…
Nowadays, power converters are essential for the energy transition towards a system based on renewable electric energy generation, the electric power storage and the electrification and integration of the new vehicles. In the framework of…
Four national R+D+i projects under the “retos de investigación” call start this autumn at IREC. The funding promotes R+D+i activities in order to increase the competitiveness and international leadership of Spanish science and technology. The…
In industrial wastewater, the great variability of its polluting parameters makes it difficult to treat. In general, industrial effluents contain poorly biodegradable compounds, and its presence affects negatively the proper functioning of biological treatments. In…