IREC participates in several international research initiatives of the International Energy Agency (IEA), contributing scientific expertise to collaborative activities focused on the decarbonisation and energy performance of buildings and energy systems. Specifically, IREC is involved…
IREC is a partner in the PHOTO-RECIRCUIT project, entitled “Photovoltaic-integrated recycled steel circuit boards for sustainable low-power IoT electronics”. It is a public–private collaborative initiative funded under the Spanish programme Ayudas a Proyectos de Colaboración…
The UAB has opened the first international call for applications to the PHYNEST doctoral programme, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND initiative funded under the Horizon Europe framework, where IREC is a partner. The call…
The European project HELIOS, funded under the Horizon 2020 programme, has concluded after 4 years of work with significant progress toward safer, more efficient and more sustainable battery systems for urban electric mobility. The initiative,…
Europe is leading the development of offshore wind energy, and meeting the sustainability requirements of this rapid expansion demands efficient evaluation of the environmental, social and economic cumulative impacts across scales and throughout all life-cycle…
After three years of intensive work, the ColdSpark® project ended, holding its final event in Stavanger on the 26th of November 2025. The project focused on the development of non-thermal plasma methane technology to produce…
The RENEWBAT project, entitled “Recerca d’elèctrodes reciclats dopats amb MOFs conductors i capes primes d’òxid metàl·lic per a bateries sostenibles d’ió-Liti”, has officially started. The project’s primary goal is to improve the electrochemical performance and…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way new materials are designed and discovered, a process that traditionally required long and complex trial-and-error procedures. The combination of advanced algorithms, simulations, and high-throughput experimentation is opening new…
The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) has launched a new pilot line for the manufacturing of ceramic devices using 3D printing for the generation and use of renewable hydrogen. This manufacturing process for complete…
On 12 November, the kick-off meeting of the SOLARSENS project, entitled “Development of a multisensor system for the detection of critical raw materials in photovoltaic panels and their subsequent recovery through an optimal recycling protocol”,…