The RECOMMIT project starts in March 2021, and stands for “Reenvisioning the potential of energy communities“. This project proposes to develop novel strategies for the market layer and integration of the market layer with the other system…
A Catalan consortium that includes the IREC and Electra Caldense have developed a pilot plant to validate and demonstrate a smart electricity grid. IREC researchers have developed management tools that integrate new sensorization technologies into…
A paper featured on the inside back cover of this month’s edition of Small present nickel iron diselenide nanorods, which are produced in solution and used electrocatalytically to convert methanol to formate at a high…
Every year, millions of people in Europe cannot keep their homes warm in winter and comfortable during the summer due to existing socio-economic barriers to access basic energy services. The Mediterranean region is not indifferent…
The Thermal Energy and Building Performance research group of IREC has developed at the Semi-virtual Energy Integration LABoratory (SEILAB), located in Tarragona, a new system for the safe handling of refrigerant R-290 (propane) within the…
A paper featured on the inside back cover of February 2021 edition of Advanced Energy Materials proposes a novel cathode structure, where iron atomically dispersed in a carbon nitride material (Fe/C2N) acts as an effective…
IREC takes part in the European MARBEL project that is developing an innovative and competitive lightweight battery with increased energy density and shorter recharging times with the objective to accelerate the mass market take-up of…
In the last decades, advanced thin film technology has enabled a wide range of technological breakthroughs that have transformed entire sectors such as electronics and lighting by the implementation of outstanding nanoscale phenomena in reliable…
HYBRIS is a H2020 funded project that stands for “Hybrid Battery energy stoRage system for advanced grid and beHInd-de-meter Segments”. HYBRIS’ basis is the optimisation of advanced hybrid systems as high-performant, cost-effective and environmentally-friendly solutions…
The Thermal Energy and Building Performance group of IREC has collaborated in a research project with ICAEN (the Catalan Energy Institute) to investigate the potential of heat pumps in the context of Catalonia, to understand…