Som Comunitat Energètica is singular project for the socioeconomic reactivation due to COVID-19 for cooperative companies. The goal of the project is to dynamize the energy transition of the building stock towards decarbonization through the…
Researchers of the IREC Energy Storage, Harvesting and Catalysis group address the relevant breakthroughs in the development and optimization of photocatalytic materials of interest in photoelectrochemical or photosynthetic cells for the production of fuels, such…
The EU funded project SABINA has developed new technological and financial models to connect, control and actively manage generation and storage assets. The project concludes this month with results that bring the energy transition a…
The MICROSPINERGY project starts in October 2020, and stands for “Solid state micro-batteries as miniature energy source“. The main goal is to develop high performing thin film all-solid-state-lithium-ion microbatteries to be implemented in sensor nodes…
In the framework of the Solar-Win project, the first functional Solar-Win photovoltaic windows have been successfully implemented and are currently being tested in Seville (Spain). The consortium is formed by 4 partners, including IREC (the…
The 24th of October is the International Day against Climate Change, and cities from all over the world have to find formulas to fight against the derived extreme meteorological events, such as heavy rains or…
The 3DPASSION project addresses a new generation of high-performance power generation and energy storage devices fabricated by novel ceramic 3D processing techniques. 3DPASSION combines emerging 3D manufacturing technologies with advanced materials to fabricate high power…
PLURAL is a H2020 EU funded project that stands for “Plug-and-use renovation with adaptable lightweight systems”. The kick-off meeting of the project is held online during 12-13th of October 2020. PLURAL aims to design validate…
The EU HarveStore project is creating wireless energy systems called “μ-harvestorers” for powering IoT nodes. In addition to being small in scale and powerful, these fingertip-size devices are also environmentally friendly. HarveStore aims to use disruptive concepts from…
The Repro-Light project finished at the end of September 2020, and this article summarizes its main goals and outcomes. The main objective of the project was to develop a sustainable, customised and intelligent LED luminaire…