Naturgy Foundation publishes a new study where experts from the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) demand the implementation of a necessary regulation to scale the technology, and to reduce its costs and attract investment.…
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…
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 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…
The government commission has approved the collaboration agreement between the Barcelona City Council and IREC, this agreement provide a grant of € 300.000 for the development of PRIMA project for energy transition, promoted by Generalitat…
Innovation Day Energia showed, one more year, that efficient energy management consolidates as a sector with high innovation potential in our country. This event was held on October the 8th, 2020, and is co-organized between…
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…
Building- and product-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV and PIPV) are identified as key enabling technologies to make “near-zero energy buildings” and “net-zero energy districts” a reality. The mass adoption of BIPV and PIPV solutions can only be…
Marc Torrell, researcher from the Nanoionics and Fuel Cells group at IREC, and Miguel Laguna from ICMA, are Guest Editors of the Special Issue on “Performance and degradation mechanisms of electrode materials for solid oxide…
The Knowledge Industry Grants are aimed at funding innovation projects to boost the technology transfer and cooperation between academia and the industrial sector. Two types of grants exist: Type A: “Llavor Grants” for (pre-prototype) innovative projects…