AGAUR has recently granted two grants for hiring predoctoral FI research staff to two researchers to develop their PhD thesis at IREC: Yago Domínguez. Title “New routes of hydrogen storage and utilization using graphene oxide”…
Batteries have been with us for decades although invisible to most of the population. They hide in portable radios, flashlights, toys, personal computers, and smartphones. Now, two major industrial sectors, energy and transport, are also…
A total of eight research groups have participated in the second edition of the Lab to Market (L2M) program, an initiative promoted by the R+D+i Energy for Society (XRE4S) Network with the aim of helping…
Yesterday, the 5th grade primary students from Escola Parc del Guinardó visited IREC headquarters in the framework of the CientífiKs initiative. CientífiKs is a virtual educational program of the Departament de Recerca i Universitats from…
The Quebec Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie launched in October 2021 the 11th Quebec-Catalonia call for projects to support Quebec organizations in their partnerships with Catalan counterparts for the next two years. In…
The Minister of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda of the Government of Catalonia, Teresa Jordà, has signed today a collaboration agreement with Gurb City Council, Vic City Council, Osona County Council and University of…
IREC presents “Gara and the energy that surrounds us” an exhibition project for innovative scientific dissemination on energy transition that is today opened up for the general public at Casal Pere Quart (Rambla, 69) in…
IREC is ranked as one of the 10 top research centres in Spain with the highest return in participation and leadership of H2020 projects, according to a recent CDTI report. In the new framework program…
166 researchers funded by the European Research Council (ERC) have won Proof of Concept Grants. Worth €150,000 each, this top-up funding will help them bridge the gap between the results of their pioneering research and…
A consortium integrated by IREC, UPC and the energy engineering company AESA, has developed a reversible electrolyser to implement hydrogen technologies in the city of Barcelona. The electrolysis system has been completed in the framework…