The European Project UncorrelaTEd, which began its activity on January 1st, 2020, has concluded after 4 and a half years of hard work. The project sought to develop a new technology to increase the efficiency…
The Workshop on In Situ/Operando Characterization of Chemical and Electrochemical Energy Processes was a success, drawing in nearly 100 young scientists and researchers eager to expand their expertise on these techniques. Organized by the InCAEM…
The Smart City Expo World Congress, held this year from November 5-7 in Barcelona, is the world’s leading event in urban innovation. This congress serves as a global platform where industry executives, government leaders, researchers,…
After two years, DEFINE-SOEC, the INNOTEC project led by AMES in collaboration with IREC, has successfully concluded. With the primary goal of developing a new SOEC stacking concept for the generation of high-efficiency renewable hydrogen,…
IREC has participated in the European Researchers’ Night 2024, a European Commission initiative under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions within the Horizon Europe program. This event, which has been running since 2005, takes place simultaneously in…
The AfreeSSB project has come to an end. It aimed to build solid-state batteries (SSBs) with power densities >1000 W/L and energy densities >800 Wh/L, with fast charging and discharging, deep discharge cycles, long cycle life, and safe operation in…
Zinc-air batteries (ZABs) are gaining attention due to their high energy density and potential for cost-effectiveness in energy storage applications. Recent advancements have focused on improving the performance of air cathodes, electrolytes, and zinc anodes.…
The development of aqueous zinc (Zn)-based rechargeable batteries is gaining momentum, driven by the inherently high theoretical capacity of Zn metal anodes, Zn abundance, low cost, simple processing, and safety of Zn. In addition, as…
Two national R+D+i projects under the “retos de investigación” call start this autumn at IREC. The purpose of the call is to finance the implementation of research projects aimed both at fostering the generation and…
Researchers from the Functional Nanomaterials department at IREC explored the role of the electronic spin configuration in the design of catalytic additives in a study published in two prestigious journals: ACS Nano and Advanced Materials.…