The new European Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) establishes binding targets that require accelerating the renovation of the existing building stock, yet the annual energy renovation rate remains very low, at 1%.…
The HySPRINT project (Hydrogen Scale-up and Production through Innovative high-temperature SOEC manufacturing techniques optimized with AI and Quality control Tools) has officially started, aiming to make high-temperature electrolysis cells more sustainable, cost-effective, and recyclable. The…
As a reference centre in advanced optical spectroscopy and artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted monitoring systems, IREC participates in the PROSAFE project, together with Lenz Instruments, a company specialized in the design and manufacture of advanced inspection…
As digitalization accelerated and the Big Data era expanded, the need for faster and more energy-efficient computing architectures became increasingly evident. Traditional Von Neumann systems could no longer keep pace with modern workloads—particularly artificial intelligence—because…
IREC participates in several international research initiatives of the International Energy Agency (IEA), contributing scientific expertise to collaborative activities focused on the decarbonisation and energy performance of buildings and energy systems. Specifically, IREC is involved…
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IREC is a partner in the PHOTO-RECIRCUIT project, entitled “Photovoltaic-integrated recycled steel circuit boards for sustainable low-power IoT electronics”. It is a public–private collaborative initiative funded under the Spanish programme Ayudas a Proyectos de Colaboración…
IREC has successfully validated the commercial viability of AutoMeth, an innovative autothermal catalytic reactor for the production of renewable methane from biogas and green hydrogen, paving the way for its market deployment through a dedicated…
The UAB has opened the first international call for applications to the PHYNEST doctoral programme, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND initiative funded under the Horizon Europe framework, where IREC is a partner. The call…
The European project HELIOS, funded under the Horizon 2020 programme, has concluded after 4 years of work with significant progress toward safer, more efficient and more sustainable battery systems for urban electric mobility. The initiative,…