SENSATE proposes ground breaking ideas and concepts combining very innovative thin film materials and highly asymmetric selective contacts with dipoles, for the development of non-intrusive and universal solar energy harvester. The project starts in June…
Naturgy and the Energy Research Institute of Catalonia (IREC) have launched a pilot system to improve the energy efficiency in the therapeutic and educational center within the “Acompanya’m” project in Sant Joan de Déu, inside…
Hydrogen technologies are here to stay. In the context of the current climate crisis, the cities of the future must be free of emissions, and hydrogen will play a key role. A new methodology, developed…
The Centre Cívic Joan Oliver “Pere Quart” (Barcelona) has published an interview to Lluc Canals, a senior researcher in the Energy Systems Analytics group at IREC. The interview (in Catalan) is entitled “We want to…
IDAE and OMIE are carrying out the IREMEL project for the Integration of Energy Resources through Local Electricity Markets. IREC has recently won the tender launched by IDAE for performing simulation tests under this project.…
Three IREC researchers receive the Juan de la Cierva grant “formación” and “incorporación”. We welcome: –Maxim Guc with his project “Development and advanced characterisation of chalcogenides technologiesfor efficient solar devices” –Joaquim Romaní with his project…
Compared with other technologies, lithium-ion batteries (LIB) are a relatively new energy storage technology. Used extensively in electronics, they are rechargeable and possess high energy density. The demand for safer, reliable and more affordable LIBs…
A Catalan consortium has developed new flexible fabrics that incorporate photovoltaic modules and phase changing materials to manufacture outdoor sun protecting products, such as umbrellas or awnings. The incorporation of the two technologies aims to…
IN4CIS has been selected as one of the granted projects within the SOLAR-ERA.NET Co-fund call. It will develop “New in-line methodology for advanced evaluation of highly efficient industrial CIGS processes“. In4CIS aims to establish and…
The association of emerging technologies named BASE3D, focused on additive manufacturing, has recently been created. This nucleus of knowledge brings together the research units that develop R+D+I activities in 3D printing with the aim to…