The Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya (IREC) has awarded the construction contracts for the future PRIMA platform in Gurb, Osona. The facility will provide a real-world environment for testing, validating and demonstrating energy…
IREC is expanding its energy research capabilities through the deployment of a new generation of laboratories focused on artificial intelligence, automation, digital technologies and advanced data analytics. INCASÒL has launched the construction works for Building…
IREC researcher Alex López García, from the Solar Energy Materials and Systems (SEMS) department, has been awarded one of the Extraordinary Doctorate Awards for the 2023-2024 academic year in the field of Physics, a distinction granted by the University of Barcelona to…
At the 21st edition of the Manel Xifra i Boada Awards, held in Girona, the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research is recognised for its contribution to the energy transition and its track record of excellence…
Today, March 20, 2026, IREC held THE Day event, entitled “European Projects Coordinated by IREC: Sharing Knowledge, Experience and Success” at Parc Tecnològic Barcelona Activa in the framework of the nationally funded project TransHEner3.0. The…
On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated today, 11 February, IREC is once again participating in #científiques2026. This initiative, led by the Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca i…
The Board of Trustees of the Fundació Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya (IREC) has appointed Jordi Puigcorbé as the new Director of the centre. The appointment takes effect from today, Monday 9 February…
IREC has been able to improve its research data management systems deploy its Open Science strategy thanks to the María de Guzmán (MdG) funding from FECYT. In the last years, IREC has started the deployment…
Today, Monday 26 January, the report La matriu energètica a Catalunya: situació actual i reptes de futur (“Catalonia’s energy mix: current situation and future challenges”) was presented to the Consell Assessor del Parlament sobre Ciència…
A pioneering retrofit initiative driving zero-emission mobility and urban innovation The HERO – Hydrogen Retrofit project unveiled in Barcelona the first hydrogen-powered urban minibus. This initiative, led by the consortium of TMB, EVARM, EKPO and…