The government commission has approved the collaboration agreement between the Barcelona City Council and IREC, this agreement provide a grant of € 300.000 for the development of PRIMA project for energy transition, promoted by Generalitat…
Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) are energy-efficient, CO2 emissions free and capable to manage excess energy from renewable sources produced locally. To make them viable, the interaction between buildings, users, ICTs, mobility and regional energy systems…
ENERGUEIA SL is a spin-off company from IREC, created on July the 7th, 2020. It aims to accelerate the energy transition, democratize the access to cleaner and cheaper energy by providing ways to monetize the…
The Generalitat de Catalunya, via ICAEN, is promoting the climate change law number 16/2017 and the proposed law on Energy Transition in Catalonia. The National Pact for the Energy Transition of Catalonia now also aims…
ICAEN has published a set of IREC studies in the framework of PROENCAT 2050, the Catalan energy prospective towards the horizon 2050 and the energy transition in Catalonia. IREC has analysed and reported the state-of-the-art…
IREC contributes with the proper management of the State of Alarm measurements (Resolution 463/2020) announced by the Spanish Government to combat the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV2), and will protect the health of his workers and collaborators, as…
The increased consumption and production put these biofuels in the spotlight. The article published in the newspaper La Vanguardia includes the interview to the Prof. Joan Ramon Morante, director of the Catalonia Institute for Energy…
The 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) took place from 2-13 December, 2019, in Madrid (Spain). This is the most important conference for tackling the global…
Presentation of the roadmap beyond 2019 Last December 11th, 2019, the RIS3CAT Energy Community held its Final Event at ACCIÓ premises, and presented the roadmap beyond 2019. This Community, led by IREC, is an ecosystem…
After 5 years deploying smart energy solutions in three European cities (Barcelona, Cologne and Stockholm), the H2020 GrowSmarter project is now coming to an end. It is therefore time to share the lessons learnt from…