The digitalization of the world and the rise of the Big-Data era continuously push towards improved computing capabilities able to sustain new and complex functionalities. Traditional computer architectures based on the Von Neumann model present…
The HiFv project is an INNOTEC project for industrial research and experimental development between a Catalan company (Àliter Grup Renovables) and TECNIO accredited technology developer (IREC) that has finalised this semester. The HiFv project stands…
In November 2023, the EU H2020 financed project Lightness has come to its end. During the execution period, the Lightness project aimed to empower citizens to generate, share and sell renewable energy and thereby contribute…
Within the framework of Research Centres of Catalonia, the CERCA Institute has launched the Premis PIONER awards to recognise those researchers who have presented a doctoral thesis with results that are clearly aimed at commercial…
In a significant advancement for electric mobility, the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), in collaboration with CIDETEC Energy Storage and seventeen European partners, has developed Spain’s first large-format cobalt-free lithium-ion battery prototype. The prototype…
The HyProlyzer project (Solar hydrogen production by a scalable electrolyzer-photovoltaic system) aimed to validate a prototype for H2 production, consisting of an electrolyzer connected to advanced perovskite solar cell modules and working under bias-free conditions.…
WeGenerate is a Horizon Europe funded project that stands for “Co-creating people-centric sustainable neighbourhoods through urban regeneration“. The kick-off meeting is hosted by Fraunhofer-ISE, as project coordinator, in Freiburg (Germany) on November the 28-29th, 2023.…
The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) has validated a new low-cost technology for the production of renewable natural gas from organic waste and green hydrogen in Mas de Barberans, Terres de l’Ebre (Tarragona). The…
SOMMER is a Horizon Europe funded project that stands for “Solar-Based Membrane Reactor For Syngas Production“. The kick-off meeting was held in Cologne on November the 23rd, 2023. SOMMER will develop and demonstrate a novel…
The use of simulation tools in the urban context and connected to 2D or 3D web-based visualization applications are valuable tools for decision-makers and citizen’s engagement. If we talk about improving the sustainability of the…