The 3DPASSION project addresses a new generation of high-performance power generation and energy storage devices fabricated by novel ceramic 3D processing techniques. 3DPASSION combines emerging 3D manufacturing technologies with advanced materials to fabricate high power…
PLURAL is a H2020 EU funded project that stands for “Plug-and-use renovation with adaptable lightweight systems”. The kick-off meeting of the project is held online during 12-13th of October 2020. PLURAL aims to design validate…
The EU HarveStore project is creating wireless energy systems called “μ-harvestorers” for powering IoT nodes. In addition to being small in scale and powerful, these fingertip-size devices are also environmentally friendly. HarveStore aims to use disruptive concepts from…
The Repro-Light project finished at the end of September 2020, and this article summarizes its main goals and outcomes. The main objective of the project was to develop a sustainable, customised and intelligent LED luminaire…
Building- and product-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV and PIPV) are identified as key enabling technologies to make “near-zero energy buildings” and “net-zero energy districts” a reality. The mass adoption of BIPV and PIPV solutions can only be…
In Europe, 104 million people cannot maintain their home comfortable during summer, an issue even more important in the Mediterranean, where heat waves are becoming more frequent and intense. Energy poverty causes many inconveniences for…
Marc Torrell, researcher from the Nanoionics and Fuel Cells group at IREC, and Miguel Laguna from ICMA, are Guest Editors of the Special Issue on “Performance and degradation mechanisms of electrode materials for solid oxide…
Four national R+D+I projects under the “retos investigación” call start this summer. The grant for these research projects include oriented investigations as well as their applications in later phases of technological development and experimentation. The…
The project entitled “Electrostatic control of the jet positioning for ultrafast high resolution 3D printing” has recently been granted. 3D printing technologies are foreseen to change the way we design and produce almost everything. Soon,…
A recent MIT study (link) shows that electrical vehicle batteries could have a useful and profitable second life as backup storage for grid-scale solar photovoltaic installations. These batteries are clearly interesting for storing energy for…