The EU funded project SABINA has developed new technological and financial models to connect, control and actively manage generation and storage assets. The project concludes this month with results that bring the energy transition a…
In the framework of the Solar-Win project, the first functional Solar-Win photovoltaic windows have been successfully implemented and are currently being tested in Seville (Spain). The consortium is formed by 4 partners, including IREC (the…
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…
Innovation Day Energia showed, one more year, that efficient energy management consolidates as a sector with high innovation potential in our country. This event was held on October the 8th, 2020, and is co-organized between…
The Knowledge Industry Grants are aimed at funding innovation projects to boost the technology transfer and cooperation between academia and the industrial sector. Two types of grants exist: Type A: “Llavor Grants” for (pre-prototype) innovative projects…
IREC is the leader of the R+D+i network Energy for Society (XRE4S), a transversal and interdisciplinary network with the aim to impulse technology transfer in the energy sector, while promoting the energy transition at the…
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 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…
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…