Strengthening Open Science at IREC
IREC will improve its research data management systems and continue to implement its Open Science strategy thanks to the María de Guzmán funding from FECYT. IREC has been awarded a María de Guzmán project to…
IREC showcases the CELLCO2 project at DEMODAY 2021
The closing ceremony of the producte AGAUR projects, the DEMODAY 2021, took place on Wednesday, March 13th, 2024. Among the highlights of the event was the presentation of the CELLCO2 project by IREC. Selected as…
IREC collaborates with ALITER to integrate green hydrogen in a photovoltaic plant
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…
The COBRA project develops a Co-free battery prototype for electrical mobility
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…
IREC validates a new technology to produce renewable natural gas in rural environments
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…
The DIGIBAT public-private partnership starts this month
DIGIBAT is a public-private partnership that stands for “Development of a Hybrid Battery System Digital Twin for Advanced Monitoring and Management of its Performance and State-of-Health“. The main objective of DIGIBAT project is the design…
An industrial PhD plan for the successful integration of Local Energy Communities
Bamboo Energy S.L. and IREC collaborate in an industrial PhD thesis to develop Local Energy Communities. The essential element of the Industrial Doctorate Plan is an industrial doctoral project, which means a strategic research project…
New platform for the digitalisation of offshore wind energy in the Mediterranean
SENSOCEAN is a R+D project funded by ACCIO (Nuclis climàtics – call 2022) that stands for “New Meteoceanic Platform with advanced sensory and digital technologies for the characterization of marine wind energy and climate change…
Towards reducing the environmental footprint and use of critical raw materials in SOCs
The NewSOC project has developed innovative SOCs manufacturing routes that will contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness of the European solid oxide cells (SOCs) manufacturing industry, while reducing the environmental footprint compared to state-of-the-art…
IREC contributes to Catalonia’s energy innovation
The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), a member of the CERCA network and holder of the TECNIO acrreditation from ACCIO, which distinguishes high-tech developers and facilitators in Catalonia, celebrates the recent classification of Catalonia’s…