Tech4Win began in January 2019 and proposed a highly innovative transparent photovoltaic (PV) window concept that is based on the integration of an ultraviolet (UV) selective coating, working as a UV filter and as a…
Pedro Vidal, researcher from the Solar Energy Materials and Systems group, and Viktoria Golovanova, researcher from the Energy Storage, Harvesting and Catalysis group, get 2 of the 6 Pioner 2022 awards, given to the best…
The Energy for Society Network (XRE4S), coordinated by IREC, has launched a press release on Monday the 19th of December 2022, highlighting that four of the technologies of their members are constituted as a spin-off…
Today photovoltaics (PV) has become one of the most cost-effective forms of electricity production globally and in some regions is already the most competitive unsubsidised form of electricity. Despite positive cost and growing developments, European…
On November 23rd and 24th, SUNRISE project partners met at IREC premises for the Technical Meeting after 18 months since the beginning of the project. This was the first meeting in-person in fact, all other…
IREC researchers have earned seven “Strategic Projects Aimed at Ecological Transition and Digital Transition” 2021 (TED 2021), which are intended to promote R&D&i activities to increase the competitiveness and international leadership of Spanish science and…
Find the criteria for prioritizing the FI-2023 grants for hiring junior researchers in the link below: Consulta els criteris de priorització interna de les sol·licituds dels ajuts per a la contractació de personal investigador novell…
When facing the climate crisis, a general increase in the energy price and the new era of digitalization, the energy sector has more to say than ever. In this context, around 200 representatives of companies…
The Thermal Energy and Building Performance group at IREC participates in the EU Horizon 2020 project syn.ikia, with other 12 partners across Europe. The mission of syn.ikia is to increase the share of sustainable neighborhoods…
Stanford University publishes the World’s Top 2% Scientists ranking, publishes the Highly Cited Researchers list. The researchers from the Catalonia Institut for Energy Research (IREC) appear on these prestigious lists. Stanford University has recently published…