Imagine if we could integrate a photovoltaic panel in any kind of building surface or in any kind of urban furniture without having any constraint regarding size, shape and weight. This would open a new…
The SEHTOP project , coordinated between IREC, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid and the Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica of CSIC, has designed and developed novel materials that are able to take…
IREC collaborates with the Public Health Agency of Barcelona (Agencia de Salut Pública) to study the cooperative housing based on right-of-use model, from the point of view of energy efficiency, environmental comfort and health. The Thermal…
A total of eight research groups have participated in the first edition of the Lab to Market (L2M) program, an initiative promoted by the R+D+i Energy for Society Network (XRE4S) with the aim of helping…
A paper featured on the inside back cover of this month’s edition of Small present nickel iron diselenide nanorods, which are produced in solution and used electrocatalytically to convert methanol to formate at a high…
The Thermal Energy and Building Performance research group of IREC has developed at the Semi-virtual Energy Integration LABoratory (SEILAB), located in Tarragona, a new system for the safe handling of refrigerant R-290 (propane) within the…
The Next Generation EU (NGEU) European Recovery Fund is to promote strategic projects for the recovery and for economic transformation. These projects include those related to the themes of the European Green Deal and the achievement of the…
The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) has teamed up with the Catalan Energy Institute (ICAEN) for a new funding to create PRIMA, a platform for the integration of renewable energies and storage. This will…
The Thermal Energy and Building Performance group of IREC has collaborated in a research project with ICAEN (the Catalan Energy Institute) to investigate the potential of heat pumps in the context of Catalonia, to understand…
Ecolpol Tech hydrophobic coatings showing compatibility with very high flexibility of the CIGS devices.