The R&D&I Platform in Marine Energies of Catalonia (PLEMCAT), led by IREC, has been awarded the 2025 Engineering and Progress Award by the Col·legi d’Enginyers de Camins, Canals i Ports. The award was presented this…
On Friday 16 May, the Hon. Ms Sílvia Paneque i Sureda, Minister of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition of the Government of Catalonia, visited the ongoing earthworks of the PRIMA Platform (Experimental Platform to Drive…
On May 9th and 10th, 2025, the CosmoCaixa Barcelona hosted the tenth edition of the 10ALAMENOS9 Festival, the leading event in Ibero-America for the dissemination of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Born as an initiative launched by…
One more year, IREC has participated in the EspaiCiència in Saló de l’Ensenyament, where we were able to share with students the research we carry out at the institute. EspaiCiència is an initiative promoted by…
IREC continues to consolidate its position as a leading research and innovation centre in Europe, achieving remarkable success in securing competitive European funding. During the 2023-2024 period, IREC has submitted over 130 proposals to Horizon…
Once again, the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) joins the celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, reaffirming its commitment to visibility, recognition, and the full inclusion of women in…
Today, women scientists from IREC took part in the #científiques event, an initiative aimed at increasing the presence of women in science and technology in Catalonia. Organized by the Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca…
Despite the deployment of numerous emission mitigation policies through the use of renewable energy alternatives, sectors such as heavy transport that still rely almost exclusively on fossil fuels. One of the most promising and viable…
Four national R+D projects under the “Nuclis” call by ACCIÓ start this year at IREC. The “Nuclis” call aims to promote the collaboration between Catalan companies and TECNIO centres, comprised by university groups, CSIC centres…
The Spanish State Research Agency has recently awarded three Juan de la Cierva fellowships to recruit postdoctoral researchers at IREC. These prestigious fellowships aim to promote the integration of young PhDs into Spanish R&D centers…