The EU-funded AQUASOL project unites partners across Europe to integrate renewable energy into desalination systems and drive sustainable water treatment solutions. Desalination of seawater and brackish water is one of the essential solutions to the…
Once again, IREC took part in the Barcelona Science Festival (Festa de la Ciència), one of Catalonia’s leading public science events, which this year celebrated its 18th edition. Organised by the Barcelona City Council, the…
The European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Young Researcher Awards (YRA) are intended to honour and encourage graduate students whose academic achievements and current materials research display a high level of excellence and distinction. E-MRS seeks…
In this first year, the SENS-AR project, led by the Solar Energy Materials and Systems Department at IREC, has reached a new milestone with the successful completion of the prototyping phase of its multisensor platform…
The Mad for Energy (Bojos per l’Energia) course, an initiative led by the Catalan Institute of Energy (ICAEN) in collaboration with IREC, celebrated an informal closing event of its fourth edition on Saturday, May 17th,…
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 SÃlvia 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…