The main goal of the OPTIWIND project was to globally optimise the electrical interconnection of floating offshore wind farms, focusing on cost-efficient solutions. On the one hand, the export scheme was optimised, leading to optimal…
One of the EU’s goals is to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. On our way there, the RISEnergy (stands for: Research Infrastructure Services for Renewable Energy) project aims to accelerate the development of innovations for…
At a critical juncture for Catalonia’s logistics and energy future, a significant agreement was signed this morning at the CZF offices in Barcelona between the Fundació Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya (IREC) and…
The Nautical SUNRISE project is set to support the world’s largest offshore floating solar power installation. The € 8.4 million project, supported with € 6.8 million of the Horizon Europe programme, kicked off in December…
Two IREC researchers, Maxim Guc and Salah Kamel, receive the prestigious Ramon y Cajal fellowships (RyC 2022) which started in February and March 2024, respectively, in the thematic area of energy and transport. The duration…
IREC is celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science today, February 7th, ahead of the official date on February 11th (Sunday). This marks the sixth year in a row that IREC has…
On January the 20th 2024, the first session of the 3rd edition of the “Crazy for Energy” course took place. The course is organized by ICAEN in collaboration with IREC and is aimed at students…
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…
Within the framework of Research Centres of Catalonia, the CERCA Institute has launched the Premis PIONER awards to recognise those researchers who have presented a doctoral thesis with results that are clearly aimed at commercial…
SOMMER is a Horizon Europe funded project that stands for “Solar-Based Membrane Reactor For Syngas Production“. The kick-off meeting was held in Cologne on November the 23rd, 2023. SOMMER will develop and demonstrate a novel…