The European Innovation Council (EIC) has announced the selection of 27 projects following the September 2023 cut-off of the EIC Transition program (Open and Challenges). Each of these successful proposals, chosen among 257 eligible submissions, will…
On March the 2nd, 2024, Amine Lwazzani collected the Avelino Corma National Award for the best Master Thesis in Chemical Engineering, within the category “Catalysis and Optimization of Industrial Processes“. The award was presented at…
According to long-term goals of EU, renewable hydrogen will become an energy vector for decarbonisation of the EU economy. The technology of solid oxide-based electrolysers (SOEL) can become a key development for EU to be…
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…
iBattMan is a Horizon Europe funded project that stands for “Smart, Connected and Secure Battery Management System Enhanced by NextGeneration Edge and Cloud Computing, Sensors and Interoperable Architecture“. The kick-off meeting is hosted by IREC…
The digitalization of the world and the rise of the Big-Data era continuously push towards improved computing capabilities able to sustain new and complex functionalities. Traditional computer architectures based on the Von Neumann model present…
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…
In a significant advancement for electric mobility, the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), in collaboration with CIDETEC Energy Storage and seventeen European partners, has developed Spain’s first large-format cobalt-free lithium-ion battery prototype. The prototype…
The HyProlyzer project (Solar hydrogen production by a scalable electrolyzer-photovoltaic system) aimed to validate a prototype for H2 production, consisting of an electrolyzer connected to advanced perovskite solar cell modules and working under bias-free conditions.…
The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) has validated a new low-cost technology for the production of renewable natural gas from organic waste and green hydrogen in Mas de Barberans, Terres de l’Ebre (Tarragona). The…