The Hyprolyzer project started on the 1st of September 2022, and stands for “Solar hydrogen production by a scalable electrolyzer-photovoltaic system”. This project aims to validate a 100 cm2-prototype for H₂ production, consisting of an electrolyzer connected…
DEFINE-SOEC is an INNOTEC project funded by ACCIÓ. The main objective of the project is the development of a new SOEC stacking concept for the generation of high-efficiency renewable hydrogen using the consortium’s own technology.…
The HYMET project aims to study new technologies applicable in the steel industry for the valorization of by-products of the process and decarbonisation using renewable hydrogen. CELSA Group, the leader of the project, teams with…
SCAPE is a newly funded Horizon Europe project that stands for “Switching-Cell-Array-based Power Electronics conversion for future electric vehicles“. The kick-off meeting is held in Barcelona on 7-8th of July 2022. In power electronics, the…
IREC concludes with great success the project “Gara and the energy that surrounds us“, an exhibition project for innovative scientific dissemination on energy transition that has been set in different municipalities of the Catalan geography.…
The reference R&D center for batteries in southern Europe, BATTECH, is participating this week in the Battery Show Europe fair, held in Stuttgart, where the latest innovations in the field of electric mobility are shown,…
The European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Young Researcher Awards (YRA) are intended to honor and encourage graduate students whose academic achievements and current materials research display a high level of excellence and distinction. E-MRS seeks to recognize students of…
Albert Tarancón, Prof. ICREA and head of the Nanoionics and Fuel Cells group at IREC, has been granted a European Research Council (ERC) on Proof of Concept (PoC) grants for TRANSIONICS (ID 101066321), devoted to…
The production of synfuels using electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is a technology that is expected to play a key role for decarbonizing the EU energy system and improving sustainability and circular economy. However, before…
Microscale thin-film-based solid oxide fuel cells (μSOFCs) are an emerging alternative for portable power supply due to their high efficiency, fuel flexibility and high volumetric and specific power densities. Promising cathode materials for μSOFCs are…