The NEVERFLAT project is holding its KoM today, January the 15th, 2025, in Barcelona. NEVERFLAT aims to develop and demonstrate in real-life settings smart bi-directional charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs), directly contributing to a specific…
The mobility sector is responsible for 30% of GHG European emissions. To counteract this impact, significant efforts are being made to replace internal combustion engines with cleaner and more efficient alternatives, such as batteries or…
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…
The CO2SAF project focused on developing a one-stage syngas-to-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) unit, integrating Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and hydrocracking catalytic processes. By utilizing electro-reduced CO2 as the carbon feedstock, the project aimed to produce low-carbon aviation…
With climate change being one of the biggest challenges facing the world today, Europe has committed to achieving a climate-neutral society by 2050. To accomplish this, improving the sustainability of battery production is essential. However,…
Li-ion batteries are leading the energy storage market both in the electric vehicle and portable electronic fields. However, these batteries still suffer from moderate energy density, relatively high costs and potential safety issues. Scientists are…
The ROAD2H2 project, that stands for “Reformador cOmpActo Dual para generar Hidrógeno”, has officially started. ROAD2H2 is a granted public-private collaborative project that intends to contribute to the implementation of hydrogen as a power source.…
As part of their continued commitment to promoting sustainable mobility, BATTECH, an initiative supported by IREC and Eurecat, showcased its latest research and innovative solutions at the Battery Innovation Days 2024. The event, held at…
Today, 21st of November 2024, the Catalan Energy Efficiency Cluster (CEEC), the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), the Energy for Society R&D Network (XRE4S), and the Catalan Institute for Energy (ICAEN) hosted a new…
Facing the challenge of decarbonizing high-energy-consuming industries, the Hymet project has concluded four years of research by developing a national 5-kilowatt electrolyser that produces green hydrogen “more efficiently” to valorise the waste generated by the…