Marc Torrell, researcher from the Nanoionics and Fuel Cells group at IREC, and Miguel Laguna from ICMA, are Guest Editors of the Special Issue on “Performance and degradation mechanisms of electrode materials for solid oxide…
The Knowledge Industry Grants are aimed at funding innovation projects to boost the technology transfer and cooperation between academia and the industrial sector. Two types of grants exist: Type A: “Llavor Grants” for (pre-prototype) innovative projects…
Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) are energy-efficient, CO2 emissions free and capable to manage excess energy from renewable sources produced locally. To make them viable, the interaction between buildings, users, ICTs, mobility and regional energy systems…
IREC is the leader of the R+D+i network Energy for Society (XRE4S), a transversal and interdisciplinary network with the aim to impulse technology transfer in the energy sector, while promoting the energy transition at the…
Four national R+D+I projects under the “retos investigación” call start this summer. The grant for these research projects include oriented investigations as well as their applications in later phases of technological development and experimentation. The…
ENERGUEIA SL is a spin-off company from IREC, created on July the 7th, 2020. It aims to accelerate the energy transition, democratize the access to cleaner and cheaper energy by providing ways to monetize the…
The project entitled “Electrostatic control of the jet positioning for ultrafast high resolution 3D printing” has recently been granted. 3D printing technologies are foreseen to change the way we design and produce almost everything. Soon,…
This year, the Festival of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 10alamenos9 has organised an online competition of nanostories with the participation of secondary school students (“ESO” and “batxillerat”) with the aim of disseminating nanoscience and nanotechnology among…
The Generalitat de Catalunya, via ICAEN, is promoting the climate change law number 16/2017 and the proposed law on Energy Transition in Catalonia. The National Pact for the Energy Transition of Catalonia now also aims…
A recent MIT study (link) shows that electrical vehicle batteries could have a useful and profitable second life as backup storage for grid-scale solar photovoltaic installations. These batteries are clearly interesting for storing energy for…