COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding organisation for research and innovation networks. It is an intergovernmental framework consisting of 38 Members, 1 Cooperating Member and 1 Partner Member. Paolo Civiero from…
Imagine if we could integrate a photovoltaic panel in any kind of building surface or in any kind of urban furniture without having any constraint regarding size, shape and weight. This would open a new…
The SEHTOP project , coordinated between IREC, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid and the Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica of CSIC, has designed and developed novel materials that are able to take…
IREC collaborates with the Public Health Agency of Barcelona (Agencia de Salut Pública) to study the cooperative housing based on right-of-use model, from the point of view of energy efficiency, environmental comfort and health. The Thermal…
The RECOMMIT project starts in March 2021, and stands for “Reenvisioning the potential of energy communities“. This project proposes to develop novel strategies for the market layer and integration of the market layer with the other system…
A Catalan consortium that includes the IREC and Electra Caldense have developed a pilot plant to validate and demonstrate a smart electricity grid. IREC researchers have developed management tools that integrate new sensorization technologies into…
A paper featured on the inside back cover of this month’s edition of Small present nickel iron diselenide nanorods, which are produced in solution and used electrocatalytically to convert methanol to formate at a high…
Every year, millions of people in Europe cannot keep their homes warm in winter and comfortable during the summer due to existing socio-economic barriers to access basic energy services. The Mediterranean region is not indifferent…
The Thermal Energy and Building Performance research group of IREC has developed at the Semi-virtual Energy Integration LABoratory (SEILAB), located in Tarragona, a new system for the safe handling of refrigerant R-290 (propane) within the…
A paper featured on the inside back cover of February 2021 edition of Advanced Energy Materials proposes a novel cathode structure, where iron atomically dispersed in a carbon nitride material (Fe/C2N) acts as an effective…