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- News on IREC’s research, institutional milestones and flagship initiatives.
- Stories on projects, pilots and alliances delivering tangible impact.
- Updates on events, conferences and activities with key audiences.
- Highlights of awards, media coverage and outreach with schools and communities.
News
Discover the latest news from our research teams and strategic initiatives.
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Advancing circular battery production through reused, recycled and surplus materials
A new review article, entitled “Batteries from reused, recycled, and surplus materials”, has been published in Advanced Sustainable Systems. The study explores how reused batteries, reconditioned components, recycled materials and surplus resources from other industries could contribute to more circular and sustainable energy storage technologies. The growing deployment of electric vehicles and renewable energy systems…
Read more: Advancing circular battery production through reused, recycled and surplus materialsPablo Fernández Martínez
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GARA closes its fourth edition strengthening energy outreach and fighting misinformation
More than 64,000 people have taken part in Gara-MOVES, the fourth edition of the educational and outreach programme promoted by IREC. The project has ran from July 2025 to June 2026 with a clear objective: to fight misinformation and fake news on the energy transition, renewable energy and climate change through innovative, itinerant and participatory…
Read more: GARA closes its fourth edition strengthening energy outreach and fighting misinformationPablo Fernández Martínez
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IREC strengthens international collaboration on the life-cycle impacts through the IEA
IREC has contributed to the recently completed IEA TCP on Electric Vehicles Task 46, a global initiative assessing the full life-cycle environmental impacts of electric trucks, buses, specialised vehicles and V2X services. The project, led by Joanneum Research (Austria), brought together partners from Austria, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the UK,…
Read more: IREC strengthens international collaboration on the life-cycle impacts through the IEAPablo Fernández Martínez
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Presentation of the PRIMA Platform led by IREC for the integration of renewable energy and storage
The PRIMA Platform of IREC, will be a platform for testing and demonstration of energy technologies and new solutions and…
IREC laboratories: Advanced Materials for Energy Unit
The Advanced Materials for Energy Unit at the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) develops novel materials, processes and prototypes…
BATTECH, the RDi reference centre on batteries of southern Europe
IREC and Eurecat technology center have created Battech, a reference center to cover all the R&D&i of the battery ecosystem…