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- Stories on projects, pilots and alliances delivering tangible impact.
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News
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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 MartÃnez
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A plan to adapt schools to climate change was presented today
A report prepared by a group of experts from the climate, health, social and education fields warns about the growing impact of heat in classrooms and states that, from 2030 onwards, there could be up to 65 days during the period school with temperature and humidity conditions that exceed heat index of 27°C — nearly…
Read more: A plan to adapt schools to climate change was presented todayPablo Fernández MartÃnez
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IREC researchers participate at the XI 10alamenos9 Festival Â
IREC is proud to take part in the 11th edition of 10alamenos9 Festival, the National event of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, held this year on Saturday, 9 May 2026 at the Museu de la Ciència CosmoCaixa in Barcelona. The festival, which gathers some of Spain’s leading research centres and universities working in nanotechnology, is designed for family audiences and recommended for…
Read more: IREC researchers participate at the XI 10alamenos9 Festival ÂPablo Fernández MartÃnez
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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…