IREC - Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya

🔥 Beat the Heat with Oxybatt! 🔥 Do you need predictive maintenance and process monitoring tools but work in harsh environments with high temperatures? At Oxybatt, we’re developing the ideal solution! ⚡Check out our latest infographic to understand how our innovative battery technology is transforming industrial IoT: ✅ Operates at 200-400ºC ✅ Made with non-flammable materials ✅ Compact and lightweight ✅ Maintenance-free Follow us to see how we’re redefining energy storage! 🔋 The consortium of the project is formed by: IREC - Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya, Technische Universität Wien, Nano4Energy SL, AEInnova - Alternative Energy Innovations and Day One.

🔬 H2SHIFT Test Lines Series: Exploring Hydrogen Innovation We're diving deeper into the cutting-edge test lines that are shaping the future of hydrogen production! 🚀 This time, we're highlighting:  ⚡ Test Line 1 – High-Temperature Electrolysis (by IREC - Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya) 📍 Barcelona and Vic, Spain 🔹 Solid Oxide & Protonic Ceramic Electrolysis for high-efficiency hydrogen production. ⚡Test Line 2 – Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) Electrolysis (by University of South Wales)  📍 Port Talbot, UK 🔹 Focuses on AEM Electrolysis testing from 1-100kW Stay tuned for more insights into the H2SHIFT Test Lines! #H2SHIFT #HydrogenInnovation #GreenEnergy #Electrolysis #OpenInnovation

Als Battery Innovation Days 2024 vam conèixer de primera mà les investigacions i els desenvolupaments en la tecnologia de bateries a Europa. 🎙️ Convidats per ACCIÓ a un esdeveniment organitzat per l'Aliança Europea de Bateries amb el suport de la Comissió Europea, vam sortir-ne amb una visió optimista. Les empreses i els professionals europeus tenen les capacitats i les oportunitats per diferenciar-se en un mercat global competitiu. 🎥 Us hem anat mostrant les entrevistes que vam fer als Battery Innovation Days a comptagotes. A partir d'ara, també les podeu trobar al nostre canal de youtube: https://lnkd.in/eu6t4xGE 🎉 Aquesta setmana celebrem que som Media Partners de Battery Innovation Days i tenim previst cobrir-ne l'edició del 2025 a Graz! ▶️ Per amenitzar-vos el cap de setmana, també hem produït un episodi amb un compendi d'entrevistes: https://lnkd.in/eERH-4RV En aquest episodi hi trobareu: - Riánsares López (ACCIÓ) - Oscar de Pedro Gonzalez (Future: Fast Forward) - Montse Casas Cabanas (CIC energiGUNE) i Mayte Gil-Agustí (ITE) - Alberto Gómez, (FICOSA) - Francisco Carranza (BASQUEVOLT) - Nina M Carretero (upcell Alliance) - Eduard Piqueras (EURECAT) - Maite Etxandi Santolaya (IREC - Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya)

🎉 It's a wrap! 🎉 Today, our consortium met online to review the progress made over the past 6 months. It's been two and a half years since our 22 partners from 6 different countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey) teamed up in this 🇪🇺-funded R&D project to develop innovative and sustainable recycling and remanufacturing processes for end-of-life Li-Ion batteries. ♻️ Today, we took stock of the progress made and the next steps to undertake within the following work packages: ➡️ WP2: End-of-life LIBs Collection and Characterisation, Digital Tools and Battery Passports deployment ➡️ WP4: Scaling and validation of feasible technologies ➡️ WP5: Impact assessment and Battery Passport ➡️ WP6: Dissemination, Communication, Engagement and Exploitation Onwards to the remaining year and a half! Stay tuned for updates on our results and activities. Massive thanks to all our partners for their involvement and commitment in making FREE4LIB a success: ACCUREC-Recycling GmbH Aliénor AIMPLAS · Technological Institute of Plastics AVL CARTIF CSIC Fraunhofer IWKS Eurecat - Technology Centre IREC - Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya Fondazione Bruno Kessler - FBK ITL (Institute for Transport and Logistics Foundation) Kellen Europe Centro Tecnológico Lurederra NextMove NESSTEC Energy & Surface Technologies A.S. Politecnico di Milano Recyclia/Ecopilas Sakarya University TORRECID, S.A. Universität Graz Watt4Ever

Innovation in CIGS Solar Cells ⚡ At Hi-BITS, we are pushing the boundaries of #solartech by developing semi-transparent CIGS-based solar cells. Our latest prototype features a 50% aperture area, allowing light to pass through while maintaining high efficiency. 🔍 The yellow hue seen in the images comes from the Cadmium Sulfide (CdS) buffer layer—but we are already working on a transparent alternative to improve aesthetics and functionality. 🌇 Why does this matter? Semi-transparent solar cells can be integrated into windows, greenhouses, and facades, expanding the possibilities for building-integrated photovoltaics #BIPV 💡 Follow this journey toward delivering high-performance solar solutions as we continue driving innovation in sustainable energy. 📩 Subscribe our updates: https://lnkd.in/dMbFdeCy Meet the consortium: INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory | CNRS  | Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW)  | Uppsala University  | Empa  | University of Luxembourg  | IREC - Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya  | Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg  | Midsummer  | Sunplugged  | roltec  | GreenDelta GmbH  | Saint-Gobain  | AVANCIS GmbH  | #SOLTIWA EU Science, Research and Innovation  | European Commission  #HiBITS #SolarEnergy #Renewables #CleanEnergy #HorizonEU #CIGS #Photovoltaics #EnergyInnovation #chalcogenide

Grain boundary engineering is a powerful tool for enhancing material properties—and in our latest work at IREC - Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya, we put it to the test for fuel cell cathodes. We give a new demonstration on how a purely electronic conductor can be transformed into an excellent ionic conductor through thin-film nanostructuring. Why is this important? 🔹 Addressing a key bottleneck: Air electrode activity limits high-temperature fuel cell performance. Our approach achieves remarkable electrode performance without relying on cobalt-based materials or precious metals. 🔹 Bridging the gap between model systems and real devices: While thin-film engineering has mainly been used in model systems, we show its direct application in micro solid-oxide cells, paving the way for more efficient fuel cell fabrication. 🔹 Beyond fuel cells: The discovery of high grain boundary conductivity in a stable material like lanthanum chromite opens possibilities for other applications—including oxygen battery anodes, as we are exploring in our OxyBatt project. 🔹 And finally… this work took 5–6 years of experimental validation—so you might as well give it a read! 😉 #FuelCells #EnergyMaterials #SolidOxideCells #Electrocatalysis Thanks to all colleagues involved! Link to open access publication by Wiley below.

Check out our latest video 🖥about the island operation mode in Hybris YouTube channel 👉https://lnkd.in/dH9MemUz You recharge us!🔋⚡️ Partners👥 IDP Ingeniería, Medio ambiente y Arquitectura CNR ITAE Typhoon HIL, Inc. i.LECO NV Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives Balcke-Dürr ENERGY SOLUTIONS S.p.A. Solidarity and Energy S.p.A. - Impresa Sociale LOMARTOV SL PowerUp IREC - Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya Comet Global Innovation HESStec (Hybrid Energy Storage Solutions Ltd) KEMIWATT Quares 4YEF #battery #energy #greenenergy #cleanenergy #greendeal #energytransition #renewables #energyefficiency #districtheating #smartgrids #H2020 #euronews #openacces #horizoneurope #greenenergy #solarenergy #renewableenergy #pvsolar #decarbonization #sustainability #innovation