Catalonia Institute for Energy Research

Contributing to a more sustainable energy future

The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) carries out research and develops technology in the field of energy and its production, transformation, transport, distribution and use, with a particular focus on technologies to facilitate transition to a new, more sustainable energy model, especially technologies that promote energy efficiency and savings, and technologies to produce and use clean and renewable energies.

IREC’s mission is to contribute to the sustainable development of Catalan society and the competitiveness of its businesses via innovation and the development of new technological products, medium- and long-term research, and the development of scientific and technical knowledge in the field of energy.

The institute’s activities focus on two areas:

  • A market-oriented approach involving the development of technologies, new products and new solutions for companies in the energy sector.
  • Long-term research and the generation of knowledge within the institute’s groups and units, which may have commercial applications for the industry in the long term.

The institute’s approach can be defined as the balance between these two lines of work.

Structure

Foundation

Founded

2008

Field

Engineering

Keywords

Advanced materials, Batteries, Circular economy, CO2 capture and uses, Electric vehicle, Energy communities, Energy efficiency, Energy storage, Hydrogen, Nanotechnology, Offshore wind energy, Photovoltaic energy, Self-consumption, Solar, Thermoelectricity

Board of Trustees/Executive Council

Generalitat de Catalunya – Institut Català d'Energia (ICAEN) - Universitat de Barcelona (UB) – Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) – Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) – Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT) – Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía (IDAE) – Endesa Servicios, SL – Naturgy – Enagas, SA

Networks

ACER - Associació Catalana d’Entitats de Recerca
ICREA - Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
TECNIO

RIS3CAT Fields

Education and knowledge generation system

Sustainable Development Goals

Contact

Jardins de les Dones de Negre, 1, 2ª pl
08930 Sant Adrià de Besós

Tel. +34 933 562 615
Fax. +34 933 563 802

Altres seus:
Campus Sescelades, edifici N5
Marcel·lí Domingo, 2
43007 Tarragona

UE Identifier (PIC) 996435993

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