IREC

The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) is a public research centre ascribed to the Department of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition of the Generalitat de Catalunya, in which the Department of Research and Universities also participates. IREC is a CERCA centre and is accredited as a TECNIO centre. Created in 2008, it aims to contribute to the sustainable development of society and to increase the competitiveness of industry in the energy sector. The centre develops research of excellence in the medium and long term, innovation and the development of new technological products and the dissemination of important knowledge and findings to the general public.