Severo Ochoa Programme 2018-2022 News Energy News Severo Ochoa Energy News - ICN2Thursday, 02 March 2023
ICN2 is collaborating with the companies Sorigué and Cales de Pachs to develop a material, to be adhered to different surfaces, that can capture CO2. The tests of this technology, developed and patented at the ICN2 in the framework of the LightNET project, are being carried out at Sorigué's La plana del Corb industrial complex.
Wednesday, 01 March 2023
ICN2 showcases four of its most promising spin-off companies at the 4YFN (4 Years From Now) event held in Barcelona during MWC23. InBrain Neuroelectronics, Napptilus Battery Labs, Paperdrop Diagnostics, and Cooling Photonics presented their cutting-edge technologies and business models to potential investors and collaborators.
Thursday, 09 February 2023
The thermal dissipation in new ultra-thin materials is extremely relevant for heat management of future electronic devices. A combination of characterization techniques allows studying how this and other properties vary as a consequence of increased thickness and change of crystallinity of the material.
Monday, 23 January 2023
Cooling Photonics has raised 630,000 euros of investment that will accelerate the entry into the market of its cooling technology, aimed at the energy, electrical charging, and aerospace sectors. The company has received support from ACCIÓ through the Startup Capital line, aimed at boosting the growth of emerging companies with high technological potential.
Wednesday, 11 January 2023
The R+D+I Energy for Society Network (XRE4S) provides consultancy and mentoring in industrial strategy, property protection, and market positioning to researchers who are interested in transferring their technologies to an existing company or founding a new one. Five spin-offs have been recently created with the support of XRE4S and one more (from the ICN2) may be established soon.
Thursday, 15 December 2022
The SMART-ER project has been granted funding by the Spanish Research Agency to produce photoresponsive materials based on a conceptually new paradigm. It will be led by the ICN2 Nanostructured Functional Materials Group (Nanosfun).
Monday, 05 December 2022
'Científicas e Innovadoras' is a display and search engine for excellent female talent in Spain.
Monday, 17 October 2022
In a paper published in ‘JACS’, an alternative method to synthesize complex metal-organic framework (MOFs), by assembling prefabricated “pores”, is proposed. The approach envisioned by a team of researchers from the ICN2 Supramolecular NanoChemistry and Materials Group provides greater control over the materials produced and their specific properties.
Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Dr Amador Pérez-Tomas, senior postdoctoral researcher at the ICN2, presented LighNET in an online event organised by XRE4S, XIA and BlueNetCat.
Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Two studies led by members of the ICN2 Novel Energy-Oriented Materials Group, recently published in specialised journals, explore two parallel strategies for the development of a hybrid material –based on MXene and polyoxometalates— for the electrodes of supercapacitors, which results in improved energy storage performance.
Thursday, 15 September 2022
The new open access journal 'APL Energy' is now open for submissions and will start publishing in 2023.
Thursday, 08 September 2022
Aimed at the development of an innovative and scalable technology for solar energy conversion, SOLARUP will be coordinated by the ICN2, with ICREA Prof. Jordi Arbiol at the leadership.
Monday, 13 June 2022
The ICN2 proudly welcomes a new Group Leader, Prof. María Escudero Escribano, who will join our institute in September 2022 as an ICREA Research Professor. Her arrival at the ICN2 strengthens our institution's involvement in renewable energy research. She has just been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for a project aiming at developing novel techniques for the conversion of methane into renewable fuels, which she will carry out at the ICN2.
Wednesday, 08 June 2022
In this lecture, ICN2 Director Prof. Pablo Ordejón explained the role of nanotechnology in addressing major challenges in health, energy, environment, and other fields and provided examples of existing applications and new developments.
Tuesday, 24 May 2022
Editor’s Choice and one of the most downloaded papers of the ‘Materials’ (MDPI) journal in the first five months of the year, this review discusses the application of ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors in power electronic devices, focusing in particular on gallium oxide. The work was coordinated by Dr Amador Pérez-Tomás, senior researcher at the ICN2.
Friday, 01 April 2022
The Women in Renewable Energy (WiRE) initiative, meant to give visibility to female scientists working in this research field and to promote their participation in international conferences, is discussed in an article published in MRS Bulletin. ICN2 group leader Dr Mónica Lira-Cantú is one of the initiators of WiRE.
Wednesday, 28 July 2021
ICN2 researchers Dr Thomas Guillet, Christian Schäfer, and Peng Xiao will be able to complete a short stay at internationally renowned centres to develop part of their research and acquire new expertise. Applications for the Severo Ochoa Outbound Mobility Programme, which covers expenses up to 3000 euros, will be open until the end of September 2021.
Wednesday, 26 May 2021
In a review published in “Energy & Environmental Science” the recent advances of research on polyoxometalates (POMs) for energy-related applications are presented, highlighting both the great opportunities and the challenges of using these materials. This work was led by ICN2 Group Leader Prof. Pedro Gómez-Romero and by Dr Deepak Dubal, from Queensland University of Technology (Australia).
Thursday, 06 May 2021
A study recently published in "Joule", coordinated by ICN2 Group Leader Dr Monica Lira-Cantú and Prof. Anders Hagfeldt (EPFL), demonstrates that the addition of the organic molecule H3pp to the halide perovskite layer increases the long-term stability of these solar cells, due to shallow point defect passivation.
Tuesday, 02 March 2021
The Secretariat of Universities and Research of the Department of Business and Knowledge has submitted to the Spanish government a proposal for 120 million Euros, of which the Catalan government could co-finance over 59 million Euros. The programs, led by agents of the Catalan knowledge system, are in quantum communication, energy and green hydrogen, agri-food, biodiversity, astrophysics, marine sciences, advanced materials and biotechnology applied to health.
