Renewable energies

At ICIQ, several research groups are actively engaged in various endeavours with a common goal of contributing to the development of new energy solutions that offer viable alternatives to fossil fuels. These efforts include hydrogen generation from water through sustainable processes, the advancement of more efficient photovoltaic devices, and the conversion of CO2 into liquid fuels and feedstocks for the chemical industry

Industry and markets

  • Agroindustry

  • Biogas

  • Energy

  • Fuels

  • Solar cells

Solutions

  • Artificial photosynthesis

    Use of light to activate CO2 in a reduction process to provide fuels.

  • CO2 capture and storage

    Discovery of new materials able to separate CO2 from a mixture of gases.

  • Hydrogen and sustainable fuels

    Generation of greener energy vectors as source of energy, such as hydrogen derived from water electrolysis and other environmentally friendly processes.

  • Solar cells

    Innovative solutions to improve the efficiency of solar cells.

Projects and technologies

Projects and collaborations with industry
  • PHOTOSINT Photoelectrocatalytic systems for Solar fuels energy Integration into the industry with local resources.

  • PEARL Flexible perovskite solar cells with carbon electrodes.

  • SUPERVAL Sustainable Photo-Electrochemical Valorisation of flue gases.

  • NEFERTITI > Innovative photocatalysts integrated in flow photoreactor systems for direct CO2 and H2O conversion into solar fuels.

  • OHPERA Optimised Halide Perovskite nanocrystalline based Electrolyser for clean, robust, efficient and decentralised production of H2.

Spin-off companies

CO2 capture and storage:

 

Hydrogen and sustainable fuels:

Patents licensed to external companies

Hydrogen and sustainable fuels:

• Scaling up CO2 to methanol conversion to fight climate change Technology licensed to InnoxNova

Business & Innovation

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