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New organic photovoltaic cells developed to make it possible to use land for crops and energy production at the same time

2023-06-19T08:58:23+02:00May 16th, 2023|Food, Nutrition and Health, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre is developing new organic, flexible and semi-transparent photovoltaic modules using printed electronics with materials specifically selected to ensure complementary light absorption for plant growth. This paves the way for a revolution in agrivoltaics by unlocking synergies between agricultural and energy production. Rolled out as part of the European SYNATRA project, [...]

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New predictive maintenance system to enable smart street lighting management

2023-06-19T08:56:26+02:00May 5th, 2023|Consulting, Energy, Press Notes, Smart Management Systems|

A new smart predictive maintenance system for street lighting systems will enable integration of multiple data sources and their real-time processing by tapping artificial intelligence algorithms to help generate predictive recommendations, identify abnormalities, anticipate faults and prescribe maintenance tasks. The platform, which has been developed as part of the Predalin project led by Sociedad [...]

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Eurecat develops compositronics’ potential for large, functional lightweight structures

2023-04-26T11:05:26+02:00April 26th, 2023|Composite material, Fires, Press Notes|

This week at JEC World, the preeminent composites event taking place in Paris, the Eurecat technology centre is showcasing an aircraft window which includes LED lights embedded during the manufacturing process using compositronics, a technology which makes it possible to develop functional lightweight structural components with composite materials. “The lightness of composites and printed electronics [...]

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European consortium to invest €4 million in developing safer, lighter and greener vehicle structures

2023-01-26T16:11:51+01:00January 25th, 2023|Automotive, Metallic and Ceramic Materials, Press Notes|

The European Flexcrash project, funded with €4 million by the European Union under its Horizon Europe programme, is to develop flexible and hybrid manufacturing technology using high-strength green aluminium alloys to produce adaptive crash-tolerant vehicle structures. The project addresses the main challenges facing the automotive industry including compliance with greenhouse gas emission regulations and [...]

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Artificial intelligence, the metaverse, new energy sources, the circular economy and precision nutrition to be key tech trends in 2023

2023-05-18T13:56:41+02:00December 22nd, 2022|Press Notes|

Artificial intelligence and all the technologies brought by the metaverse will set the digital tone in 2023, a year in which major breakthroughs are expected in carbon capture and batteries. That’s the view of the Eurecat Science Department team which also foresees progress in exploring new protein sources and precision nutrition along with recovering [...]

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Eurecat joins Smart Tourist Destinations Network to step up digital and sustainable transformation of tourist destinations

2023-05-18T13:58:49+02:00December 20th, 2022|Press Notes, Sustainability, Tourism|

The Eurecat technology centre has become an institutional member of the Smart Tourist Destinations Network to support and bring its knowledge and technological and digital capabilities to tourism innovation to make it more competitive and sustainable. Drawing on over 20 years of experience, Eurecat powers the innovation and sustainability of businesses and destinations in the tourism [...]

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Eurecat trials generating more sustainable smart plastics with new features

2023-05-18T14:00:31+02:00December 15th, 2022|Functional Printing, Plastic material, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre has tested integrating electronics and plastic materials to craft new, more sustainable products with high added value, low weight, built-in sensors and advanced features in a plant set up at its Cerdanyola site which manufactures these parts using a cutting-edge technology known as plastronics. “This innovation is much in demand and extremely [...]

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Social organisation Solidança teams up with Eurecat to devise a container for collecting clothing to enhance textile waste circularity

2023-05-18T14:01:56+02:00December 7th, 2022|Functional fabrics, Press Notes, Sustainability|

Solidança, a social organisation engaged in the social and solidarity economy and with extensive experience in gathering and recovering textile waste under the Roba Amiga brand, has teamed up with the Eurecat technology centre using Catalan Waste Agency grants promoting the circular economy to eco-design a container for collecting post-consumer clothing made from the textile waste [...]

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New smart mobility solutions to unlock connected and shared transport

2022-12-01T10:12:22+01:00December 1st, 2022|Big Data, Fires, Press Notes, Railway|

The Eurecat technology centre is presenting new smart mobility solutions which embed real-time information about railways, public transport services, ridesharing and crowdsourcing in technology systems to compare and choose between options and unlock connected and shared public transport. The tools and platforms on show at Rail Live, which is taking place in Malaga, are part [...]

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Eurecat technology centre sets up Eurecat Latam Foundation to drive technological innovation in Latin America

2023-05-18T14:03:47+02:00November 17th, 2022|Corporatiu, Internacional, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre today announced the launch of the Eurecat Latam Foundation to drive technological innovation in Latin America’s economic and business community with a special focus on Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile in the Pacific Alliance along with El Salvador and other countries. Eurecat’s chair Xavier Torra announced the launch of the Eurecat Latam [...]

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