The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) is a public research center ascribed to the Department of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition of the Generalitat de Catalunya, in which the Department of Research and Universities and the Catalan Energy Institute (ICAEN) also participate. IREC is a CERCA center and accredited as a TECNIO center. 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 center 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.