On 25 January 2023, the consortium of the European project SOREC2 held its kick-off meeting.
The project, coordinated by ICFO and funded by the Horizon Europe program from the European Commission, seeks to develop a new technology solely powered by direct sunlight to convert 2 into C2 products, such as ethanol and ethylene, liquid fuels that can store chemical energy in a safe manner.
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SOREC2 at the European Corner 2023
“The European Researchers’ Night” took place in 26 European countries on the last 29th of September simultaneously. One of the scheduled activities organized in Catalonia (La Nit de la Recerca) was the ‘European Corner‘ a virtual place where ongoing European-funded projects can showcase their work through informative posters.
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The European Commission’s Climate Action, Environment, Biodiversity, and Energy Executive Agency (CINEA) organized the 8th edition of the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) & Alternative Fuels Cluster meeting on September 20th 2023. The event brought together the representatives of European funded projects and policymakers working in the area of CCUS and alternative fuels. The one-day meeting provided a unique interactive forum for participants to discuss the challenges and opportunities of these technologies in achieving climate neutrality.
Read moreSOREC2 showcased at the outreach event “Path to Discover the Magic of the Elements: Earth, Fire, Water, Air”
The outreach event “Path to Discover the Magic of the Elements: Earth, Fire, Water, Air” featured a presentation on the SOREC2 project last June 16th. Professor Stefano Caramori, a team member of SOREC2 from UNIFE, gave the talk titled “Converting Solar Energy with Semiconductors” during the fourth session of the conference cycle.
Read moreSOREC2 at the 3rd CCUS and Alternative Fuels Cluster follow up meeting
Dimitrios Raptis, researcher at ICFO and member of SOREC2 consortium, attended the 3rd follow up meeting organized by CINEA and presented the SOREC2 project to the project coordinators who are part of the Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) and Alternative Fuels Cluster.
Read moreSOREC2 researchers at the 4th International Conference on Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer
Carolina Gimbert, member of the SOREC2 consortium from UAB, participated in the 4th International Conference on Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer (PCET4), held in Tarragona from 5th to 9th of June. Gimbert presented a poster entitled “Transferring homogeneous water splitting catalysts to the surface of electrodes.”
Read moreSOREC2 featured in two Italian newspapers
Kick-off meeting of SOREC2
On 25 January 2023, the consortium of the European project SOREC2 held its kick-off meeting.
The project, coordinated by ICFO and funded by the Horizon Europe program from the European Commission, seeks to develop a new technology solely powered by direct sunlight to convert 2 into C2 products, such as ethanol and ethylene, liquid fuels that can store chemical energy in a safe manner.
Read more