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On 29th November, Gavà hosted the MAV Day 2024, the annual gathering organised by the Advanced Materials Cluster (MAV). This edition stood out with the celebration of the first-ever MAV Awards, which recognised innovative projects in the fields of innovation, sustainability, and Industry 4.0.
Among the awarded projects, the “Bones for Carbon Capture (BCC)” project from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), presented by PhD student Marc Arnau, deserves special mention. This innovative project repurposes chicken bone waste to capture CO₂ emissions and convert them into value-added chemicals, promoting a circular and sustainable economy model. The proposal received 43.6% of the votes in the Sustainability category, standing out for its transformative impact.
Other award-winning projects include the TERRA Project from the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), focused on the integration of organic photovoltaic technology in urban environments, and the “Powering the Next Generation of Smart Factories” project from FABREX, offering digital solutions for Industry 4.0.
MAV Day has become a key event for fostering collaboration between experts, businesses, and institutions in the sector, driving the development of innovative and sustainable solutions in advanced materials.
CIT UPC, as a cluster member, attended the event and participated in this knowledge exchange space, promoting connections with other key players in the sector.
For more information about MAV Day 2024 and the awarded projects, you can check the following link: MAV Day 2024 recognises innovation in advanced materials with the first edition of the MAV Awards.
Projectes Relacionats
- The Centre of Technological Innovation in Power Electronics and Drives (CITCEA) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) is leading a European project that redesigns the current energy system to stabilise the power grid in the face of high renewable energy penetration. The proposed solutions involve using the loads that consume energy to help balance the grid.
- A team from the Environment Centre Laboratory (LCMA) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) is taking part in a study commissioned by the city councils of la Llagosta, Mollet and Santa Perpètua (in Vallès Occidental), with the main objective of identifying the impact of industrial plants on the generation of unpleasant odours and continuously monitoring air quality in these municipalities.
- Researchers from the Concrete Sustainability and Smart Structures (C3S) research group, part of the Construction Engineering (EC) group at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), are leading the CIRC-BOOST project, which aims to promote sustainability, industrial competitiveness and greater resource efficiency in the European construction sector.
- A research team involving the Barcelona Innovative Transportation (BIT), inLab FIB, CARNET Barcelona – Future Mobility Research Hub (CER-AMA), and the Department of Computer Architecture (DAC) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) is driving the i-MovE project, which aims to incorporate multisectoral data to provide much more accurate and valuable information for the mobility sector. The project develops four use cases focused on both companies and mobility authorities, covering public and individual transport, using the UPCxels demonstrator.
