TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES
PRODUCTION
PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY
- Photovoltaic recunfigurable systems for energy
- Modular power conversion architectures
- Grid-connected photovoltaic systems
- Modelling and control of PV inverters and converters
- Refrigeration and thermal management of PVpanels
- Hybridization of PV power facilities with other energy sources
WIND ENERGY
- Transmission systems for offshore wind power plants
- Analysis and design of advanced controllers for wind turbines
- Analysis of harmonics flow in wind power plants and design of mitigation measures
- Analysis of the performance of wind power plants
- Design of mini-wind generators
- Wind turbine blade virtual wind tunnel
HYDROPOWER
- Vibration analysis and diagnostics in machinery
- Predictive maintenance
- Advanced monitoring and damage detection
- Structural dynamics, effects of fluid on structural response
- Experimental and numerical investigation of cavitating flows
- Numerical simulation in turbulent flows
- Hydropower plant performance
- Production analysis of mini hydropower plants
BIOENERGY & BIOFUELS
- Microbial fuel cells in constructed wetlands
- Biofuel production from algal biomass
- Low-cost anaerobic digester
- Hydrogen production from biomass
SOLAR TERMAL ENERGY
- Integration of solar ponds: energy storage and energy production
- Solar collectors using transparent insulation materials (TIM)
- Receivers in concentrating solar power plants
- Thermal storage in concentrating solar power plants
- Grid integration of solar power
OCEAN ENERGY
- Wave energy resource assessment
- Wave energy balance in wave models
- Testing of wave energy capture devices
- Optimization of buoy geometry design
- Fluid–structure interaction for buoys and waves
- Overtopping devices
GEOTERMAL ENERGY
- Very low enthalpy geothermal energy (up to 30ºC)
- Low enthalpy geothermal energy (from 30ºC to 90ºC)
- Medium enthalpy geothermal energy (from 90ºC to 150ºC)
NUCLEAR ENERGY & SAFETY
- Nuclear safety. Probabilistic risk assessment
- Nuclear instrumentation
- Nuclear power plants
- Nuclear fusion reactors
- Nuclear waste characterization
APPLICATION SECTORS
AERONAUTICS
AUTOMOTION
INFRASTRUCTURES
HEALTH
MANUFACTURING
TEXTILES
RELATED PROJECTS
- The Heat and Mass Transfer Technology Center (CTTC) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) participated in the Economic COgeneration by Efficiently COncentrated SUNlight (ECOSUN) project to develop a low-cost, concentrated thermal and photovoltaic cogeneration system that increases the system’s electrical efficiency.
- The Technological Development Center for Remote Acquisition and Data Processing Systems (SARTI) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) participated in GIRASOL II, a project to develop a digital twin for photovoltaic plants by applying internet of things (IoT) technology, artificial intelligence techniques and immersive human-machine interfaces.
- The research group Barcelona Fluids & Energy Lab (IFLUIDS) and the Centre for Technological Innovation in Static Converters and Drives (CITCEA) of the UPC participate in the European project H-HOPE, which is focused on the development of solutions to produce clean energy based on water sources that have still not been exploited, such as pipes and water channels.
- Combining agricultural activity and the production of solar energy by means of photovoltaic panels is the aim of SYMBIOSYST, a project promoted by a consortium of 16 European partners including the UPC. As part of this project, technological tools will be developed to contribute to generating clean energy for the agricultural sector in Europe.
