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HIGHLIGHTED PROJECT
MagNa: Recovering valuable raw materials from seawater
A team from the Resources Recovery and Environmental Management (R2EM) group, of the Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering (CCEM), at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), is participating in the MagNa project, which is developing an innovative system to recover magnesium from the brines generated by the seawater desalination process. The recovered materials will be used for industrial purposes and will help reduce Europe’s trade dependence.
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FLEXHYBAT: Second-life batteries to extend the service life of pumped-storage hydropower plants
The Center for Industrial Diagnostics (CDIF) and the Energy Processing and Integrated Circuits (EPIC) group at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) are participating in FLEXHYBAT (Design and control of flexible hydropower plants by hybridisation with second life batteries), a project exploring the hybridisation of hydropower plants with second-life batteries to improve their flexibility, efficiency and durability.
HIGHLIGHTED PROJECT
H2GLASS: Decarbonising the glass and aluminium industry through hydrogen technologies and advanced energy management systems
The Centre for Technological Innovation in Static Converters and Drives (CITCEA) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) participates in the H2GLASS project, which aims to accelerate decarbonisation in the glass industry through the development and application of the new technologies needed to achieve complete hydrogen (H₂) combustion in glass or steel production facilities.
HIGHLIGHTED NEWS
The Fractus-UPC Deep Tech Hub model, featured in the “SME Voices – Driving Digital Innovation” series of the European MERIT project
The Fractus-UPC Deep Tech Hub model exemplifies how a long-term strategic collaboration between Fractus and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) can generate impact across the business ecosystem, talent development and technological innovation.
FIGURES CIT UPC (2025)
FIGURES UPC (2025)
