Ten IMDEA Energy researchers stand out again among the world’s most influential scientists
Ten researchers from IMDEA Energy Institute have once again been recognised among the top 2% most influential scientists in the world in the 2026 ranking, according to the prestigious World’s Top 2% Scientists list, compiled by Stanford University and the academic publisher Elsevier. The list identifies the researchers with the greatest bibliometric impact worldwide, using […]
IMDEA Energy expands its research activities with a new Nuclear Technology Unit
IMDEA Energy has established a new Nuclear Technology Unit to strengthen its research capabilities in advanced nuclear technologies, with a particular focus on small modular reactors (SMRs), microreactors and next-generation nuclear systems. The initiative forms part of a strategy announced by the Regional Government of Madrid in September 2025 to advance nuclear energy research through […]
David Serrano, Director of IMDEA Energy, addresses the decarbonisation of aviation at a UCM event on energy transition and the circular economy
David P. Serrano, Director of the IMDEA Energy Institute and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rey Juan Carlos University, took part in the event “Energy Transition and Circular Economy: Necessary, but Are They Possible?”, held on 7 October in the Main Lecture Hall of the Faculty of Chemical Sciences at the Complutense University of Madrid […]
IMDEA Energy launches 30 internships for Bachelor’s and Master’s students in 2027
At IMDEA Energy, we offer Bachelor’s and Master’s students the opportunity to undertake paid internships in areas related to renewable energy and low-carbon energy technologies. Students will join IMDEA Energy’s research units in a dynamic working environment, allowing them to begin their training in R&D in the energy sector. Application and selection process Applications must […]
PhD Thesis Defense: «Functional Design of Covalent Organic Frameworks for Solar Fuels Production»
On October 2 at 11:00 a.m., Tania Mazuelo Santos will publicly defend her PhD thesis, entitled «Functional Design of Covalent Organic Frameworks for Solar Fuels Production», supervised by Marta Liras and Víctor A. de la Peña O’Shea from IMDEA Energy’s Photoactivated Processes Unit. The defense will take place in the Sala de Grados, Module 8, […]
IMDEA Energy inspires scientific vocations from an early age at the European Researchers’ Night
s on every last Friday of September, IMDEA Energy opened its doors to celebrate a new edition of the European Researchers’ Night, an event aimed at bringing science and research closer to society in a practical, engaging and enjoyable way. This time, the main participants were five-year-old children from Los Naranjos School, who had the […]
IMDEA Energy launches a new Artificial Intelligence Unit to accelerate the energy transition
IMDEA Energy has launched a new research unit dedicated to Artificial Intelligence (AI), with the aim of developing trustworthy and explainable AI systems to support decision-making in the energy systems of the future. The new unit joins the institute’s eight existing research units, which specialise in thermochemical, electrochemical, biotechnological and high-temperature processes, electrical systems, systems […]
IMDEA Energy develops nanoporous coatings to improve stainless steel electrodes for hydrogen production from urea-containing wastewater
A team of researchers from IMDEA Energy, in collaboration with the Complutense University of Madrid and the company GFM Fotovoltaica, has developed a strategy to enhance stainless steel electrodes using nanometric metal oxide coatings for electrochemical hydrogen production through urea electrolysis. Urea is a nitrogen-containing compound commonly found in agricultural, livestock and urban wastewater. The […]
IMDEA Energy drives industrial-scale production of renewable chemicals from biomass and vegetable oils
Researchers at the IMDEA Energy Institute have developed a new process to produce aromatic hydrocarbons more efficiently from biomass and vegetable oils instead of petroleum. These compounds are key building blocks for the chemical industry and are used in the manufacture of plastics, solvents, and fuels. The study, published in the scientific journal Chemical Engineering Journal, […]
IMDEA Energy and Complutense University of Madrid researchers explore how to harvest drinking water from the air using sunlight
Researchers at the IMDEA Energy Institute, in collaboration with Complutense University of Madrid, have published a comprehensive review of the latest advances in a promising technology that could help tackle water scarcity: solar-driven atmospheric water harvesting using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Access to safe drinking water remains one of the major global challenges of the 21st […]
