The company Alternative Energy Innovation (AEInnova), a spin-off of the Department of Microelectronics, received the BBVA Prize for Innovation in Environmental Sustainability for the development of a technology capable of capturing residual industrial heat and turning it into clean energy.
15/07/2020
In this first edition of the prize, which included a cash prize of 10,000 euros, some 60 proposals were presented by small and medium-sized enterprises around Catalonia working on sustainable projects or processes.
The jury awarded first prize to AEInnova for its "innovative project which contributes to a circular economy, applicable and with an impact on the industrial sector, created thanks to university research". Specifically, the technology has been developed to capture residual heat emitted by industrial activities and turn it into clean energy. This is done through two lines of action. First, through the improvement of the industry's energetic efficiency, turning heat into electricity, and second, the creation of industrial sensors fueled with residual heat and which therefore do not need batteries.
The prize, conferred by the Fundació Antigues Caixes Catalanes and the BBVA, is based on the 2030 Agenda framework passed by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015 and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
This information is related to the following SDG
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Affordable and clean energy
Jeroen van den Bergh, ICREA research professor at ICTA-UAB, will be one of the participants of the 2020 edition of the Disputatio of Barcelona, organised by the Academia Europaea – Barcelona Knowledge Hub (AE-BKH). The event will be coordinated and moderated by Alexander Fidora, ICREA research professor at the Department of Ancient and Medieval Studies of the UAB.