This Friday, Blue Growth and Decarbonization: Challenges and Opportunities for Technological Development
- You can watch the event by registering here
- Our colleague Raquel Caballero will speak about the European SUNLIFE project at 10:40 a.m.
Madrid / June 17, 2025
Our colleague Raquel Caballero from the Photonics for Energy and Sustainability group will give a talk about the SUNLIFE project, which she coordinates and which has received €1.7 million for the development of sustainable, affordable, and long-lasting photovoltaic solar cells using non-critical and non-toxic materials. The semi-transparent solar cells developed by SUNLIFE, whose viability has already been proven, can be installed in buildings and infrastructure, in ceramic tile devices with the dual function of wall ventilation and energy production, and in flexible mechanisms for integration into the Internet of Things (IoT), which allows everyday items to be connected to a communications network.
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This conference, called “Blue Growth and Decarbonization: Challenges and Opportunities,” is organized by the technology platforms PROTECMA, REOLTEC, and FOTÓNICA21. Its purpose is to showcase, in a multidisciplinary and multisectoral context, initiatives and technological advances that will allow us to achieve climate neutrality goals and protect the health of the oceans and the planet.
The main objective of the conference is to offer a meeting place for the exchange of knowledge and experiences, and to promote collaboration among the various sectors and organizations involved, both public and private. In this way, the event seeks to address the technological challenges that must be overcome in order to maximize the potential of the existing and emerging industry related to blue growth.
This event, which will be held in an online format, will address the challenges of sustainable economic development by taking advantage of marine resources, the regeneration of key ecosystems, the reduction of the environmental impact of industrial activities, as well as the reduction of emissions and the capture of greenhouse gases.
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