The tribunal awards Adrián Muñoz Barrera, researcher of the Genomics Area of ITER, the highest qualification (Outstanding, Cum laude) for his doctoral thesis entitled“Genome assembly of multiple genomes using long-read sequencing technologies”, defended at the University of La Laguna last September 20, 2024. As part of the PhD program in Industrial, Informatics and Environmental Engineering (I3MA) of the University of La Laguna, the defense of the doctoral thesis entitled“Genome assembly of multiple genomes using long-read sequencing technologies” of our colleague Adrián Muñoz Barrera took place in the Assembly Hall of the Institute of Natural Products and Agrobiology, IPNA-CSIC, in the…
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Professor Vedran Kirincic, from the University of Rijeka, visited ITER and its facilities with ITER researcher Carlos González Montesdeoca. The Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables (ITER), together with the University of La Laguna (ULL), has welcomed Professor Vedran Kirincic, an expert in energy transition from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Rijeka, Croatia. The visit, held on September 23, was requested by Professor Benjamín González Díaz from the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of La Laguna (ULL) who accompanied Professor Vedran during the visit. The collaboration with the Department of Industrial Engineering of the ULL…
To date, ITER research staff has conducted campaigns to detect and quantify fugitive methane emissions in five landfills in Catalonia. The Environment Area of the Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables (ITER) continues to materialize a scientific collaboration project with the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) on the fugitive emission of methane (CH4) to the atmosphere in Catalan landfills. This project, led by the UAB, is funded by the Agència de Residus de Catalunya, which depends on the Generalitat de Catalunya. UAB contacted ITER for the development and execution of this project due to the wide experience accumulated by the…
The Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables has published the procedure for the operation, under lease, of the lodging establishment of the “Casas Bioclimáticas de Interés Científico ITER” (Bioclimatic Houses of Scientific Interest) in its Contractor’s Profile. The ITER Bioclimatic Houses are a reference in sustainable architecture and have innovative designs that use renewable energy sources, being a living example of the integration between tourism and scientific sustainability. This contract offers the possibility of managing this emblematic sustainable complex, located in Tenerife, which combines architectural innovation and energy efficiency. Details of the procedure: File number: ITER-ABINP-2024-01 Procedure: Open Type of…
The Vice President and Councilor for Tourism, Lope Afonso, emphasizes that “the Island is advancing as a great tourist destination, hand in hand with technology, sustainability and responsibility”. Turismo de Tenerife and the Instituto Tecnológico de Energías Renovables (ITER), both dependent on the Cabildo de Tenerife, have signed a collaboration agreement aimed at developing innovative projects aimed at improving competitiveness and sustainability in tourism. Among the objectives of the agreement between Turismo de Tenerife and ITER are the promotion of innovation by taking advantage of the technical knowledge of ITER and the experience in tourism management of Turismo de Tenerife…
The Genomics area of ITER coordinated an informative conference about its research activity for this cultural association. This cultural association, founded in 2002, pursues the promotion, conservation and dissemination of all areas related to the wine culture of Pago de Higa, deeply rooted in our people. And, in addition, it sets among its annual objectives the realization of all kinds of cultural and recreational activities in order to enrich the lives of citizens. In this context, every year it organizes a recreational-cultural excursion with the members of the theater group “Teatruva” attached to this cultural association, which promotes visits to…
It develops projects to certify the authenticity of Canary Island products, implement systems to optimize resources in the agricultural sector and provide information services to adopt adaptation strategies to climate change. The Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables (ITER) has been working since 2018 on projects linked to the agricultural sector in the Canary Islands. These projects seek to certify the authenticity of Canarian products, optimize the resources of the agricultural sector and offer information services that facilitate the adoption of adaptation strategies in the face of climate change. The Environment area works on projects such as ALOECAN, PAPACAN or…
ITER’s Board of Directors approves the tender of the contract for the hybrid installation of 5 MW photovoltaic and 5 MWh of storage in Arico. The Board of Directors of the Instituto Tecnológico de Energías Renovables (ITER), an entity dependent on the Cabildo de Tenerife, has approved the tender for the Mixed Works Contract, with associated supplies and services, in “turnkey” modality for the FOTOBAT 5+5 Project. This R&D pilot project seeks to improve the integration of renewable energies into the electrical grid through the development of a hybrid system of photovoltaic generation and energy storage. The installation, located in…
The research group of ITER’s Photovoltaic Cells Laboratory will present the results of its research at the “41st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition -EU PVSEC 2024”. The results to be shared with the specialized scientific community in the EU PVSEC-2024 will focus on the advances made by the Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables(ITER) and the University of La Laguna (ULL) in the development and improvement of the stability of photovoltaic cells based on Perovskite. Perovskite is a more efficient, accessible and less expensive material than silicon, which is being actively researched worldwide. The study carried out for…
The Deputy Minister of Education of the Government of the Canary Islands, José Manuel Cabrera, knew first hand the work developed by ITER, which each year receives more than ten thousand students in the framework of the visits offered to the schools dependent on the Ministry. The Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables (ITER) has received the visit of the Deputy Minister of Education of the Government of the Canary Islands, José Manuel Cabrera, with the aim of strengthening ties and working together to improve educational research and innovation initiatives. Accompanied by the CEO of ITER, Begoña Ortiz, Cabrera knew…