La Palma Research Centre

La Palma Research Centre (LPRC) is an independent, internationally active think-tank headquartered on Isla de La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.

Latest LPRC news

  • Autonomous Flying Ships for Inter-Island and Inland Waters Transport

  • FIREFLY

    FlexIble, predictive and Renewable Electricity powered electrochemical toolbox For a sustainable transition of the catalyst-based European chemicaL industrY

  • Raw materials from geothermal fluids: occurrence, enrichment, extraction

  • Sustainable Energy Harvesting Systems Based on Innovative Mine Waste Recycling

  • Resilient Bio-inspired Modular Robotic Miners

  • MSCA for the Macaronesian public to develop careers in sciences

Where to meet us?

  • START Final Workshop

    When: 19 May 2026
    Where: Thon Hotel Centre, Avenue du Boulevard 17, 1210 Brussels, Room Bergen (Belgium)
    Related projects: START
    More information: In the Final Workshop on Tuesday 19th May, titled “The START Solution: Thermoelectric Tetrahedrites from Secondary Raw Materials for Sustainable Energy Production from Waste Heat”, participants will get a thorough experience of the activities carried out within the project and the exploitable results. The LPRC team will take an active role in the Final Workshop with presentations and participation in the roundtable.

  • EIT RawMaterials Summit

    When: 19–21 May 2026
    Where: The EGG, Brussels (Belgium)
    Related projects: START
    More information: At the EIT RawMaterials Summit 2026, leaders across the full raw and advanced materials value chain will turn EU priorities into execution: scaling domestic extraction, processing and recycling, anchoring value in Europe, securing trusted global partnerships, and closing critical skills gaps. The Side Session dedicated to the START project, titled “Secondary Raw Materials for a Sustainable Thermoelectrics Ecosystem” will be on Wednesday 20th, from 11:45 to 12:45. In this session, and compared to the workshop on Tuesday 19th May, the focus will be more on the Raw Materials approach of the project.