Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · Mexico
UNAM renewable energy institute takes second and third places in climate research prize
Researchers from UNAM's Institute of Renewable Energies placed second and third in category 3 of the third PINCC 2026 Climate Change Research Prize.
Why it matters: Researchers at IER-UNAM working on agro-industrial waste use and solar-thermal food drying have received second and third place in the prize.
According to Gaceta UNAM, members of the Institute of Renewable Energies of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (IER-UNAM) won second and third place in category 3 of the Third PINCC 2026 Climate Change Research Prize.
The second-placed project dealt with making use of agro-industrial waste, Gaceta UNAM reported.
The third-placed project applied solar-thermal technology to drying food, according to the university's publication.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The placings give IER-UNAM researchers external recognition in a climate change research prize for two applied research lines: agro-industrial waste use and solar-thermal food drying.
