The Center for Energy Transition conducts and transfers interdisciplinary research that allows society to advance an energy transition towards economical, environmentally friendly, socially acceptable and reliable energy demand and supply.
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Generating our own energy – Opinion column by Rodrigo Barraza
Generating our own energy is not an illusion. Research is advancing and today we can talk about Peer to Peer (P2P) systems, which operate under a scheme of homes that can act as prosumers, with the capacity to generate their own electricity, either with solar panels or as electricity consumers. To be able to implement this technology, a certain degree of initial investment is required….
Opinion Column – Daniel Olivares, director of the Energy Transition Center (CENTRA)
A GREATER DISTORTION MR. DIRECTOR: In relation to the controversy in the electricity sector regarding the bill that extends the electricity subsidy, I would like to point out the following: In Chile, Small Distributed Generation Companies (PMGD) can benefit from a special remuneration regime that seeks to stabilize their income in the energy market, considering that, due to their size, they do not compete on…
Enel to pay more than $8 billion for power outages in 2021 | Economic Agenda
The Fourth Civil Court of Santiago ruled that Enel must pay more than $8 billion to customers affected by a series of unjustified power outages that occurred between January 29 and February 2, 2021.
CENTRA Projects
Integration of predictive and prescriptive approaches in stochastic optimization
The use of data science tools for decision making in organizations has grown significantly in recent years. The usual practice is to first use the data to create a forecast model for uncertain elements, such as demand, and then use this model as input in an optimization scheme that chooses the best course of action from a set of alternatives. The objective of this project…
Adapting to the uncertainties and risks of climate change: Advanced methods and models for energy systems and markets
The aim of the project is to develop new mathematical models and computational methods that help the private and public sector to adapt energy systems and markets to high uncertainties and risks derived from climate change. To achieve this goal, the research addresses three research objectives: (1) Model and classify the different types of uncertainties and risks associated with climate change; (2) Develop energy planning…
GEMA: Improving energy management in micro grids with storage via stochastic optimization and machine learning
The overall aim of this project is to improve and implement an optimal energy management system for generation systems based on photovoltaic panels and with storage units. These systems can be both on-grid (connected to the network) and off-grid (isolated systems, generally in remote locations), and connected to a small number of users, such as a home or a small business. Specifically, the management system…