Research and technology transfer for the energy transition
We do research, advise industry and government, and train the people who will lead the transformation of the energy system.
Electricity regulation reform seminar, April 2026CENTRA Anillo VPP team visits the National Electric Coordinator
CENTRA researchers presented the Anillo VPP project at the National Electric Coordinator and proposed joint working groups.
An interdisciplinary team for the energy transition
Engineering, economics, science and regulation working together at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, with industry and government.
Rodrigo Barraza
Daniel Olivares
Bernardo Severino
Rodrigo Moreno
Luis Gutiérrez
Claudio Agostini
Carlos Silva
Shahriyar Nasirov
Felipe Larraín
Pedro Reszka
María Thomsen
Javiera Barrera
Tito Homem-de-Mello
Eduardo Bitran
Raúl O'Ryan
Verónica Díaz
Francisco Ramírez
José Luis Opazo
Jorge Hernández
Ignacio Pérez Ortiz
José María CruzApplied research funded by government and industry
Flexibility, grids, storage, green hydrogen and technology entrepreneurship, with partners in Chile and abroad.
Our research, published in international journals
Articles on power systems, electricity markets, hydrogen, solar energy, combustion and energy regulation.
Electrification for the Energy Transition: Challenges and Perspectives
Public policy to accelerate electrification and transform electricity markets, with speakers from Canada.
Training for those leading the energy transition
We train professionals and executives to lead the energy transition in public and private organizations.
The Future of Distributed Energy Resources in Chile seminar, August 2026The UAI Center for Energy Transition (CENTRA UAI) drives a cost-efficient, secure, socio-environmentally sustainable, and territorially just energy transition, through fundamental and applied, collaborative and interdisciplinary research, developing innovative tools for the public sector and industry.
What we do
Research
Our team conducts frontier research in energy and sustainable development, recognized by the industry and featured in leading scientific journals.
12 projects · 9 ongoingSee research projects →02Transfer
We carry out technical assistance, technology development and transfer projects for public and private institutions, adding value to the national energy industry.
13 projects · 3 ongoingSee transfer projects →03Education
We train professionals to lead the energy transition in both public and private organizations.
Diplomas · courses · teachersSee continuing education →We drive a sustainable, secure, just and efficient energy transition.
Recent News
CENTRA Anillo VPP team visits the National Electric Coordinator
CENTRA researchers presented the Anillo VPP project at the National Electric Coordinator and proposed working groups on operation, planning and markets with distributed resources.
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CNE, National Electric Coordinator and CENTRA UAI delegation concludes mission to the United Kingdom
A delegation from CNE, the National Electric Coordinator and CENTRA UAI met in London with Ofgem, DESNZ, Imperial College and industry to strengthen cooperation on networks, flexibility and the energy transition.
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BESS deployment in Chile: operational, regulatory and market challenges
Industry specialists stress that maximizing the impact of storage on the system requires optimal management of these assets. Only a coordinated integration of projects will make it possible to leverage their attributes to strengthen grid resilience. There is no doubt that battery energy storage systems (BESS) have become the indispensable enabling condition for the energy transition and decarbonization in Chile. Currently, with…
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Research Projects
Electrification and Flexibility of the Chilean power system
A four-strand programme tackling the regulatory and planning bottlenecks that currently hold back flexibility and electrification in Chile, with concrete proposals for government and the market.
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Anillo Project ACT250025: Decision Support Tools for Virtual Power Plants
Models and platforms to plan, operate and integrate Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) into Chile’s grids and regulation, focusing on efficiency, resilience and citizen participation.
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YUZZ: mobile storage from electric vehicle batteries
Retired electric vehicle batteries turned into mobile storage systems, offered as a service (Battery-as-a-Service) for construction sites, events and industry.
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Power-to-X TestBed: pre-feasibility of a green hydrogen test platform
A platform in Antofagasta to validate, integrate and scale technologies across the green hydrogen and derivatives value chain.
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Wind drought characterisation for the National Electricity Coordinator
What happens to the system when the wind drops for days? The study characterises these events and their effect on operation.
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NEMa: energy planning and grids for decarbonising Magallanes
Technical advice to make energy planning in Magallanes robust and consistent with its territory, as green hydrogen arrives and heating and transport electrify.
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