The sustained and auspicious growth of solar energy in Chile
December 13, 2023 Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvements Make Solar Energy a Key Player in Global Energy Sustainability In 2016, American politician and environmentalist Al Gore expressed excitement about Chile’s solar market growth. Felipe Larraín, an academic and researcher at the Energy Transition Center of Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (CENTRA UAI) and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, recalls…
GPM and Centra UAI held a seminar to address storage challenges
December 5, 2023 Seminar “Deciphering Storage Challenges for the Future of the Energy Matrix” Addresses Key Issues in Energy Transition To tackle the challenges of energy storage and its potential impact on the electrical system, the Association of Small and Medium Generators (GPM-AG) and the Energy Transition Center (CENTRA) at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI) organized the seminar “Deciphering Storage Challenges for the Future of the…
Future of Electricity Distribution
December 5, 2023 The Crucial Role of Electrical Distribution in the Energy Transition Electrical distribution plays a key role in the transition to a more sustainable and renewable-based energy system. Distribution networks are responsible for delivering electricity from generation plants to end users. In this new context, infrastructure must adapt to electrification demands and the increasing share of clean energy production. This shift requires: Efficient…
Challenges and potential solutions with ultra-deep penetration of renewables and distributed energy resources
November 7, 2023 The Center for Energy Transition (CENTRA) at the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, is pleased to invite you to the lecture by Professor Pierluigi Mancarella, titled: “Challenges and Potential Solutions with Ultra-Deep Penetration of Renewables and Distributed Energy Resources: Experiences from the Australian ‘Real-World Lab’” The event will take place at the Alejandro Jadresic Auditorium, Campus Peñalolén, on Thursday,…
Interview with Raúl O’Ryan: COP28
November 6, 2024 See interview: Litoral Press
Electrical distribution and its regulation: keys to electromobility and distributed generation
October 18, 2023 “WE CANNOT ADDRESS DISTRIBUTION REFORM WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS A MARKET TRANSFORMATION” Recent studies in Chile show that around 6 GW netbilling-type generation projects, without storage, could be integrated into distribution networks, which is equivalent to 50% of the maximum demand of the National Electric System (SEN). On the other hand, 426,000 new cars were sold in the country last…
Free seminar on integrated electrical distribution for electromobility
October 6, 2023 The Center for Energy Transition of the Faculty of Engineering and Science at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (CENTRA UAI) and the Chilean Association of Energy Marketers (ACEN) will hold a free seminar on “The Role of Electrical Distribution and Its Regulation in the Integration of Electromobility, Distributed Generation, and the Electrification of Energy Demand in Chile.” The event will take place in a…
Centra UAI and Cigre develop first seminar focused on the energy user
September 27, 2023 The innovative meeting will include debates on the global energy crisis, security, carbon neutrality and climate change. In an event that seeks to address the challenges related to the energy user, the Chilean Committee of the International Council of Large Electrical Grids (Cigre Chile) and the Energy Transition Center (CENTRA) of the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences of the Adolfo Ibáñez University, will…
Smart City Special
September 11, 2023 Experts agree that 5G has a great impact on Smart cities, revolutionizing their design and management. This trend offers a wide variety of capabilities, such as ultra-high bandwidth, low latency and speed in data transmission that contribute to cities with these types of characteristics. “5G allows data transmission speeds of up to one hundred times more than 4G in mobile phones,…
“It is up to us to take advantage of the opportunities of the energy transition”
August 29, 2023 The reference of the Center for Energy Transition (Chile), Carlos Silva, opened the streaming, “Vaca Muerta, nexus for Energy Integration” organized by Better Energy. He considered that gas and renewable energy are two priority sources of supply that would complement demand and supply on both sides of the Andes Mountains. “We have systems that have developed quite differently. For example, it…