ON THE ROAD TO ELECTROMOBILITY: Sales of electric vehicles to break records in 2024
January 30, 2025 LAST YEAR ENDED WITH NEARLY 20,000 NEW REGISTERED UNITS, DOUBLING ALL CATEGORIES COMPARED TO 2023 With historic figures, 2024 closed in terms of sales of new energy vehicles (formerly referred to as zero and low-emission vehicles), totaling 19,101 registered units, representing a 104.6% increase compared to 2023. “2024 was the best year in Chile for each category of zero or low-emission…
New Director Assumes Leadership of the UAI Center for Energy Transition
January 28, 2025 Rodrigo Barraza, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Appointed Director of the Energy Transition Center (CENTRA) at Adolfo Ibáñez University Rodrigo Barraza, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, has been appointed as the Director of the Energy Transition Center (CENTRA) at the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences of Adolfo Ibáñez University. CENTRA conducts and transfers interdisciplinary research, enabling society to progress toward an energy transition…
Chile’s steps in its commitment to reducing CO2 emissions
January 28, 2025 Every January 28th, the World Day for the Reduction of CO₂ Emissions is commemorated, an initiative of the United Nations that seeks to raise awareness about the effects and consequences of global warming. “This commemoration invites us to reflect on both the progress made and the challenges that remain in achieving the goals established in each area,” says Pamela Méndez, lead…
UAI Academic Proposes Smart Windows Using Nanotechnology to Combat Climate Change
January 2, 2025 Francisco Ramírez Discusses Smart Windows Technology Using Nanometric Vanadium Dioxide The global climate emergency has scientists worldwide striving to develop sustainable solutions to mitigate rising temperatures and their impact on humanity. Among the most innovative fields in this pursuit is the use of nanotechnology to create smart materials that help combat the effects of global warming. Divergentes recently interviewed Francisco Ramírez, PhD…
Interview with Francisco Ramírez, Researcher and Professor at CENTRA, UAI
January 2, 2025 See interview LitoralPress
Researching Smart Materials for Energy Efficiency – Interview with Francisco Ramírez
January 2, 2025 Column by Leopoldo Soto, Physicist and Researcher at CCHEN Topics: Researching Smart Materials for Energy Efficiency Featuring: Francisco Ramírez Cuevas, PhD in Mechanical Engineering, CENTRA UAI. See the interview on LitoralPress. Courtesy of Canal 13 (Tele13 Noche).