Researcher of CENTRA UAI develops stretchable light detector with applications in biomedicine, robotics and agriculture
December 30, 2021 The CENTRA UAI academic, Felipe Larraín, participated in a revolutionary research, who, together with North American researchers, created the first stretchable photodetector, with mechanical properties similar to those of human skin, capable of capturing light and being applied in biomedicine, robotics, security and agriculture, among other areas. The study – highlighted by the prestigious North American journal Science Advances – was…
SERC Chile: Solar Energy Research Center
Chile’s national solar energy research centre, in which Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez takes part through CENTRA academics.
GEMA: smart energy management for microgrids with storage
A system that learns each user’s generation and consumption patterns and decides when to store, use or export solar energy to the grid.
Repair and recertification of silicon photovoltaic panels using additive manufacturing
This project consists of evaluating the health status of photovoltaic panels installed in Chilean territory and contributing to the management of waste from defective panels. This involves the identification of operating cells in waste panels, their disconnection and subsequent reconnection in repaired panels, for subsequent recertification, by printing organic inks with conductive properties based on metallic nanoparticles.
Interview with our Director Daniel Olivares, on the radio program Hágase la Luz
December 13, 2021 In this episode of Hágase la Luz by TXS Plus, Danilo Zurita and José Carrasco Benavides were talking with Daniel Olivares, Director of our Center. How do we advance in this process of transition of our energy? What is the role of the academy in this mission? Courtesy of TXS Plus.
Opportunities and Challenges: In the Operation of Distribution Networks with High Penetration of Distributed Energy Resources
December 2, 2021 Distributed energy resources (DER), such as photovoltaic systems, electric vehicles and small-scale storage are becoming more affordable each year for the final consumer and, in particular, for the residential market. This democratization of electricity generation brings with it a disruptive change in demand, where the customer goes from being a consumer to a prosumer, that is, that consumes but also produces…
Storage, current analysis of an upward trend
November 15, 2021 “In the November edition of the Magazine Nueva Minería y Energía, our researcher Luis Gutierrez-Lagos refers to the feasibility of incorporating energy storage into the National Electric System (SEN). “The incorporation of energy storage in the National Electric System (SEN) is not only feasible, but it also becomes technically necessary to sustain the growth of solar and wind generation at the…
Smart grids to reach a renewable electricity matrix
November 3, 2021 Our Director, Daniel Olivares, speaks in the show Exploradores of TVN about how smart grids can facilitate the integration of renewable energies, distributed generation and energy efficiency. Courtesy of TVN (programa Exploradores).