Dynamic Analysis of Power Systems with High Penetration of Renewable Energies
Dynamic Analysis of Power Systems with High Penetration of Renewable Energies
August 29th, 2024 Inaugurating the CENTRA UAI academic seminar series, this talk features Jorge Luis Vega-Herrera, associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Antofagasta, associate researcher at the Antofagasta Energy Development Center (CDEA), adjunct researcher in the “Energy Systems” line at the Solar Energy Research Center (SERC-Chile), and member of the Center for Advanced Distributed Energy Solutions (SEDA). Jorge…
Academics and generators investigate long-term storage in Chile
August 29th, 2024 Academics and a power generator are investigating the economics of incorporating long-term energy storage systems into Chile’s grid. The results are expected to be known by the middle of next year, but initial conclusions could be presented by the end of January, according to information obtained by BNamericas. The work is being carried out by the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences…
Seminar on Electric Public Transport: Need for Coordinated Planning
August 23, 2024 The seminar “Electric Public Transport: Need for Coordinated Planning”, organized by CIGRE Chile, CENTRA, and the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences UAI, was held on Wednesday, August 14 at the UAI Vitacura headquarters. This event addressed the challenges and opportunities of the transition to electric public transport in Chile, in the context of the 2023 Red Movilidad road concession tender, which…
Launch of the CENTRA-EDF Chile Research Chair
August 23, 2024 The research project will focus on exploring solutions for a more efficient and sustainable energy system, with an emphasis on energy storage. In a ceremony attended by leading academics, industrial leaders and government representatives, the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences and the Business School of Adolfo Ibáñez University (UAI), in collaboration with EDF Chile, launched a research project that will focus…
Electricity sector specialists discuss the overcosts of the energy system
August 23, 2024 Industry and academic leaders discussed challenges and opportunities in the energy system. “Optimizing systemic costs: Where are the incentives?” is the panel discussion on energy system cost overruns held by the UAI Energy Transition Center (CENTRA) of the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences of Adolfo Ibáñez University, offering a platform to address challenges and opportunities in the electricity sector. Daniel Olivares,…
Academic from CENTRA UAI presents project to facilitate the energy transition
August 23, 2024 A web platform will be created designed to carry out electrical studies and provide information to the industry. Luis Gutiérrez, professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences UAI and director of the Civil Engineering in Energy program, launched the Fondef IdeA I+D 2024 ID24I10476 project entitled “VisiónDERRED: Web platform for distribution network analysis for the efficient integration of distributed energy…
Electric generators: how much they cost and what to look for when buying
August 15, 2024 Due to the prolonged power outages that have affected thousands of Chileans, sales of products such as electric generators have skyrocketed in retail, with people looking for solutions to keep their homes running, especially when it comes to lighting and essential appliances, such as refrigerators, heating/cooling systems and medical equipment, for example. When deciding whether to buy an electric generator, Manuel…
Should competition be introduced into electricity distribution?: Experts address difficulties and aim to modernise regulation
August 12, 2024 Following the massive and persistent power cuts, there are voices that have begun to consider that more actors can enter the distribution industry and stop it from being a natural monopoly. As of Friday, 60 thousand clients nationwide were still without power, according to the Superintendency of Electricity and Fuels (SEC). This is more than a week after the storm that…
The key to critical infrastructure resilience in the face of natural disasters
August 12, 2024 By Javiera Barrera, director of the Doctorate in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Faculty of Engineering and Sciences of the Adolfo Ibáñez University. The new frontal system that is affecting the central and southern part of the country, painfully reminds us of the vulnerability of our critical infrastructure to natural disasters. These events prompt us to reflect on how we can…
Daniel Gutiérrez, CENTRA member and lawyer specializing in electricity law: “We are not facing a regulatory vacuum”
August 8, 2024 In an interview with Agenda Económica, the lawyer specializing in electrical law and founding partner of BGS Energy Law, Daniel Gutiérrez, a member of CENTRA, referred to the problem of prolonged power outages after the frontal system. In this regard, he commented that there is no regulatory vacuum in this area. However, he indicated that one cannot “pretend to have intelligent…