Electrification for the Energy Transition: Challenges and Perspectives
Electrification for the Energy Transition: Challenges and Perspectives
An international seminar bringing together academics, policymakers, industry leaders and energy experts on the challenges and perspectives of electrification in the energy transition. Friday 23 October, UAI Vitacura Campus.
Seminar: “The Future of Distributed Energy Resources in Chile” – Ring Project ACT250025
Thursday, August 20, 2026, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Adolfo Ibáñez University, Vitacura Campus, Room 6. Santa María 5870, Vitacura. Room capacity: 50 people. Free admission with prior registration. [REGISTER HERE] → https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/sqY0G6BU1R The Chilean electrical system is incorporating a growing number of distributed energy resources: solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles, and smart charging. Coordinating them as a virtual power plant allows this dispersed array…
SEMINAR | The Storage Boom: Challenges and Opportunities
Energy storage has become a key element in moving toward a more sustainable and resilient electricity system ⚡🌱 We invite you to the seminar “The Storage Boom: Challenges and Opportunities,” where representatives from the public, academic, and industrial sectors will share lessons learned from the EDF Power Solutions Chile – CENTRA – UAI Energy Transition Center Chair and discuss the future of energy storage in…
Seminar: Virtual Power Plants in Chile – Pathways to a Sustainable Future
April 29, 2025 This morning, the Center for Energy Transition (CENTRA) of Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez presented the policy brief “Regulatory and Policy Pathways for Implementing Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) in Chile” at a seminar held in the Entel Room of UAI’s Errázuriz campus, bringing together authorities, academics, and representatives from the electricity sector. The event was led by CENTRA researcher and Director of the Civil…
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…
CENTRA UAI holds seminar on smart grids with integration of solar roofs
The Energy Transition Center (Centra) of the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences of the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI) held on Monday, June 3, the seminar “Distribution networks with high integration of solar roofs: lessons from the Australian case”. The activity took place between 9 and 11 am, with free access and in hybrid format at the Vitacura Campus (Room 7, Av. Santa María 5870). The…
Engineering and Sciences UAI organizes first seminar on sustainable fuel for aviation in Chile
April 1, 2024 With the aim of delving into the current panorama of sustainable aviation fuels, the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences of the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI), together with the Center for Energy Transition (CENTRA), organized the seminar “Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF): Taking off towards a greener future”, the first event on this subject in our country, which brought together exponents from the…
Seminar: Energy Storage, the missing key piece of the system
March 8, 2024 The Energy Storage Seminar, organized by CIGRE Chile and Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, was held in person and streaming. This event explored the crucial role of energy storage as an essential piece of the electricity system and reflected on our readiness to replace coal and face the climate emergency. Energy storage represents the systemic attribute of flexibility, allowing compatibility between rigidities in…
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…
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…