SERC Chile: Solar Energy Research Center
Projects
ANID · National Interest Research Centre
SERC Chile: Solar Energy Research Center
Chile’s national solar energy research centre, in which Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez takes part through CENTRA academics.
Objective
PurposeSERC Chile carries out excellent research to harness the country’s solar resource, from frontier technologies to grid integration and impacts on territories. Since 2026 it is one of ANID’s eleven National Interest Research Centres.
Facts
DataInstitutionsPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidad de Chile (sponsors) · Universidad de Antofagasta · Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez · Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María · Universidad de Concepción
OriginANID FONDAP centre since 2013
Work streams
Scope01
Solar resource and technologies
Efficient use of the resource and frontier technologies.
02
Storage and fuels
Storage, green hydrogen, ammonia and synthetic fuels.
03
Grid integration
Solar integration in power systems.
04
Energy and territory
Equitable energy access, community participation and material degradation.
Team
UAI · CENTRA
Francisca Jalil-Vega has also taken part.
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