The boom in energy storage projects in the area
The boom in energy storage projects in the area
March 17, 2025 Chile is experiencing remarkable growth in energy storage projects, mainly through BESS (lithium-ion battery) systems, both in operation and at various stages of development. As of the end of January 2025, according to data from the Ministry of Energy, the total net installed capacity reached 886 MW/3,318 MWh, distributed across 21 projects, mainly concentrated in the Antofagasta Region. These projects include…
Smart Transition
November 7, 2024 Artificial intelligence is making a relevant contribution to the energy transition in Chile, especially in the renewable sector. We detail examples that demonstrate this. Artificial intelligence (AI) amazes and astonishes, but it also generates fear and disbelief. In simple terms, Claudio Gutiérrez, an academic at the University of Chile and researcher at the Millennium Institute for Data Fundamentals, defines it as “the…
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…
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…