Regulatory cybernetics in the Chilean energy market
Regulatory cybernetics in the Chilean energy market
September 14, 2026 The energy transition also presents new challenges for the regulation of the electricity system. In this seminar, our faculty member Daniel Olivares proposes viewing regulation through the lens of regulatory cybernetics—not merely as the application of rules, but as a process of observation, decision-making, intervention, and learning. Drawing on examples from the Chilean energy market, the talk examines how regulatory models enable…
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…
Anillo Project ACT250025: Decision Support Tools for Virtual Power Plants
Models and platforms to plan, operate and integrate Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) into Chile’s grids and regulation, focusing on efficiency, resilience and citizen participation.
VisiónDERRED web platform for efficient integration of distributed energy resources
Web platform that assesses in hours how much distributed generation each point of Chile’s distribution networks can host. FONDEF IDeA R&D project ID24I10476, carried out by CENTRA UAI with ACESOL as partner.
EDF Power Solutions and Centra UAI discuss the future of energy storage in Chile
November 17, 2025 A seminar brought together industry experts to analyze the prospects for this technology in the coming years. Analyzing the future of energy storage as a key enabler for a secure energy transition was the objective of the seminar “The Storage Boom: Challenges and Opportunities,” organized by EDF Power Solutions and the Center for Energy Transition (Centra) of the Faculty of Engineering and…
CENTRA UAI researchers awarded ANID Regular Ring for innovation in virtual energy
November 4, 2025 The group, comprised of academics from the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences and the Business School, aims to develop a platform to support the design and operation of Virtual Power Plants in Chilean electricity markets. An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Adolfo Ibáñez University (UAI) was awarded the project “Decision Support Tools for Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) in Chile” in the…
Talent Shortage in Renewable Energy: An Invisible Obstacle for Chile’s Projects
May 30, 2025 The local development of solar, wind, storage, and green hydrogen energy currently faces an obstacle: there are few professionals specialized in this field, and the training offered is incipient. The increase in demand for renewable energy development and the adoption of new technologies in the country has revealed a shortage of professionals specialized in this field. This reality “is primarily affecting emerging…
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…