Green hydrogen: industry leaders highlight Chile’s strategic role in the current geopolitical context
Green hydrogen: industry leaders highlight Chile’s strategic role in the current geopolitical context
June 25, 2025 Chile’s key position in the tense global scenario was the central focus of the discussion forum “Geopolitics of Hydrogen: Risks and Opportunities in an Energy Transition Context,” where panelists addressed the potential impacts of the ongoing wars between Israel and Iran, and Ukraine and Russia. These conflicts are raising the prices of natural gas and oil, generating new urgencies regarding energy security,…
With a stable charge: experts rule out sodium displacing lithium in the short and medium term.
May 16, 2025 While sodium batteries are gaining ground due to their lower cost and greater abundance, experts assert that lithium still holds key advantages in essential applications. In an exclusive interview with InfoMINERÍA, they agree that lithium’s prominence is not at risk for the time being. The announcement of sodium batteries by manufacturers such as CATL, the world’s largest battery producer, has sparked…
CENTRA UAI and OECD hold seminar to assess the transition to the circular economy
December 28, 2022 “The Economic Aspects of Transitioning to a Circular Economy” was the focus of a seminar held by the UAI Energy Transition Center (CENTRA) in collaboration with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The event aimed to evaluate and propose efforts by various countries, including Chile, to transition toward a production model emphasizing reuse, repair, renewal, and recycling of existing materials…
Informative talk Diploma in Regulation
September 9, 2022
Eduardo Bitran’s column: “Accelerating the development of green and virtuous medium-sized mining”
August 17, 2022 Green Mining: The Key to Chile’s Leadership in Global Decarbonization A well-established concept in Chile is that strengthening global climate action creates an opportunity to position the mining sector as a leader in supplying minerals for the world’s decarbonization. However, this must be green mining, as global green industries will significantly increase their share of mineral demand in the coming decades. For…
Chile leads the way in green bond issuance, with lessons for its peers in the region
July 13, 2022 Chile Leads Green and Sustainable Bond Issuance in Latin America Chile has emerged as the leader in green and sustainable bond issuance in Latin America and the Caribbean, setting an example for the region in sustainable finance. This is one of the key conclusions from the Emerging Market Green Bonds Report, published by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank entity….
Energy transition: experts address global and public policy challenges
February 2, 2022 The mass integration of renewable energy and decarbonization were key topics discussed during a seminar at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI) to introduce the newly established Center for Energy Transition (CENTRA). As part of the launch of CENTRA UAI, academics from the university participated in an online seminar, addressing global energy challenges and public policy issues from the perspective of various research initiatives….
Interview with Eduardo Bitran about the lithium tender in Chile
January 5, 2022 In the second block of Ultima Mirada of CNN Chile, Fernando Paulsen spoke with Eduardo Bitran, a researcher at CENTRA UAI, former minister and former executive vice president of Corfo, about the discussion regarding the lithium tender in Chile.
Eduardo Bitran: Global action is an opportunity for Chile
August 19, 2021 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change delivered its sixth report in which it projects that the global warming limit of 2°C will be exceeded during the 21st century unless there are profound reductions in Greenhouse Gas emissions in the coming decades ( GHG). In this context, the package of binding measures recently approved by the European Commission generates an expectation of…