Innovating by reducing CO2 emissions in Chile
Innovating by reducing CO2 emissions in Chile
January 27, 2023 What is humanity’s CO2 budget? What will be the consequences of climate change in Chile in the coming decades? Or, what has our country done to combat the climate crisis? Before addressing these questions, we must recognize our reality: we will not stop emitting CO2 in the short or medium term. Therefore, reducing our emissions requires implementing measures to compensate for them….
White roofs, the strategy to lower the temperature of houses
December 28, 2022 “Reducing indoor temperatures by 5°C to 10°C can significantly enhance living comfort,” highlights a specialist. Could this work in Chile? In the Indian city of Ahmedabad, a family spent about $135 (roughly $120,000 CLP) to paint the 7.5 square meters of their home’s concrete roof white. With no windows, the house reached nearly 46°C during the hottest periods, making it nearly uninhabitable….
Circular economy in generation projects
October 3, 2022 In Chile, initiatives are being developed to recycle and repurpose out-of-use components from renewable energy plants and other energy sector facilities. The goal is to achieve “zero waste.” In 2021, Chile set an ambitious goal of generating 70% of its energy from renewable sources by 2050. Over the past decade, the country has experienced steady growth in clean energy projects, mainly solar…
Princeton researcher works with CENTRA UAI to encourage green hydrogen production in Chile
September 30, 2022 Public Policy Student from Princeton Analyzes Chile’s National Green Hydrogen Strategy Alex Giannattasio, a public policy student and researcher at Princeton’s Andlinger Center for Energy & the Environment, along with academics from the Centro de Transición Energética (CENTRA) at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI), analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of Chile’s “National Green Hydrogen Strategy”, published by the Ministry of Energy. The objective…
Felipe Larraín and nanotechnology: “When you make everything very small, you can explore new possibilities”
August 20, 2022 In conversation with Divergentes, the academic from Adolfo Ibáñez University showed his optimism regarding the future of this discipline. “Everything I can say falls short of imagination and certainly imagination is the limit,” he said. Beyond what our eyes can see, there is a world full of possibilities. Various specialists from around the world saw this potential and began to work. “People…
Wind farms: 85% of the mass of a wind turbine can be recycled
June 10, 2022 Recycling Wind Turbine Blades: Challenges and Solutions Felipe Larraín, a researcher at the Center for Energy Transition (CENTRA) at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI), explains how wind turbine blades can be recycled or repurposed instead of being disposed of in landfills. This initiative is being monitored by CENTRA UAI, which aims to find sustainable solutions for managing decommissioned wind turbine blades, turning them…