En esta sección podrás encontrar información sobre los últimos proyectos y publicaciones del Centro de Energía UC.

In this section you can find information about the latest projects and publications of the UC Center for Energy.

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Almacenamiento de energ&iacute;a con bater&iacute;as de segunda vida para reducir costos y evitar desechos</h3>

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El proyecto consisti&oacute; en el desarrollo de una estaci&oacute;n de carga de veh&iacute;culos el&eacute;ctricos con una capacidad de 50&nbsp;kW DC, el cual cuenta con un grupo de bater&iacute;as de respaldo de segunda vida, las cuales fueron reutilizadas y obtenidas a partir de m&oacute;dulos de bater&iacute;as de bicicletas el&eacute;ctricas, computadores, entre otros equipos electr&oacute;nicos.

Dentro de los beneficios de contar con un banco de bater&iacute;as en una estaci&oacute;n de carga esta la posibilidad de lograr una mayor potencia de carga sin sobrecargar la red, aprovechar la energ&iacute;a durante las horas con menor costo de suministro (que son a medio d&iacute;a) para despu&eacute;s utilizarla cuando se requiera, dar estabilidad al sistema, entre otros beneficios.

En una primera etapa de desarrollo, el equipo se enfoc&oacute; en obtener las bater&iacute;as en desuso para posteriormente analizar sus capacidades y curvas de carga/descarga, para as&iacute; poder caracterizarlas y organizarlas seg&uacute;n su estado de &ldquo;salud&rdquo;.

Luego se integraron las bater&iacute;as en distintos m&oacute;dulos, los que finalmente se incorporaron al cargador el&eacute;ctrico. Para poder operar con bater&iacute;as de distinto tipo e integridad, el equipo debi&oacute; desarrollar un &ldquo;Battery Management System&rdquo; (BMS) altamente sofisticado, el cual permit&iacute;a operar las bater&iacute;as en conjunto a pesar de sus diferentes condiciones de funcionamiento.

Adicionalmente el sistema de carga cuenta con un inversor que permite distintos flujos de energ&iacute;a desde y hacia el veh&iacute;culo: carga del veh&iacute;culo con energ&iacute;a 100% de la red, carga del veh&iacute;culo con energ&iacute;a de la red y bater&iacute;as del cargador, entregar energ&iacute;a a la red desde el veh&iacute;culo y bater&iacute;as del cargador.

El proyecto fue desarrollado por los acad&eacute;micos&nbsp;Javier Pereda y F&eacute;lix Rojas, y&nbsp;cont&oacute; con el apoyo del Laboratorio de Conversi&oacute;n de Energ&iacute;a (PECLAB) de Ingenier&iacute;a El&eacute;ctrica UC, Andes Electronics, Emoac y Clever Group.

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Duraci&oacute;n del proyecto: 24 meses. 1/1/2021 al 31/12/2022.

Investigadores principales: Javier Pereda y F&eacute;lix Rojas.

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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Energy storage with second life batteries to reduce costs and avoid waste</h3>

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The project consisted in&nbsp;the development of an electric vehicle charging station with a capacity of 50 kW DC, which has a backup battery system made up of second-life batteries. Those&nbsp;batteries&nbsp;were reused and obtained from electric bicycle battery modules,&nbsp;computers, among other electronic equipment.

Some benefits of having a battery bank in a charging station are the possibility of achieving greater charging power without overloading the network, taking advantage of energy during the hours with the lowest supply cost (which are at noon), giving stability to the system, among other benefits.

In the first stage of development, the team focused on obtaining obsolete batteries to later analyze their capacities and charge/discharge curves,&nbsp;to characterize and organize them according to their state of &quot;health&quot;.

Then the batteries were integrated into different modules, which were finally incorporated into the electric charger. In order to operate with batteries of different types and integrity, the team had to develop a highly sophisticated &ldquo;Battery Management System&rdquo; (BMS), which allowed the batteries to operate together despite their different operating conditions.

Additionally, the charging system has an inverter that allows different energy flows to and from the vehicle: charging the vehicle with 100% energy from the network, charging the vehicle with energy from the network and batteries from the charger, delivering energy to the network from the vehicle and batteries from the charger.

The project was developed by academics Javier Pereda and F&eacute;lix Rojas, with the support of the Energy Conversion Laboratory (PECLAB) of UC Electrical Engineering, Andes Electronics, Emoac, and Clever Group.

Project duration: 24 months. 1/1/2021 to 12/31/2022.

Main researchers: Javier Pereda and F&eacute;lix Rojas.

Almacenamiento de energía con baterías de segunda vida para reducir costos y evitar desechos - 2021/2022

Energy storage with second life batteries to reduce costs and avoid waste - 2021/2022

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Captura de CO2 y su conversión en productos químicos de alto valor: una alternativa para utilizar el H2 verde de Chile</h3>&nbsp;El proyecto se centra en dos ejes principales. En primer lugar, se estudiará el uso de solventes sustentables para la captura de CO2. Estos solventes, que se espera sean biodegradables, económicos y con propiedades fisicoquímicas favorables para este proceso, requiere que sean una alternativa prometedora en cuanto a su disponibilidad y facilidad de uso.En segundo lugar, el equipo investigará la conversión del CO2 capturado en compuestos de alto valor agregado, como metanol e hidrocarburos. Este proceso se beneficiará del incremento en la producción de hidrógeno verde en Chile, ya que dichos productos se obtienen mediante la hidrogenación de CO2.&nbsp;La meta es diseñar catalizadores que optimicen las condiciones de producción de estos compuestos y mejoren las tecnologías actuales.Adicionalmente, se realizarán simulaciones de procesos, análisis técnico-económicos y análisis de ciclo de vida de los precursores y procesos involucrados, con el fin de evaluar la sustentabilidad y riesgos del proyecto.&nbsp;Estos estudios permitirán proponer opciones viables para la captura y valorización del CO2 y desarrollar un prototipo basado en los resultados experimentales y estudios realizados. Concurso: Anillo Regular de Tecnología 2024&nbsp;de la Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID).Duración del proyecto: 36 meses. Director: Roberto Canales, (PUC)Sub directora: Elodie Blanco, (PUC)Investigadores Principales: Néstor Escalona (PUC), Alejandro Karelovic y José Matías Garrido, (Universidad de Concepción) &nbsp;

<h3 style="text-align: center;">CO2 capture and its conversion into high-value chemicals: an alternative for using the green H2 from Chile</h3> The project focuses on two main axes. First, the use of sustainable solvents for CO2 capture will be studied. These solvents, which are expected to be biodegradable, economical and with favorable physicochemical properties for this process, require to be a promising alternative in terms of availability and ease of use. Second, the team will investigate the conversion of captured CO2 into high value-added compounds, such as methanol and hydrocarbons. This process will benefit from the increase in the production of green hydrogen in Chile, since these products are obtained by CO2 hydrogenation. The goal is to design catalysts that optimize the production conditions of these compounds and improve current technologies. Additionally, process simulations, technical-economic analysis and life cycle analysis of the precursors and processes involved will be carried out in order to evaluate the sustainability and risks of the project. These studies will allow proposing viable options for CO2 capture and valorization and developing a prototype based on the experimental results and studies carried out.Competition: 2024 Regular Technology Ring of the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID).Project duration:&nbsp;3 yearsDirector: Roberto Canales (PUC)Sub-Director: Elodie Blanco (PUC)Principal Investigators: Nestor Escalona (PUC), Alejandro Karelovic y José Matías Garrido, (Universidad de Concepción)

Captura de CO2 y su conversión en productos químicos de alto valor: una alternativa para utilizar el H2 verde de Chile - 2024/2027

CO2 capture and its conversion into high-value chemicals: an alternative for using the green H2 from Chile  - 2024/2027

<h3 style="margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;">Cargador R&aacute;pido de Veh&iacute;culos El&eacute;ctricos basado en m&oacute;dulos independientes de bater&iacute;as de litio de segunda vida: Tecnolog&iacute;a habilitante para la gesti&oacute;n de carga inteligente y uso flexible de la infraestructura el&eacute;ctrica</h3>

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Desarrollar y validar experimentalmente un prototipo de cargador de veh&iacute;culos el&eacute;ctricos escalable en potencia, con capacidad de almacenamiento de segunda vida, compuesto de 6 m&oacute;dulos independientes conectados mediante un bus de comunicaci&oacute;n y&nbsp;controlado mediante una formulaci&oacute;n de control predictivo distribuido en tiempo real para la carga de veh&iacute;culos el&eacute;ctricos utilizando energ&iacute;a desde la red el&eacute;ctrica, sus bater&iacute;as internas o una combinaci&oacute;n de ambas.

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Concurso IDeA I+D 2023.

Duraci&oacute;n del proyecto: 24 meses. 2023 a 2025.

Director: F&eacute;lix Rojas; Director Alterno: Javier Pereda.

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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Rapid Charger for Electric Vehicles based on independent second-life lithium battery modules: Enabling technology for smart charging management and flexible use of electrical infrastructure</h3>

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General objective: 
Develop and experimentally validate a prototype electric vehicle charger that is scalable in power, with second-life storage capacity, made up of 6 independent modules connected by a communication bus and controlled by a real-time distributed predictive control formulation for charging electric vehicles using power from the electrical grid, their internal batteries, or a combination of both.

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IDeA I+D&nbsp;2023 Contest.

Project duration: 24 months. 2023 to 2025.

Director: Felix Rojas; Alternate Director: Javier Pereda.

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Cargador Rápido de Vehículos Eléctricos basado en módulos independientes de baterías de litio de segunda vida: Tecnología habilitante para la gestión de carga inteligente y uso flexible de la infraestructura eléctrica - 2023/2025

Rapid Charger for Electric Vehicles based on independent secnd-life lithium battery modules: Enabling technology for smart charging management and flexible use of electrical infrastructure - 2023/2025

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Centro de Investigaci&oacute;n de la Energ&iacute;a Solar (SERC)</h3>

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El proyecto sostiene que la regi&oacute;n del norte de Chile (el Norte Grande) tiene un gran potencial para producir electricidad, calor y luz utilizando la energ&iacute;a solar. La aplicaci&oacute;n de soluciones fotovoltaicas y t&eacute;rmicas tambi&eacute;n parece prometedora dados los altos niveles de radiaci&oacute;n y los excepcionales &iacute;ndices de claridad de la regi&oacute;n. Estas condiciones hacen de &quot;el Norte Grande&quot; un lugar excepcional para el estudio, el desarrollo y la pr&aacute;ctica de nuevas tecnolog&iacute;as solares. Sin embargo, hay una serie de factores o barreras importantes que limitan al m&aacute;ximo el desarrollo en la regi&oacute;n y que SERC y sus investigadores est&aacute;n trabajando para superar.

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Concurso FONDAP

Duraci&oacute;n del proyecto: 36 meses. 2022 a 2025.

Director: Eduardo Schott

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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Solar Energy Research Center (SERC)</h3>

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The project holds that the northern region of Chile (el Norte Grande) has great potential to produce electricity, heat and light using solar energy. The application of photovoltaic and thermal solutions seems promising as well given the region&rsquo;s high levels of radiation and exceptional clearness indices. These conditions make &ldquo;el Norte Grande&rdquo; outstanding for the study, development and practice of new solar technologies. Thus, there are a number of important factors or barriers that restrict maximum development in the region which SERC and their researchers are working to overcome.

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FONDAP&nbsp;Contest.

Project duration: 36 months. 2022 to 2025

Director: Eduardo Schott

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Centro de Investigación de la Energía Solar (SERC) - 2022/2025

Solar Energy Research Center (SERC) - 2022/2025

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Centro Tecnol&oacute;gico de Econom&iacute;a Circular de la Macrozona Norte de Chile</h3>

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El 3 de junio de 2019 Corfo lanz&oacute; el llamado para la conformaci&oacute;n de un Centro Tecnol&oacute;gico de Econom&iacute;a Circular para la Macrozona Norte. En dicha convocatoria el CE-UC junto al Centro de Innovaci&oacute;n UC participaron activamente en la coordinaci&oacute;n de la representaci&oacute;n de la UC en las mesas de trabajo t&eacute;cnicas que se desarrollaron para la elaboraci&oacute;n de la propuesta final, en la cual se present&oacute; un consorcio conformado por 11 entidades, m&aacute;s otras 21 instituciones asociadas que participan del proyecto. Finalmente, en octubre de 2019, se adjudic&oacute; la convocatoria al consorcio liderado por el Centro de Innovaci&oacute;n para la Econom&iacute;a Circular (CIEC) de la Regi&oacute;n de Tarapac&aacute;.

El consorcio est&aacute; conformado por el Centro de Innovaci&oacute;n para la Econom&iacute;a Circular (CIEC), Universidad Arturo Prat, Universidad Antofagasta, Universidad de Atacama, Universidad Cat&oacute;lica del Norte, Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Santiago, Universidad de Tarapac&aacute;, Pontificia Universidad Cat&oacute;lica de Chile, HUB APTA y KNOW HUB, quienes deber&aacute;n constituir una persona jur&iacute;dica sin fines de lucro para poder recibir los aportes.

Para la creaci&oacute;n de este centro, el primero de econom&iacute;a circular en Sudam&eacute;rica, se pondr&aacute;n a disposici&oacute;n US$21,5 millones en 10 a&ntilde;os, de los cuales US$10 millones corresponden al acuerdo suscrito entre Corfo y Albemarle, y el resto es aportado por el Gobierno Regional, sector privado, universidades y centros, entre otros.

El objetivo del centro ser&aacute; avanzar en el desarrollo y escalamiento comercial de empresas y potenciales nuevos emprendimientos tecnol&oacute;gicos, orientados a la generaci&oacute;n de nuevos modelos de negocios y producci&oacute;n industrial bajo los conceptos de Econom&iacute;a Circular. Se busca potenciar &aacute;reas relacionadas a la energ&iacute;a solar, sales y bater&iacute;as de litio y almacenamiento de energ&iacute;a, miner&iacute;a met&aacute;lica y no met&aacute;lica.

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Technological Center for Circular Economy of the Northern Macrozone of Chile</h3>

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On June 3, 2019, Corfo launched the call for the creation of a Circular Economy Technology Center for the Northern Macrozone. In the call, the CEUC together with the UC Innovation Center actively participated in coordinating the representation of the UC in the technical work groups that were developed for the preparation of the final proposal, in which a consortium made up of 11 entities, plus another 21 associated institutions that participate in the project. Finally, in October 2019, the call was awarded to the consortium led by the Innovation Center for the Circular Economy (CIEC) of the Tarapac&aacute; Region.

The consortium is made up of the Center for Innovation for the Circular Economy (CIEC), Arturo Prat University, Antofagasta University, Atacama University, Northern Catholic University, University of Chile, University of Santiago, University of Tarapac&aacute;, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile , HUB APTA and KNOW HUB, who must constitute a non-profit legal entity in order to receive the contributions.

For the creation of this center, the first circular economy in South America, US$21.5 million will be available over 10 years, of which US$10 million corresponds to the agreement signed between Corfo and Albemarle, and the rest is contributed by the Regional Government, private sector, universities, and centers, among others.

The objective of the center will be to advance in the development and commercial scaling of companies and potential new technological ventures, oriented to the generation of new business models and industrial production under the concepts of Circular Economy. It seeks to promote areas related to solar energy, salts and lithium batteries, energy storage, and metallic and non-metallic mining.

Centro Tecnológico de Economía Circular de la Macrozona Norte de Chile - 2021

Technological Center for Circular Economy of the Northern Macrozone of Chile - 2021

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Desarrollo de tecnologías avanzadas para la producción sostenible de litio y derivados a partir de salares</h3>&nbsp;El Anillo de investigadores LiSE (Sustainable Lithium Extraction) busca desarrollar investigación científica-tecnológica que permita avanzar hacia una solución de extracción directa del Litio&nbsp;(LDE) desde salmueras basadas en desarrollos preliminares previamente patentados. La tecnología LDE permite extraer el ion litio desde la solución de manera selectiva, dejando en solución los otros iones y permitiendo retornar la salmuera al salar. De esta manera las tecnologías LDE que desarrolla el grupo LiSE busca dejar atrás métodos convencionales de evaporación en pozas que son demandantes en agua e impactos ambientales y que no permiten al país aumentar la capacidad de producción de Litio de manera sustentable.&nbsp;&nbsp; Concurso: Anillos de Investigación en Áreas Temáticas Específicas 2024Duración del proyecto: 36 meses. Director: R. Rojas.Director Alterno: D. Diaz.Investigadores Principales: A. Videla, A. Leiva, C. Núñez.Investigadores Asociados: D. Ortega, V. Villalobos. &nbsp;

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Development of advanced technologies for sustainable production of lithium salts and derivatives from salt flats in Chile</h3>&nbsp;The LiSE (Sustainable Lithium Extraction) research ring seeks to develop scientific-technological research to advance towards a direct lithium extraction solution (LDE) from brines based on previously patented preliminary developments. The LDE technology allows to extract the lithium ion from the solution in a selective way, leaving the other ions in solution and allowing to return the brine to the brine. In this way the LDE technologies developed by the LiSE group seeks to leave behind conventional methods of evaporation in wells that are demanding in water and environmental impacts and that do not allow the country to increase the capacity of lithium production in a sustainable way.&nbsp;Competition: Research Rings in Specific Thematic Areas 2024.Project duration: 36 months Director: R. Rojas. Director Alterno: D. Diaz. Investigadores Principales: A. Videla, A. Leiva, C. Núñez. Investigadores Asociados: D. Ortega, V. Villalobos.

Desarrollo de tecnologías avanzadas para la producción sostenible de litio y derivados a partir de salares en Chile - 2024/2027

Development of advanced technologies for sustainable production of lithium salts and derivatives from salt flats in Chile - 2024/2027

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Desarrollo de Tecnologías Seguras para Baterías de Ion Litio en Minería Subterránea</h3>&nbsp;La electrificación de la operación minera subterránea significa un importante desafío respecto de la seguridad. Las baterías de iones de litio (LIBs), que sustentan gran parte de dicha electrificación, pueden entrar en fuga térmica como consecuencia de una sobre exigencia o falla mecánica, eléctrica o térmica. Esta fuga térmica puede eventualmente resultar en la expulsión y posterior encendido de componentes químicos desde el interior de la batería, eventualmente seguido de la propagación del incendio a otros elementos combustibles y la generación de un gran volumen de material particulado y gases tóxicos.Las características especiales de los incendios de LIBs requieren un replanteamiento de la estrategia de protección y consecuentemente de las normativas de seguridad que aplican en la minería. Para abordar este tema, es fundamental comprender a fondo la dinámica de los incendios en LIBs de gran tamaño, como las utilizadas en la industria minera. Esto implica revisar las mejores prácticas de seguridad y analizar cómo se propaga el fuego a otros componentes combustibles de los vehículos, como los aceites hidráulicos, lubricantes, neumáticos y plásticos.En este proyecto se propone desarrollar tecnologías que habiliten el uso seguro de baterías de iones de litio en la minería subterránea. Esto va desde el levantamiento de información existente respecto de temas relevantes, actualizaciones de protocolos de seguridad, a la creación de herramientas numéricas para evaluar riesgos asociados al uso de baterías de iones de litio en minería subterránea. El objetivo del proyecto es, por un lado, apoyar operativamente la implementación de la electrificación de la operación minera subterránea, y por otro, crear capacidades para realizar investigación científica relacionada a la seguridad del uso de LiBs en minería subterránea que permita proponer soluciones a largo plazo.Director: Wolfram JahnDuración: 18 meses

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Development of Safe Technologies for Lithium Ion Batteries in Underground Mining&nbsp;</h3>&nbsp;The electrification of the subway mining operation presents a significant safety challenge. The lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), which support much of this electrification, can go into thermal runaway as a result of mechanical, electrical or thermal over-demand or failure. This thermal runaway can eventually result in the ejection and subsequent ignition of chemical components from within the battery, eventually followed by the spread of the fire to other combustible elements and the generation of a large volume of particulate matter and toxic gases. The special characteristics of LIB fires require a rethinking of the protection strategy and consequently of the safety regulations that apply in mining. To address this issue, it is essential to thoroughly understand the dynamics of fires in large LIBs, such as those used in the mining industry. This involves reviewing best safety practices and analyzing how fire spreads to other combustible vehicle components such as hydraulic oils, lubricants, tires and plastics. This project proposes to develop technologies that enable the safe use of lithium-ion batteries in subway mining. This ranges from gathering existing information on relevant issues, updating safety protocols, to the creation of numerical tools to assess risks associated with the use of lithium-ion batteries in subway mining. The objective of the project is, on the one hand, to support operationally the implementation of the electrification of the subway mining operation, and on the other hand, to create capacities to carry out scientific research related to the safety of the use of LiBs in subway mining that will allow proposing long-term solutions. Director: Wolfram Jahn Duration: 18 months

Desarrollo de Tecnologías Seguras para Baterías de Ion Litio en Minería Subterránea - 2024/2025

Development of Safe Technologies for Lithium Ion Batteries in Underground Mining - 2024 /2025

<h3 style="margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;">Desarrollo de una plataforma de an&aacute;lisis integrado para la planificaci&oacute;n estrat&eacute;gica de largo plazo del sistema el&eacute;ctrico nacional&nbsp;</h3>

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El Sistema El&eacute;ctrico Nacional (SEN) enfrenta grandes desaf&iacute;os en el largo plazo, lo que impone la necesidad de contar con una herramienta que permita realizar su planificaci&oacute;n estrat&eacute;gica de largo plazo considerando los diferentes impactos del fen&oacute;meno del Cambio Clim&aacute;tico (CC) y de las nuevas tecnolog&iacute;as disruptivas que lo afectar&aacute;n en el futuro.

Esta necesidad surge porque actualmente la planificaci&oacute;n de largo plazo, por una parte, solo considera algunos elementos asociados a los impactos del CC, no incluyendo aspectos como el efecto sobre la capacidad de transmisi&oacute;n de las l&iacute;neas el&eacute;ctricas y sobre la capacidad de generaci&oacute;n hidroel&eacute;ctrica, solar y e&oacute;lica, entre otros. Por otra parte, no incluye en detalle el impacto sobre el SEN de una penetraci&oacute;n masiva de nuevas tecnolog&iacute;as que presentan grandes oportunidades para Chile, tales como la electromovilidad, la generaci&oacute;n distribuida de energ&iacute;as renovables, el almacenamiento de energ&iacute;a el&eacute;ctrica y la producci&oacute;n de hidr&oacute;geno verde.

Para dar respuesta a esta necesidad, este proyecto busca como objetivo general &ldquo;Desarrollar una plataforma de an&aacute;lisis integrado y modularizado para la planificaci&oacute;n estrat&eacute;gica de largo plazo de la expansi&oacute;n del sistema el&eacute;ctrico nacional, considerando los impactos del cambio clim&aacute;tico sobre sus principales elementos y facilitando el an&aacute;lisis de la incorporaci&oacute;n de la electromovilidad, el almacenamiento, la generaci&oacute;n distribuida de energ&iacute;as renovables y la producci&oacute;n de hidr&oacute;geno verde sobre esta planificaci&oacute;n.&rdquo;

Esta plataforma computacional ser&aacute; desarrollada de manera modular e integrar&aacute; las siguientes componentes:

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	<li style="text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 11px;">Un m&oacute;dulo con el modelo optimizador de la expansi&oacute;n y operaci&oacute;n de la generaci&oacute;n y transmisi&oacute;n el&eacute;ctrica del SEN que integra m&oacute;dulos de estimaciones de los impactos del CC y de las tecnolog&iacute;as disruptivas.</li>
	<li style="text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 11px;">M&oacute;dulos individuales de proyecci&oacute;n de la magnitud de los efectos a largo plazo de diferentes impactos del CC en el SEN, incluidos, entre otros, el impacto de la temperatura sobre la capacidad de transporte de las l&iacute;neas de transmisi&oacute;n y sobre la infraestructura de combustibles (especialmente GNL).</li>
	<li style="text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 11px;">M&oacute;dulos individuales de proyecci&oacute;n de la evoluci&oacute;n de las tecnolog&iacute;as disruptivas y su impacto en el SEN.</li>
	<li style="text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 11px;">Un m&oacute;dulo de an&aacute;lisis de robustez de los resultados obtenidos.</li>
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La plataforma propuesta facilitar&aacute; la incorporaci&oacute;n de nuevos elementos que se espera afecten significativamente el mercado el&eacute;ctrico en el mediano y largo plazo, permitir&aacute; analizar los diferentes escenarios posibles de disrupci&oacute;n tecnol&oacute;gica que impacten al SEN y facilitar&aacute; la incorporaci&oacute;n de los impactos del CC sobre sus principales elementos. As&iacute;, se espera aprovechar la oportunidad de desarrollar una herramienta que permita satisfacer la necesidad que enfrenta el SEN de realizar una planificaci&oacute;n &oacute;ptima de largo plazo (de m&iacute;nimo costo), que considere no s&oacute;lo diferentes escenarios de desarrollo tecnol&oacute;gico, sino tambi&eacute;n el contexto de las amenazas que conllevan para el SEN el fen&oacute;meno del CC. Finalmente, esta plataforma permitir&aacute; hacer diversos an&aacute;lisis de pol&iacute;tica energ&eacute;tica como el fomento a la incorporaci&oacute;n de la cadena de suministro de hidr&oacute;geno verde o diversas medidas de mitigaci&oacute;n del CC.

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Duraci&oacute;n del proyecto: 24 meses. 1/1/2022&nbsp;al 31/12/2023.

Director: Enzo Sauma; Directora Alterna: Sonia Vera.

Otros investigadores: Margarita Castro, Francisca Jalil, Andr&eacute;s Pereira y Francisco Manr&iacute;quez.

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Development of an integrated analysis platform for long-term strategic planning of the national electricity system</h3>

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The National Electric System (SEN) faces great challenges in the long term, which imposes the need to have a tool that allows carrying out its long-term strategic planning considering the different impacts of the phenomenon of Climate Change and the new disruptive technologies that will affect it in the future.

This need arises because currently long-term planning, on the one hand, only considers some elements associated with the impacts of Climate Change, not including aspects such as the effect on the transmission capacity of power lines and on the capacity for hydroelectric, solar, and wind, among others. On the other hand, it does not include in detail the impact on the SEN of a massive penetration of new technologies that present great opportunities for Chile, such as electromobility, distributed generation of renewable energies, electric energy storage, and the production of green hydrogen.

To respond to this need, this project seeks as a general objective &quot;Develop an integrated and modularized analysis platform for long-term strategic planning of the expansion of the national electrical system, considering the impacts of climate change on its main elements and facilitating the analysis of the incorporation of electromobility, storage, distributed generation of renewable energies and the production of green hydrogen .&rdquo;

This computing platform will be developed in a modular way and will integrate the following components:

<ul>
	<li style="text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 11px;">A module with the SEN&#39;s optimization model for the expansion and operation of electricity generation and transmission that integrates modules for estimating the impacts of Climate Change and disruptive technologies.</li>
	<li style="text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 11px;">Individual projection modules of the magnitude of the long-term effects of different Climate Change impacts on the SEN, including, among others, the impact of temperature on the transmission capacity of transmission lines and on fuel infrastructure (especially LNG).</li>
	<li style="text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 11px;">Individual projection modules of the evolution of disruptive technologies and their impact on the SEN.</li>
	<li style="text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 11px;">A robustness analysis module of the results obtained.</li>
</ul>

The proposed platform will facilitate the incorporation of new elements that are expected to significantly affect the electricity market in the medium and long term, will allow the analysis of the different possible scenarios of technological disruption that impact the SEN, and will facilitate the incorporation of the impacts of Climate Change on its main elements. Thus, it is expected to take advantage of the opportunity to develop a tool that allows satisfying the need faced by the SEN to carry out optimal long-term planning (minimum cost), which considers not only different scenarios of technological development but also the context of the threats that the Climate Change phenomenon entails for the SEN. Finally, this platform will allow various energy policy analyses such as promoting the incorporation of the green hydrogen supply chain or various Climate Change mitigation measures.

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Project duration: 24 months.&nbsp;1/1/2022 to&nbsp;31/12/2023.

Director: Enzo Sauma; Alternate Director: Sonia Vera.

Other researchers: Margarita Castro, Francisca Jalil, Andr&eacute;s Pereira and Francisco Manr&iacute;quez.

Desarrollo de una plataforma de análisis integrado para la planificación estratégica de largo plazo del sistema eléctrico nacional - 2022/2023

Development of an integrated analysis platform for long-term strategic planning of the national electricity system - 2022/2023 

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Desarrollo de un nuevo sistema de Ciclo Integrado alimentado por residuos orgánicos e Hidrogeno Renovable, con capacidad trial de producción de syngas estandarizado para e-fuels, generación de electricidad y disponibilización de agua potable</h3>&nbsp;La iniciativa es liderada por Consulting &amp; Energy, con la participación de otros organismos clave, entre los que se encuentran:<ul><li>Centro de Innovación UC: encargado de la contractualización del acuerdo y gestión de Propiedad Intelectual.</li><li>Centro de Energía UC: bajo la dirección del investigador Néstor Escalona, liderará el desarrollo de procesos y tecnologías para la obtención de gas de síntesis a partir de residuos.</li></ul>En un esfuerzo por avanzar hacia una transición energética más sostenible, el proyecto busca desarrollar un nuevo sistema de Ciclo Integrado alimentado por residuos alimenticios, domiciliarios y contaminantes industriales, con la capacidad de producir syngas estandarizado para e-fuels, generar electricidad y disponibilizar agua potable.Para alcanzar estos objetivos, se implementará un gasificador de tornillo, con el fin de transformar residuos ricos en carbono en gas de síntesis. Este gas podrá ser utilizado en la producción de combustibles líquidos sostenibles, como metanol e hidrocarburos, mediante el proceso de Fischer-Tropsch.Además, el proyecto contempla la integración de un sistema que optimiza la reutilización de vapor de agua, promoviendo así un impacto positivo en la comunidad y fomentando un modelo de economía circular.<h3> </h3>Concurso: Innova Alta Tecnología, CORFO.Duración del proyecto: 24 meses.Ubicación: Región de Magallanes. &nbsp;

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Development of a new Integrated Cycle System powered by organic waste and Renewable Hydrogen, with trial capacity for the production of standardized syngas for e-fuels, electricity generation and drinkable water availability</h3>&nbsp;The initiative is led by Consulting &amp; Energy, with the participation of other key organizations, among which are:UC Innovation Center: in charge of the contractualization of the agreement and management of Intellectual Property.UC Energy Center: under the direction of researcher Néstor Escalona, will lead the development of processes and technologies for obtaining synthesis gas from waste.In an effort to move towards a more sustainable energy transition, the project seeks to develop a new Integrated Cycle system fueled by food, household and industrial wastes, with the capacity to produce standardized syngas for e-fuels, generate electricity and make potable water available.To achieve these objectives, a screw gasifier will be implemented to transform carbon-rich waste into syngas. This gas can be used in the production of sustainable liquid fuels, such as methanol and hydrocarbons, through the Fischer-Tropsch process.In addition, the project contemplates the integration of a system that optimizes the reuse of water vapor, thus promoting a positive impact on the community and fostering a circular economy model. Contest: Innova Alta Tecnología, CORFO.Project duration: 24 months.Location: Magallanes Region.

Desarrollo de un nuevo sistema de Ciclo Integrado alimentado por residuos orgánicos e Hidrogeno Renovable - 2025/2026

Development of a new Integrated Cycle System powered by organic waste and Renewable Hydrogen - 2025/2026

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Desarrollo de un Sistema de Combusti&oacute;n Dual Hidr&oacute;geno Di&eacute;sel para Camiones de Extracci&oacute;n Mineros (CAEX)&nbsp;</h3>

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Durante el a&ntilde;o 2017, Corfo abri&oacute; un llamado para la conformaci&oacute;n de un consorcio tecnol&oacute;gico para la industrializaci&oacute;n de soluciones que viabilicen la transformaci&oacute;n de la operaci&oacute;n convencional de los camiones de extracci&oacute;n mineros (CAEX) hacia una combusti&oacute;n interna dual de mezclas de hidr&oacute;geno y di&eacute;sel (H2ICE).

En dicha convocatoria, el Centro de Energ&iacute;a UC particip&oacute; activamente en la elaboraci&oacute;n de la propuesta mediante la vinculaci&oacute;n de acad&eacute;micos miembros de distintas disciplinas, espec&iacute;ficamente de las Facultades de Qu&iacute;mica y Farmacias e Ingenier&iacute;a. Este llamado se lo adjudic&oacute; el consorcio liderado por Alset Global, GmbH, la Pontificia Universidad Cat&oacute;lica de Chile, CAP, Anglo American, BHP Billiton, y la Universidad de Santiago de Chile.

Este consorcio inici&oacute; sus actividades en septiembre de 2018 y la duraci&oacute;n esperada es de cuatro a&ntilde;os.

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Development of a Dual Hydrogen Diesel Combustion System for Mining Extraction Trucks&nbsp;</h3>

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In 2017, Corfo launched a call for the formation of a technological consortium for the industrialization of solutions that make possible the transformation of the conventional operation of mining extraction trucks towards dual internal combustion of hydrogen and diesel mixtures ( H2ICE).

In the said call, the UC Energy Center actively participated in the preparation of the proposal by linking academic members from different disciplines, specifically from the Faculties of Chemistry and Pharmacy, and Engineering. This call was awarded to the consortium led by Alset Global, GmbH, the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, CAP, Anglo American, BHP Billiton, and the University of Santiago de Chile.

This consortium began its activities in September 2018 and the expected duration is four years.

Desarrollo de un Sistema de Combustión Dual Hidrógeno Diésel para Camiones de Extracción Mineros (CAEX) - 2018/2022 

Development of a Dual Hydrogen Diesel Combustion System for Mining Extraction Trucks - 2018/2022  

<h3 style="text-align: center;">EULAC FOR ENERGY TRANSITION</h3>

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La iniciativa es liderada por la Organizaci&oacute;n de Estados Iberoamericanos, y en ella participan otros 10 organismos de Iberoam&eacute;rica, entre los que se encuentran:

-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;European Solar Research Infrastructure for Concentrated Solar Power (EU-SOLARIS) 
-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;e-Science European Research Infrastructure for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research 
-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient&iacute;ficas (CSIC) 
-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Instituto Polit&eacute;cnico de Set&uacute;bal 
-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; INESC TEC - Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores 
-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Tecnol&oacute;gico Nacional de M&eacute;xico 
-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Universidad Nacional de General San Mart&iacute;n&nbsp; 
-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Fundaci&oacute;n Centro de Alta Tecnolog&iacute;a (FunCeNAT)&nbsp; 
-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Universidad Nacional del Nordeste

El proyecto tiene por objetivo el fortalecer la cooperaci&oacute;n entre la Uni&oacute;n Europea y las infraestructuras de investigaci&oacute;n de Am&eacute;rica Latina y el Caribe para abordar un desaf&iacute;o com&uacute;n: c&oacute;mo lograr una transici&oacute;n energ&eacute;tica limpia, sostenible y justa.&nbsp;

Esta iniciativa persigue su objetivo mediante el intercambio, generaci&oacute;n y transferencia de conocimiento entre entidades desde un enfoque multidisciplinario (tecnol&oacute;gico, ambiental, social) y mediante el apoyo al desarrollo de pol&iacute;ticas p&uacute;blicas y marcos regulatorios hacia la neutralidad clim&aacute;tica.

En espec&iacute;fico, el CEUC participar&aacute; en la elaboraci&oacute;n de un reporte sobre la mejor estrategia para desarrollar la extracci&oacute;n de Litio en el Tri&aacute;ngulo del Litio de LAC (Chile, Bolivia, Argentina), teniendo en cuenta las alternativas tecnol&oacute;gicas, el impacto social y ambiental. Adem&aacute;s, llevar&aacute; a cabo movilizaciones de investigadores de la PUC a infraestructuras de investigaci&oacute;n europeas, donde participar&aacute;n en distintas instancias de discusi&oacute;n y se compartir&aacute;n conocimientos.

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Concurso: HORIZON-INFRA-2023.

Duraci&oacute;n del proyecto: 24 meses.

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<h3 style="text-align: center;">EULAC FOR ENERGY TRANSITION</h3>

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The initiative is led by the Organization of Ibero-American States, and 10 other Ibero-American organizations participate in it, among which are:

-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;European Solar Research Infrastructure for Concentrated Solar Power (EU-SOLARIS) 
-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;e-Science European Research Infrastructure for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research 
-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient&iacute;ficas (CSIC) 
-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Instituto Polit&eacute;cnico de Set&uacute;bal 
-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; INESC TEC - Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores 
-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Tecnol&oacute;gico Nacional de M&eacute;xico 
-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Universidad Nacional de General San Mart&iacute;n&nbsp; 
-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Fundaci&oacute;n Centro de Alta Tecnolog&iacute;a (FunCeNAT)&nbsp; 
-&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Universidad Nacional del Nordeste

The project aims to strengthen cooperation between the European Union and the research infrastructures of Latin America and the Caribbean to address a common challenge: how to achieve a clean, sustainable, and fair energy transition.

This initiative pursues its objective through the exchange, generation, and transfer of knowledge between entities from a multidisciplinary approach (technological, environmental, social) and by supporting the development of public policies and regulatory frameworks toward&nbsp;climate neutrality.

Specifically, the CEUC will participate in the preparation of a report about the best strategy to develop lithium extraction in the LAC Lithium Triangle (Chile, Bolivia, Argentina), taking into account technological alternatives, social, and environmental impact. In addition, it will carry out mobilizations of PUC researchers to European research infrastructures, where they will participate in different instances of discussion.

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Contest: HORIZON-INFRA-2023.

Project duration: 24&nbsp;months.

EULAC FOR ENERGY TRANSITION - 2024/2025

<h3 style="margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;">Instituto Milenio MIGA - 2024/2034</h3>

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MIGA busca contribuir a la generaci&oacute;n de conocimiento y tecnolog&iacute;a en temas relacionados con la producci&oacute;n sostenible y el uso del amon&iacute;aco como vector energ&eacute;tico, en el contexto del cambio clim&aacute;tico mundial que se est&aacute; enfrentando. Su misi&oacute;n es contribuir a la sociedad mediante el desarrollo tecnol&oacute;gico de vectores energ&eacute;ticos renovables, la realizaci&oacute;n de investigaci&oacute;n b&aacute;sica y aplicada, la innovaci&oacute;n, la transferencia de tecnolog&iacute;a, el apoyo a las pol&iacute;ticas p&uacute;blicas y la formaci&oacute;n de capital humano altamente cualificado.

Concurso: Iniciativa Cient&iacute;fica Milenio, un programa de la Agencia Nacional de Investigaci&oacute;n y Desarrollo (ANID), perteneciente al Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnolog&iacute;a, Conocimiento e Innovaci&oacute;n de Chile.

Duraci&oacute;n del proyecto: 10 a&ntilde;os

Directores: Mauricio Isaacs&nbsp;y Enzo Sauma

<big>MIGA Millennium Institute - 2024/2034</big>

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MIGA seeks to contribute to the generation of knowledge and technology on issues related to the sustainable production and use of ammonia as an energy vector, in the context of the global climate change that is being faced. Its mission is to contribute to society through the technological development of renewable energy vectors, basic and applied research, innovation, technology transfer, support to public policies and the formation of highly qualified human capital.

Competition: Millennium Science Initiative, a program of the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID), part of Chile&#39;s Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation.

Project duration: 10 years

Directors: Mauricio Isaacs and Enzo Sauma

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Instituto Milenio MIGA - 2022/2032

MIGA Millennium Institute - 2024/2034

<h3 style="margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;">Mujeres y sus actitudes hacia la electromovilidad en ciudades (ELECTRA)</h3>

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Objetivo General:&nbsp;

El proyecto de investigaci&oacute;n busca aportar en los esfuerzos de Chile para lograr la carbono neutralidad en 2050, lo que requiere una transici&oacute;n energ&eacute;tica justa pero con equidad de g&eacute;nero. El transporte es responsable del 25% de las emisiones de GEI y en su reducci&oacute;n se est&aacute; promoviendo fuertemente la electromovilidad, con pol&iacute;ticas que apuntan a reemplazar el transporte p&uacute;blico y los autom&oacute;viles particulares por veh&iacute;culos el&eacute;ctricos. Sin embargo, es importante remarcar la necesidad de considerar las implicaciones de g&eacute;nero en la transici&oacute;n hacia la electromovilidad, ya que los sectores de transporte y energ&iacute;a son altamente masculinizados y existe una brecha importante de g&eacute;nero en la adopci&oacute;n y participaci&oacute;n en electromovilidad.

El proyecto tiene como objetivo destacar la importancia de considerar la actitud de las mujeres en edad activa y ocupadas hacia la electromovilidad, a partir del uso de modos de transporte el&eacute;ctrico y la necesidad de pol&iacute;ticas p&uacute;blicas inclusivas que aborden la desigualdad socioecon&oacute;mica y que tambi&eacute;n promuevan una movilidad sostenible que incluya transporte p&uacute;blico y tambi&eacute;n la micro electromovilidad.

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Concurso: Investigaci&oacute;n Interdisciplinaria 2023 &ndash; Tem&aacute;tica en Equidad de G&eacute;nero.

Duraci&oacute;n del proyecto: 12 meses.

Directora: Carolina Rojas.

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Women and their attitudes towards electromobility in cities (ELECTRA)</h3>

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General objective:

The research project seeks to contribute to Chile&#39;s efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, which requires a fair energy transition but with gender equity. Transport is responsible for 25% of GHG emissions and electromobility is being strongly promoted in its reduction, with policies that aim to replace public transport and private cars with electric vehicles. However, it is important to highlight the need to consider the gender implications in the transition towards electromobility, since the transport and energy sectors are highly masculinized and there is a significant gender gap in the adoption and participation in electromobility.

The project aims to highlight the importance of considering the attitude of women of active and employed age towards electromobility, based on the use of electric modes of transport and the need for inclusive public policies that address socioeconomic inequality and that also promote sustainable mobility that includes public transport and also micro electromobility.

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Contest: Interdisciplinary Research 2023 &ndash; Gender Equity Theme.

Project duration: 12&nbsp;months.

Director: Carolina Rojas.

Mujeres y sus actitudes hacia la electromovilidad en ciudades (ELECTRA) - 2023

Women and their attitudes towards electromobility in cities (ELECTRA) - 2023

Un convertidor de potencia para casas totalmente eléctricas: un servicio integral de electricidad para el hogar

A power converter for full-electric houses: a comprehensive home electricity service

Proyectos

Projects

Separador

G. Neculqueo, F. A. Angel

8-hydroxyquinolinato lithium nano-interlayer in tandem OPV devices

Journal of Materials Science

Benjamin Hassi, Tomás Reyes y Enzo Sauma

A compound Real Options approach for determining the optimal investment path for RPV-Storage systems

The Energy Journal

Verichev, K., Zamorano, M., Fuentes-Sepúlveda, A., Cárdenas, N., &amp; Carpio, M.

Adaptation and mitigation to climate change of envelope wall thermal insulation of residential buildings in a temperate oceanic climate

Energy and Buildings

Rojas, F; Cardenas, R; Clare, J; Diaz, M; Pereda, J; Kennel, R

A Design Methodology of Multiresonant Controllers for High Performance 400 Hz Ground Power Units

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS

Diego González, Cesar Pazo-Carballo, Esteban Camú, Yoan Hidalgo-Rosa, Ximena Zarate, Néstor Escalona, Eduardo Schott

Adsorption properties of M-UiO-66 (M = Zr(iv); Hf(iv) or Ce(iv)) with BDC or PDC linkerAdsorption properties of M-UiO-66 (M = Zr(iv); Hf(iv) or Ce(iv)) with BDC or PDC linker

DALTON TRANSACTIONSDALTON TRANSACTIONS

Diego Pazo González, César Carballo, Esteban Camu, Yoan Hidalgo Rosa, Ximena Zarate, Nestor Escalona, Eduardo Schott

Adsorption properties of M-UiO-66 (M = Zr(<sc>iv</sc>); Hf(<sc>iv</sc>) or Ce(<sc>iv</sc>)) with BDC or PDC linker

DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Matheus F Zambroni de Souza, Claudio A Cañizares, Kankar Bhattacharya, Alvaro Lorca

Affine policies and principal components analysis for self-scheduling in CAES facilities

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Samuel Córdova, Álvaro Lorca, Daniel E Olivares

Aggregate modeling of thermostatically controlled loads for microgrid energy management systems

IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid

Salgado, M., Negrete-Pincetic, M., Lorca, Á., y Olivares, D.

A low-complexity decision model for home energy management systems

APPLIED ENERGY

Verastegui, F; Lorca, A; Olivares, DE; Negrete-Pincetic, M; Gazmuri, P

An Adaptive Robust Optimization Model for Power Systems Planning With Operational Uncertainty

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER SYSTEMS

Vera, S; Pinto, C; Tabares-Velasco, PC; Molina, G; Flamant, G; Bustamante, W; Pianella, A; Kincaid, N

Analysis and comparison of two vegetative roof heat and mass transfer models in three different climates

ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Segovia,A. Valentina; Cardemil, Jose Miguel; Sancy, Mamie; Escobar, Rodrigo

Analysis of copper slag from a Chilean foundry for application as filler material in thermal energy storage systems

" JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE"

Juan Carlos Muñoz, Enzo Sauma, Francisco Muñoz y Rodrigo Moreno

Analysis of generation investments under price controls in cross-border trade of electricity

Energy Economics

Tori, F., Bustamante, W., &amp; Vera, S.

Analysis of Net Zero Energy Buildings public policies at the residential building sector: A comparison between Chile and selected countries

Energy Policy

Cordova, S; Rudnick, H; Lorca, A; Martinez, V

An Efficient Forecasting-Optimization Scheme for the Intraday Unit Commitment Process Under Significant Wind and Solar Power

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

Joaquín Lazo, Gerson Aguirre, David Watts

AN IMPACT STUDY OF COVID-19 ON THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR: A COMPREHENSIVE LITERATURE REVIEW AND IBERO-AMERICAN SURVEY

Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews

Rodrigo Cuzmar;&nbsp;Andrés Mora;&nbsp;Javier Pereda;&nbsp;Ricardo Aguilera

An Improved Reference Generator Based on MPC of Circulating Currents and Common-Mode Voltage for Modular Multilevel Matrix Converters

Aldo Rojas, Úrsula Steinfort, Sergio Vera

A novel stomatal resistance equation for modeling heat and mass transfer of extensive vegetative roofs

URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Ma. del Rosario Moreno-Virgen, Blanca Paloma Escalera-Velasco, Hilda Elizabeth Reynel-Ávila, Herson Antonio González-Ponce, Alvaro Rodrigo Videla-Leiva, Arturo Ignacio Morandé-Thompson, Marco Ludovico-Marques, Noemi Sogari and Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet

An Overview of Applications, Toxicology and Separation Methods of Lithium

minerals (Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Rafael E. López-Guerrero, Sergio Vera, Manuel Carpio

A quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the sustainability of industrialised building systems: A bibliographic review and analysis of case studies

Fuentes, Francisco; Pailahueque, Nicolas; Muñoz, Ivan; Escobar, Rodrigo; Cardemil, Jose M.

Assessing the integration of solar process heat in the dairy industry: A case study in Chile

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS

Starke, A. R., Cardemil, J. M., Bonini, V. R., Escobar, R., Castro-Quijada, M., &amp; Videla, Á.

2024

Assessing the performance of novel molten salt mixtures on CSP applications

C. Pineda, J. Pereda, F. Rojas, C. Cerda, X. Zhang and A. J. Watson

Asymmetrical Triangular Current Mode (ATCM) for Bidirectional High Step Ratio Modular Multilevel Dc–Dc Converter

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Churkin, A; Pozo, D; Bialek, J; Korgin, N; Sauma, E

Can cross-border transmission expansion lead to fair and stable cooperation? Northeast Asia case analysis

ENERGY ECONOMICS

Yazmin Arellano, César Pazo,Vanesa Roa; Yoan Hidalgo Rosa; Ximena Zarate; Jaime Llanos; Nestor Escalona; Eduardo Schott

Catalytic evaluation of MOF-808 with metallic centers of Zr(IV), Hf(IV) and Ce(IV) in the acetalization of benzaldehyde with methanol

Guzmán, D., Isaacs, M., Tsukuda, T., Yamazoe, S., Takahata, R., Schrebler, R., Burgos, A., Osorio-Román, I., &amp; Castillo, F.

CdTe quantum dots modified electrodes ITO-(Polycation/QDs) for carbon dioxide reduction to methanol

Applied Surface Science

Nandis Fiallos , Sergio Acuña, Diana Correa-Otero, Matías Venegas-Toloza, Tatiana Beldarrain, Josefina Burgos, Francisca Fuentes, Francisco Bustamante, Girlenne Christiansen, Vanesa Roa, Eduardo Schott, Julio Alarcón-Enos, Edgar Pastene-Navarrete

Centrifugal Partition Chromatography Is a Powerful Tool for the Isolation of Antibiofilm Quantum Carbon Dots Synthesized by Hydrothermal Treatment of Avocado Peels

MOLECULES

Lorca, Á., Favereau, M., y Olivares, D. (2020)

Challenges in the management of hydroelectric generation in power system operations

Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports

Milena González-Castillo, Paula Navarrete, Tomás Tapia, Álvaro Lorca, Daniel Olivares, Matías Negrete-Pincetic

Cleaning scheduling in photovoltaic solar farms with deterministic and stochastic optimization

Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks

Fabián Fuentes, Enzo Sauma y Adriaan Hendrik van der Weijde

Community energy projects in the context of generation and transmission expansion planning

Hernández, C., Cerda, M., Alois, S., Lorca, A.

Comparison between Concentrated Solar Power and Gas-Based Generation in Terms of Economic and Flexibility-Related Aspects in Chile

Energies

Simsek, Y., Sahin, H., Lorca, Á., Santika, WG, Urmee, T., &amp; Escobar, R.&nbsp;

Comparison of energy scenario alternatives for Chile: Towards low-carbon energy transition by 2030

Energy

Wolde, I., Cardemil, J. M., &amp; Escobar, R.

Compatibility assessment of thermal energy storage integration into industrial heat supply and recovery systems

Journal of Cleaner Production

F. A. Angel, M. B. Camarada, I. A. Jessop

Computational chemistry advances on benzodithiophene-based organic photovoltaic materials

Critical Reviews in Solid State Materials Sciences

Rodrigo Cuzmar; Andrés Montenegro; Andrés Mora; Javier Pereda; Ricardo Aguilera

Constrained MPC for Intercluster Energy Control of Modular Multilevel Matrix Converters

Mauricio García, Sergio Vera, Fabien Rouault, Jorge Gironás, Waldo Bustamante

Cooling potential of greenery systems for a stand-alone retail building under semiarid and humid subtropical climates

Valenzuela, C; Mata-Torres, C; Cardemil, JM; Escobar, RA

CSP plus PV hybrid solar plants for power and water cogeneration in northern Chile

SOLAR ENERGY

Patino-Camelo, K; Diaz-Uribe, C; Gallego-Cartagena, E; Vallejo, W; Martinez, V; Quinones, C; Hurtado, M; Schott, E

Cyanobacterial Biomass Pigments as Natural Sensitizer for TiO2 Thin Films

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHOTOENERGY

Saona, Luis A., Jessica L. Campo-Giraldo, Giovanna Anziani-Ostuni, Nicolás Órdenes-Aenishanslins, Felipe A. Venegas, María F. Giordana, Carlos Díaz, Mauricio Isaacs, Denisse Bravo, and José M. Pérez-Donoso

Cysteine-Mediated Green Synthesis of Copper Sulphide Nanoparticles: Biocompatibility Studies and Characterization as Counter Electrodes

Nanomaterials 

Alfredo Oneto, Álvaro Lorca, Elisa Ferrario, Alan Poulos, Juan Carlos De La Llera, Matías Negrete-Pincetic

Data-driven optimization for seismic-resilient power network planning 

COMPUTERS & OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Data-driven optimization for seismic-resilient power network planning *

COMPUTERS & OPERATIONS RESEARCHCOMPUTERS & OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Villegas-Escobar, N; Poater, A; Sola, M; Schaefer, HF; Toro-Labbe, A

Decomposition of the electronic activity in competing [5,6] and [6,6] cycloaddition reactions between C-60 and cyclopentadiene

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Rodrigo Aguilar; Luca Tarisciotti; Javier Pereda

Design, Analysis, and Experimental Verification of Arm Link Enhanced Modular Multilevel Converter

IEEE JOURNAL OF EMERGING AND SELECTED TOPICS IN POWER ELECTRONICS

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