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The third life of solar panels

Opinion column by Eduardo Schott, SERC Chile - UC Researcher. The solar energy boom has been key to Chile's energy transformation, but alongside this significant progress, there is a risk of becoming a graveyard of photovoltaic panels. Contamination derived from solar panel waste is an emerging challenge in […]
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Energy transition in Chile: Are decision-makers listening to science?

SERC Chile researchers, such as Rodrigo Palma-Behnke, Juan Carlos Osorio-Aravena, Lorenzo Reyes-Chamorro, and Jannik Haas, in collaboration with academics Jorge Aguilera (University of Jaén) and Christian Breyer (LUT University of Technology), question the country's energy transition policies and detail the current potential, solutions, and perspectives in this area. Are decision-makers […]
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SERC Chile researchers highlight the balance between energy transformation and the review of shortcomings in the CEN Public Accountability Report

Academics from the Solar Energy Research Center (SERC Chile) valued the technical progress presented by the National Electrical Coordinator in its 2024 Public Accountability Report, as well as the institutional readiness to address critical challenges such as the February 25th blackout. The strengthening of operational resilience, the incorporation of storage, and the digitalization of the system were […]
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Chilean publication on the development of new fast-charging technologies for electric vehicles ranks among the most read of the year internationally

SERC Chile's lead researcher, Samir Kouro, was part of the academic team in charge of the publication, recognized by the scientific publisher Wiley as one of the most consulted articles of the past year. The study proposes an innovative transformerless converter topology for fast charging of electric vehicles, which allows for cost reduction, simplification […]
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