As part of the internationalization project awarded by Miguel Torres, the second edition of the seminar “Integration of Renewable Energy into Electrical and Industrial Systems” was held on November 6 in Concepción. The event was organized by Lines 1 and 2 in collaboration with the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Concepción. The […]

The presentation of the paper “On the Control of a Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Plant under Non-Uniform Insolation” by Miguel Torres, Carlos Baier, José Silva, and José Espinoza won the award for best presentation in its session at the IEEE IECON 2014 conference, held in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., from October 29 to November 1, […]

Harvard University has opened applications for scholarships in the Sustainability Science program. The openings are exclusively for doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers, and mid-career fellows. Interested applicants must submit their applications by February 2015. Results will be announced one month later. Sustainability Science Fellowships at […]

Researchers from Yale University and the University of Connecticut examined the main motivations that lead people to install solar panels on the roofs of their homes. The study, conducted in various residential neighborhoods in a city in Connecticut, U.S., and published in the *Journal of Economic Geography*, found that the reason is none other than […]

In a column published in the newspaper *El Mostrador*—a publication in which Senator Alejandro Guillier regularly expresses his views—the chairman of the Senate Energy Committee called for improving technology, creating synergies, and pursuing a strategic long-term approach to lithium. *El Mostrador*, October 13, 2014. Alejandro Guillier: Chile after […]

The exhibition of the Eolian I solar car at the 2014 Conicyt Technology Fair—which is taking place today and tomorrow, October 7, at the Plaza de la Constitución—has been a success. Visitors, including many schoolchildren, have had the opportunity to learn more about its history, features, and range thanks to […]