Within the framework of the internationalization project awarded to Miguel Torres, the second edition of the seminar “Integration of Renewable Energies into Power and Industrial Systems” was held in Concepción on November 6, organized by Research Lines 1 and 2 in conjunction 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 the best presentation of its session at the IEEE IECON 2014 conference, held in Dallas, Texas, USA, from October 29 to November 01, […]

Harvard University has opened applications for a fellowship in the Sustainability Science program. The positions are exclusively for PhD, postdoctoral, and mid-career fellowships. Interested parties must complete their application before February 2015. Results will be delivered one month later. Sustainability Science Fellowships at […]

Researchers from Yale and Connecticut universities examined the main motivations that lead people to install solar panels on their home roofs. The study, conducted in various residential areas of the city of Connecticut, USA, 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 medium in which Senator Alejandro Guillier continuously expresses his opinions—the president of the Senate Energy Commission called for improving technology, creating synergies, and seeking a strategic future approach to lithium. El Mostrador 10-13-2014 Alejandro Guillier: Chile after […]

The exhibition of the Eolian I solar car at the Conicyt Technology Fair 2014, 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, characteristics, and autonomy thanks to […]