The Center welcomed the director of the Chemistry Division at the National Science Foundation. Our director, Rodrigo Palma, along with a group of associate researchers and María Eugenia Camelio, director of CONICYT’s FONDAP program, discussed with Patten the latest developments in solar energy in Chile. An interesting meeting took place […]

On July 31, Minister Máximo Pacheco announced the “Energy 2050” planning process, which aims to define energy policy through a participatory approach, with a long-term vision for the next 30 years. He also took the opportunity to introduce the advisory committee of 25 experts, which includes four members from SERC. The Center […]

On the morning of June 24, the director of SERC-Chile, Rodrigo Palma, gave a unique presentation. Accompanied by Professor Marcelo Matus, he explained how solar energy works to an attentive audience of 5- to 6-year-olds. The children, students in Pre-K Class C at Colegio San Ignacio de Alonso Ovalle, learned using solar-powered toy cars, flashlights […]

The May issue of *Electricidad* magazine featured an interesting interview with Fernando Sierpe, coordinator of the Nuclear Energy Committee of the Chilean College of Engineers, and Roberto Román, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Chile, in which they presented contrasting views on the construction of a power plant […]

“The city is undergoing a major shift in the development of solar energy,” according to an in-depth report published by El Mercurio de Antofagasta on June 1, which highlights the significant progress being made in this area by the University of Antofagasta, one of the six universities affiliated with SERC Chile. In the […]