The center hosted the Director of the Division of Chemistry of the National Science Foundation. Our director, Rodrigo Palma, along with associate researchers and María Eugenia Camelio, director of the CONICYT FONDAP program, shared Chile's solar energy developments with Dr. Patten. A productive meeting was held on August 14 at SERC Chile, featuring Timothy […]

On July 31, at the Centro Cultural La Moneda, Minister Máximo Pacheco reported on the planning process for “Energy 2050,” a committee seeking to define a participatory energy policy with a long-term vision for the next 30 years. He also introduced the members of the advisory committee, four of whom are also members of SERC Chile. […]

The seminar “Energy Agenda: Chile’s Great Challenge” took place on Tuesday, July 15, in the SOFOFA auditorium. The event was organized by the Chilean Renewable Energy Association (ACERA) and attended by two hundred participants and a group of panelists and esteemed presenters, including Rodrigo Palma, director of SERC Chile. On Tuesday, July 15, a seminar organized by […]

On the morning of June 24, Rodrigo Palma, director of SERC Chile, delivered a specialized presentation. With the assistance of Professor Marcelo Matus, he explained the principles of solar energy to an attentive audience of five- and six-year-olds. The children, students in Pre-kindergarten C at San Ignacio Alonso Ovalle School, learned how solar […]

The May edition of Revista Electricidad featured an insightful interview between Fernando Sierpe, coordinator of the Nuclear Energy Committee of the Colegio de Ingenieros de Chile, and Roberto Román, an academic from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Universidad de Chile. In the article, they discuss their opposing views on the installation of a nuclear power plant […]

An extensive report published by El Mercurio Antofagasta on June 1, which reveals significant developments at Universidad de Antofagasta—one of the six partner universities of SERC Chile in this field—states that “the city is undergoing a major shift in the development of solar energy.” This press statement highlights a project by Tania Varas, a […]