On October 6, at the Auditorium of the School of Engineering at Diego Portales University (Av. Ejército Libertador 441, Santiago, Toesca Metro Station), an interesting seminar will be held titled: “Energy Autonomy and Decentralization in Chile: Challenges, Advantages, and Projects.”

Among the topics to be addressed are the political and philosophical aspects of decentralization, solar self-consumption, and experiences with renewable energy projects.

Registration for this event, organized in collaboration with the UDP and ACESOL, is completely free. All you need to do is confirm your attendance by clicking here.

We invite you to review the program for this event, which will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

PROGRAM
8:40–9:10: Participant registration.
9:10–9:20: Opening remarks and program overview.

Block 1

Political and Philosophical Aspects of Energy Autonomy and Decentralization: Challenges and Benefits.

9:20–9:40: Solar Self-Consumption in Chile: Analysis of the Results of the GIZ Project: Matthias Grandel, Senior Renewable Energy Advisor, GIZ Chile.
9:40–10:00 Quilpué: Public Works for a More Energy-Efficient City: Ariel Markovits Rojas, Technical Advisor for Public Works, Municipality of Quilpué.

10:00–10:20 Casa FENIX (House for Emergency Response to Extreme Natural Disasters): Sebastián Rojas Vera, Architect and Team Leader of Casa FENIX (Solar Decathlon Paris 2014).

Block 2

Examples of completed installations or projects involving non-conventional renewable energy sources (NCRE). Three experts in the renewable energy sector will present Chilean installations and energy decentralization projects.

10:20–10:50: Solar Thermal Energy Applications for Process Heat and Cooling: José Miguel Cardemil. Researcher at the UDP Center for Energy and Sustainable Development.

10:50–11:10: Coffee Break

11:10–11:40: Energy Generation and Sales from Various Renewable Sources: Jorge Cano Torres, Head of Development and Projects at KDM Energía.

11:40–12:10: Electrification of off-grid rural areas using photovoltaic systems: Mario Méndez Lermanda, Technical Manager at Maritec Solar.

Block 3

Presentation of calculation and simulation software for complete, decentralized renewable energy systems.

12:10–1:00 p.m.: Polysun simulation software for decentralized renewable energy systems: Andreas Wolf, Manager of Vela Solaris for South America.