To mark the first anniversary of the Atacama Module and System Technology Center (AtaMoS TeC), the international seminar "Opportunities for solar energy in the energy transition" will be held on Wednesday, January 16^th.

The meeting will be opened by the project's general manager, Bárbara Silva, who characterized the conclusion of the first year as a success: "We are very pleased, as we have successfully developed a module adapted to the conditions of the Atacama Desert. This milestone was originally projected for 2020, and we will have it installed by 2019."

Speakers include Verónica Bermúdez, director of the Energy Research Area at the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute; Aisén Etcheverry, advisor to the Ministry of Economy; Cristián Mansilla, general manager of Phibrand; Rodrigo Mancilla, executive director of the Corfo Solar Committee; and Delfina Muñoz, international coordinator of CEA-INES.

The seminar, which is open to the public, will take place from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Diego de Almagro Hotel in Providencia (Av. Pío X 2530).

Other activities

January 19^th marks the first anniversary of the launch of AtaMoS TeC, a public-private initiative promoted by SERC Chile and led by the University of Antofagasta. Its co-executors include the University of Chile, Technical University Federico Santa María, University of Concepción, Adolfo Ibáñez University, CEA INES (France), ISC Konstanz (Germany), Fraunhofer Chile, and Phibrand S.A. Associated companies include Colbún, Mondragón, Cintac, Ecovision, Solarpro, Innova Renewable, Snare, Syntec, Borg, Ecoenergies, Fotcast, Geogrow Spa, Novalquimia, New Energy, Solcor, Tecno Andina, Venergia, Adrox Spa, and Vidrios Lirquén S.A.

The week will feature a series of activities. In addition to this international seminar, two internal workshops and the inauguration of the outdoor equipment area will be held, which will facilitate the development of new projects. The inauguration will take place on Friday the 18th in Antofagasta.