SERC Chile calls for postdoctoral fellow position 2021
Call for postdoctoral fellow position 2021Applications should be sent to fernanda.soler@uchile.cl and crahmann@ing.uchile.cl with the following subject: «SERC POSTDOCTORAL APPLICATION 2021».The Solar Energy Research Center was created in 2012 by the Chilean Government as a center of excellence on solar energy research. The Center is a consortium integrated by seven Chilean Universities (Universidad de Chile, […]
Marcelo Cortés es elegido decano de Facultad de Ingeniería de la U. de Antofagasta
Marcelo Cortés Carmona, investigador de la línea de Almacenamiento de Energía de nuestro centro, ha sido elegido decano de la Faculad de Ingeniería de la Universidad de Antofagasta para el período 2021-2024. El profesor Cortés ha desarrollado su actividad investigadora en SERC Chile y especialmente en el Centro de Desarrollo en Energías de Antofagasta, de […]
Se lanza proyecto que busca incorporar inteligencia artificial al sistema eléctrico
First doctorates in Solar Energy graduate from the University of Antofagasta
The engineers Mauro Henríquez and Abdiel Mallco became the first doctors in Solar Energy in Chile, after completing the Doctorate in Solar Energy at the University of Antofagasta, the first in the field to be taught in the country with the impulse and support of SERC Chile. «Study of corrosion in molten salts with lithium […]
Researcher from SERC Chile joins the Energy Policy Advisory Committee
On Thursday, August 20th, the first session of the Energy Policy Advisory Committee was held, which is part of the 2050 Energy Policy Update Process. Dr. Edward Fuentealba, leader of the SERC Chile line, was appointed as a member of that instance. that investigates the science of materials and evaluation of the solar and academic […]
Solar energy as an opportunity for Green Hydrogen
The Sustainable Report website published a column on Green Hydrogen by Professor Rodrigo Palma, one of the leaders of the research topic on Energy Storage. Palma raises there: “H2 is called green when its generation does not emit carbon dioxide. For this, a clean energy source is required, which allows the delivery of electrical energy to […]
SERC Chile makes an important donation of books «With you … the Sun»
With the purpose of alleviating the effects of the pandemic, giving a possibility of learning and entertainment, SERC Chile donated 520 copies of «With you … the Sun» to institutions that have children hospitalized, in complex medical care, or under guardianship of the State. The Roberto del Río, Exequiel González Cortés and Sótero del Río hospitals; the Colegio […]
The commitment to green hydrogen, according to Rodrigo Palma
Rodrigo Palma, one of the leaders in Energy Storage Research, was interviewed in the ‘Congress of the Future’ program broadcast by Radio Cooperativa, to talk about the future of Green Hydrogen in Chile. In the interview, which you can listen to here (starting at 38:26 in spanish), Palma explains that this variety of hydrogen (generated […]
Desalination as water treatment, with Lorena Cornejo
So is the title of the article in the Pulso newspaper from La Tercera – which is part of a special on «Water emergency during a pandemic» – which addresses the potential and current development of water desalination in Chile. Desalination allows the incorporation of a new source of water supply of homogeneous and safe […]
Young researcher from SERC Chile reaches senior member status of the IEEE
The researcher of the Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Line of SERC Chile, Sebastián Rivera, has been recognized with the status of senior member of the IEEE, which he describes as “a tremendous honor” that “reaffirms the constancy, meticulousness and dedication to the work done”. Sebastián Rivera is a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Electrical and […]
SERC Chile organizes seminar on integration of renewable energies
On March 3rd and 4th, in the auditorium of the School of Engineers of Chile, the seminar «Challenges and opportunities for large-scale integration of renewable energies in electric power systems» will be held, organized by SERC Chile in partnership with the Instituto Complex Engineering Systems (ISCI). The seminar will deal with aspects of safety, flexibility and resilience with greater […]
Professor Claudia Rahmann assumes the direction of SERC Chile
Claudia Rahmann, an academic from Universidad de Chile, assumed the direction of SERC Chile after the corresponding approval of her appointment by the Council of Conicyt, in December 2019. She replaces Rodrigo Palma, from the same university. Rahmann is Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Chile and a PhD […]
