SERC Chile distinguishes career of Professor Carlos Espinosa
On June 1st, the Universities of Antofagasta (UA) and Católica del Norte (UCN) made a public acknowledgment to Professor Carlos Espinosa, one of the pioneers in the investigation of solar energy in Chile. In the context of the launch of the book «Energy Revolution in Chile», compiled by former Minister of Energy Máximo Pacheco, the […]
SERC Chile Director participates in «Energy Revolution in Chile»
Shortly after leaving the government of Michelle Bachelet in October 2016, Máximo Pacheco began to recount his experience as Minister of Energy. The result was formally known on May 10th. It is the «Energy Revolution in Chile”, a book that Pacheco compiled and edited, with the participation of 15 authors linked to the sector. Among them, the director […]
AtaMoS-Tec is launched as the most relevant R&D project in solar energy
In August 2017, Corfo approved the funds for the implementation of AtaMoS-TeC Project (Atacama Module and System Technology Center), which will develop technologies for the industry of photovoltaic solar energy in Chile as a strategic plan for sustainable growth in the country. AtaMoS-Tec is a proposal from SERC Chile, which will be executed, as beneficiary, […]
Lawrence Kazmerski: “The world is looking towards Chile”
“The world is looking towards Chile due to its experience on what is happening here now,” said Lawrence Kazmerski in the seminar and launching of the book “La Fuerza del Sol” (The strength of the sun). This event took place in Arica on Wednesday, November 22nd. These are important words considering who has stated them. […]
Ayllu Solar, initiative from SERC Chile, launches in Arica, Chile, the book called “La Fuerza del Sol” (The strength of the sun)
This book devotes 103 pages to the development of solar energy in the world, together with its vertiginous growth in Arica y Parinacota region, Chile. “La Fuerza del Sol” book, edited by Ayllu Solar, initiative from SERC Chile, was officially launched on November 22nd in a seminar with the same name as the book in […]
The creation of the solar community of Latin America and the Caribbean
The creation of the R9 solar community of the IEEE, which corresponds to Latin America and the Caribbean, started as an idea from Universidad de Chile and is already proving to be successful. The proposal here is to create a virtual network of volunteers, from IEEE or similar institutions, to exchange ideas and experiences in […]
Important PVPS meeting takes place in Chile as part of Enersol forum
As part of Enersol 2017 forum, which took place in Antofagasta, Chile, on the 5th and 6th of October, 25 members of PVPS task 1 also met. PVPS refers to the English acronym of the International Energy Agency (IEA)´s program for Photovoltaic Power Systems. The group, led by Gaetan Masson, participated in the third version […]
14 papers were presented at Enersol 2017
On Friday, October 6th, in two parallel sessions, 14 of the 16 accepted papers were presented in the solar Enersol forum. This forum, which was organized by SERC Chile with the support of editorial group Editec, was inaugurated on Thursday 5th with 12 first-class presenters. In the first session, moderated by Dr Marcelo Cortes, the […]
Successful third version of Solar Enersol Forum
The solar Enersol 2017 forum, which is organized by SERC Chile together with the editorial group Editec, considered excellent presentations and had an interesting number of participants. During the 5th and 6th of October, 12 speakers addressed the audience at the Enjoy Hotel in Antofagasta, Chile, with relevant topics regarding the photovoltaic industry, its future […]
The program of the Solar Enersol 2017 Forum is defined
SERC Chile, with the Editorial Group Editec, invites the Third Solar Enersol Forum 2017, to be held in Antofagasta on October 5 and 6 at Hotel del Desierto Hotel Enjoy (Av. Angamos 1455). Entries are open on the Enersol website. The designed program is as follows October 5 th 08.30 – 09.00 Inscripción 09.00 – […]
SERC Chile Will Implement AtaMoS-TeC, an Initiative Fostering the Local Solar Industry
AtaMoS-TeC (Atacama Module and System Technology Center) is a project that will develop technologies for the photovoltaic solar energy industry in Chile, a strategic bet for the sustainable growth of the country, and which has just received Corfo´s endorsement. This project is about a proposal made by SERC Chile, center of excellence from the Fondap […]
SERC Chile launches a video about its work in developing solar energy
The Chilean Solar Energy Research Center was created with several objectives. The main one was to become a world leader in scientific research on solar energy, with an emphasis on developing the enormous solar potential of the Atacama Desert. Our vision is that SERC Chile’s scientific contribution, along with the support of public and private […]