Webinar “Impact of the 9.45 US$ cents CSP offer in the MENA region” is now online
Given its success, the Webinar “The impact of the 9.45 US$ cents CSP offer in the MENA region” is now available online for review of papers from experts who analyzed and discussed the impact of the DEWA CSP 200 offer. Paddy Pathmanatan, CEO of Acwa Power, analyzed the cost of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) in […]
Students work with the Eolian Fenix
The Eolian solar car was created in 2007 as a joint development project by the Faculties of Physical Sciences and Mathematics and Design of Universidad de Chile. The new model, Eolian Fenix, is the first two-seater in Latin America. Over 30 students are working on this project under the guidance of Professor Rodrigo Palma, director […]
SERC Chile in “Explorers, from the Atom to the Cosmos”: Turning Chile into a solar power
What is Chile’s potential to become an exporter of solar energy? What is holding us from being a power in this area? How to line up the best scientists around the creation of a national solar market? These were some of the questions addressed by Dr. Rodrigo Palma, director of SERC Chile, who was interviewed […]
SERC Chile researcher launches “The solar neighborhood in Iberoamerica”
More than 14 months took the development of “The Solar Neighborhood. Reflections and applications to twelve Ibero-American cities, published by Luz Alicia Cárdenas in co-authorship with Ester Higueras, taking the subject of solar energy into architecture and urbanism. Edited by Mairea, in Madrid, the book reviews the radiation conditions in these cities and analyzes, in […]
The first season of “Explorers: from the atom to the cosmos” is already on YouTube
After its first season on TVN, “Explorers: from the atom to the cosmos” managed to promote the country’s science developments through everyday language, thus allowing people to approach subjects that are usually unknown and hard to understand. SERC Chile will be aired in the second season, on April 5th. On YouTube, astronomy enthusiasts will be […]
Call for papers Enersol Forum 2017
SERC Chile and Editec publishing house are calling for papers to be presented at Enersol 2017. The third edition of this forum will take place on October 4th and 5th in Antofagasta, Chile. Enersol is the main platform for discussion on solar energy in Chile and this year’s version will be centered on research on […]
SERC Chile participates in Summer School UCH-UTA in Arica
In a joint effort, both Universidad de Chile and Universidad de Tarapacá are organizing the ‘Intercultural and Development Integration Dialogs’ summer school to be held during January 23 to 27 in Arica. Academicians and artists are in charge of the several workshops. SERC Chile gives one of the workshops of the school, named ‘Solar Energy […]
Director of SERC Chile gave an speech in the Congress of the Future
The director of SERC Chile, Rodrigo Palma, explained our solar wealth, the paths to make use of it, and the collaborative work necessary to achieve great goals, such as transforming Chile into an energy exporting country. “We are a pearl in the world”, he said when showing the map of solar radiation. The professor participated […]
Samir Kouro receives the IEEE’s senior member degree
Last December 2016, Samir Kouro acknowledged receipt of the notification letter for his remarkable promotion, which sets him at the privileged 9% who holds this degree within the 428.000 members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE). “This is an acknowledgment to both, on the one hand the quality of the work we […]
‘Eolian’ Solar Car kicks off journey visiting La Moneda
On Tuesday, December 20, at noon, President Michelle Bachelet crossed Moneda St. to see the Eolian Fénix, the solar car developed by Universidad de Chile, which was parked in Plaza de la Constitución, across the street from the presidential palace. The president acknowledged the work carried out by students of the Engineering and Design faculties […]
SERC project wins CIREC Awards 2016
One year after its execution, the SERC Chile initiative Ayllu Solar received an important prize in the 2016 CIREC Awards in the category “Best Renewable Energy Communal Project” for the work conducted along with the communities of the XV region. In the context of the International Congress of Renewable Energies, 2016 CIREC WEEK, the CIREC […]
Enersol 2016 will start out with interesting talks
The second version of Enersol, the solar forum developed by SERC Chile together with Editec, will be inaugurated on October 5, after the SING Forum. Enersol has expanded. This time, the conference will include a presentation of papers in three areas: water treatment; electricity and storage. Additionally, the forum will offer interesting talks around diverse […]