Electrification for the Energy Transition: Challenges and Perspectives

This international seminar will bring together academics, policymakers, industry leaders, and energy experts to explore the challenges and perspectives of electrification in the energy transition.

When?

Friday, October 23rd, 09:00 H

Where?

Sede Vitacura Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, room 7
(Av. Santa María 5870, Vitacura)

Registration

Questions?

For questions or queries contact: [email protected]

Electrification for the Energy Transition: Challenges and Perspectives

This international seminar, jointly organized by CALDO (the Canadian Consortium of Universities), the Center for Energy Transition (CENTRA) at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI), and the Solar Energy Research Center (SERC-Chile), will bring together academics, policymakers, industry leaders, and energy experts from different countries and regions of Chile to examine the challenges and diverse perspectives associated with electrification for the energy transition across different national and reg...

Schedule

Schedule	Activity
8:30 - 9:00	Participant registration and welcome coffee
9:00 - 10:00	Opening · Karolina Guay, Ambassador of Canada to Chile · Claudio Seebach, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez · Chilean authorities to be confirmed
10:00 - 12:30	Panels · Module 1: Public Policies for Accelerating Renewable-Based Electrification · Module 2: Transforming Energy Markets for an Electrified Future
13:00 - 15:00	Lunch for invited attendees
15:00 – 18:00	Workshops · Specialized Afternoon Workshop – Certification will be granted (more details in workshop description)

Expositor Dr. Warren Mabee, Queen´s University

Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning. He is former Director of Queen’s School of Policy Studies, and is cross appointed to the School of Environmental Studies at Queen’s. His international research programme focuses on the interface between policy and technology in the area of renewable energy and fuels. His most recent work has considered the role of policy in supporting the circular economy and net zero efforts within the context of Canada’s entire resourc...

Expositor Mustafa Gül, Ph.D., P.Eng., Universidad de Alberta

Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Associate Dean of Research, Infrastructure and Centres in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta. He is also the Director of the Sustainable and Resilient Smart Cities (SuRe Cities) Laboratory, where he and his team develop data-driven solutions to improve infrastructure resilience and sustainability.

A major focus of Dr. Gül’s research focuses on the integration of renewab...

Organizing committee

Shahriyar Nasirov

Program Director, Professional Master’s Program in Technology and Management of Renewable Energies, Associate Professor, Principal Researcher, SERC-Chile

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