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  1. J-F. Lelièvre, R. Couderc, N. Pinochet, L. Sicot, D. Munoz, R. Kopecek, Ferrada, A. Marzo, D. Olivares, F. Valencia, E. Urrejola. “Desert Label Development for Improved Reliability and Durability of Photovoltaic Modules in Harsh Desert Conditions”. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111508.
  2. Fabiola Pineda, Abdiel Mallco, Flavio De Barbieri, Claudia Carrasco, Mauro Henriquez, Edward Fuentealba, Angel G. Fernández, “Corrosion evaluation by electrochemical real-time tracking of VM12 martensitic steel in a ternary molten salt mixture with lithium nitrates for CSP plants,” Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, vol. 231, p. 111302, Oct. 2021.
  3. Olivares, P. Ferrada*, A. Marzo, K. Pinto, D. Espinoza, J. Rabanal-Arabach, C. Portillo, E. Fuentealba, J. Llanos. Study of the Effects of Soiling on PV Devices using the Spin-Coating Technique in Accelerated Indoor Exposures. Solar Energy 2021.
  4. Behar, R. Peña, S. Kouro, W. Kraacht, E. Fuentealba, L. Moran, D. Sbarbaro. The use of solar energy in the copper mining processes: A comprehensive review. Cleaner Engineering and Technology. Vol. 4, October 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2021.100259
  5. Jonathan Correa-Puerta, Pablo Ferrada, Patricio Häberle, Daniel Díaz-Almeida, Asier Sanz, Oihana Zubillaga, Aitor Marzo, Carlos Portillo, Valeria del Campo. Comparing the effects of ultraviolet radiation on four different encapsulants. Solar Energy 228 (2021) 625–635.
  6. Aitor Marzo, Jesús Ballestrín, Joaquín Alonso-Montesinos, Pablo Ferrada, Jesús Polo, Gabriel López and Javier Barbero. Field Quality Control of Spectral Solar Irradiance Measurements by Comparison with Broadband Measurements. Sustainability 2021, 13, 10585. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131910585.
  7. Genesis Serrano, Carol Miranda-Ostojic, Pablo Ferrada*, Cristian Wulff-Zotelle, Alejandro Maureira, Edward Fuentealba, Karem Gallardo, Manuel Zapata, Mariella Rivas*. Response to static magnetic field-induced stress in Scenedesmus obliquus and Nannochloropsis gaditana. Drugs 2021, 19(9), 527; https://doi.org/10.3390/md19090527.
  8. Gabriel López, Diego Ramírez, Joaquín Alonso-Montesinos, Juan Sarmiento, Jesús Polo, Nuria Martín-Chivelet, Aitor Marzo, Francisco Javier Batlles and Pablo Ferrada. Design of a Low-Cost Multiplexer for the Study of the Impact of Soiling on PV Panel Performance. Energies 2021, 14, 4186. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14144186
  9. Vásquez, P.; Devoto, I.; Ferrada, P.; Taquichiri, A.; Portillo, C.; Palma-Behnke, R. Inspection. Data Collection Tool for Field Testing of Photovoltaic Modules in the Atacama Desert. Energies 2021, 14, 2409. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14092409.
  10. Olivares, P. Ferrada, A. Marzo, J. Llanos, C. Miranda-Ostojic, V. del Campo, S. Bravo, E. Fuentealba. Microstructural analysis of the PV module cementation process at the Solar Platform of the Atacama Desert. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 227 (111109). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111109.
  11. Aitor Marzo, Aloïs Salmon, Jesús Polo, Jesú sBallestrín, Gonzalo Soto, Gonzalo Quiñones, Joaquín Alonso-Montesinos, Elena Carra, Mercedes Ibarra, José Cardemil, Edward Fuentealba, Rodrigo Escobar. Solar extinction map in Chile for applications in solar power tower plants, comparison with other places from sunbelt and impact on LCOE. Renewable Energies, Volume 170, June 2021, Pages 197-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.01.126
  12. Joaquín Alonso-Montesinos, Jesús Ballestrín, Gabriel López, Elena Carra, Jesús Polo, Aitor Marzo, Javier Barbero, Francisco Javier Batlles 2020 The use of ANN and conventional solar-plant meteorological variables to estimate atmospheric horizontal extinction. Journal of Cleaner Production, 285, 125395. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125395.
  13. M. Trigo-Gonzalez, M. Cortés, J.Alonso-Montesinos, M. Martínez-Durbán, P. Ferrada, J. Rabanal, C. Portillo, G. López, F.J. Batlles. Development and Comparison of PV Production Estimation Models for mc-Si Technologies in Chile and Spain. Journal of Cleaner Production 125360, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125360.
  14. Vega-Herrera, C. Rahmann, F. Valencia, and K. Strunz, “Analysis and application of quasi-static and dynamic phasor calculus for stability assessment of integrated power electric and electronic systems,” IEEE Trans. Power Syst., vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 1–10, 2021, Doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2020.3030225.
  15. Palma-Behnke, J. Vega-Herrera, F. Valencia, and O. Nuñez-Mata, “Synthetic time series generation model for the analysis of power system operation and expansion with high renewable energy penetration,” J. Mod. Power Syst. Clean Energy2, pp. 1–11, 2021. Accepted.

 

  1. Olivares, D., Ferrada, P., Bijman, J., Rodríguez, S., Trigo‐González, M., Marzo, A., Rabanal‐Arabach, J.,Alonso‐Montesinos, J., Batlles, F. J., Fuentealba, E. (2020). Determination of the Soiling Impact on Photovoltaic Modules at the Coastal Area of the Atacama Desert. Energies, 13(15), 3819. DOI: 10.3390/en13153819.
  2. Ferrada, P., Rudolph, , Portillo, C., Adrian, A., Correa‐Puerta, J., Sierpe, R., Del Campo, V., Flores, M., P. Corrales, T., Henríquez, R., Kogan, M.J., Lossen, J. (2020). Interface analysis of Ag/n‐type Si contacts in n‐type PERT solar cells. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 28(5), 358. DOI: 10.1002/pip.3242.
  3. Ferrada, P., Rodríguez, S., Serrano, G.,Miranda-Ostojic, C., Maureira, A., Zapata, M. (2020). An Analytical–Experimental Approach to Quantifying the Eects of Static Magnetic Fields for Cell Culture Applications, Applied Sciences 10(2), 531. DOI:10.3390/app10020531.
  4. Ballestrín, J. Carra, E. Alonso-Montesinos, J. López, G. Polo, J. Marzo, A. Fernández-Reche, J. Barbero, J. Batlles, F.J., 2020 Modeling solar extinction using artificial neural networks. Application to solar towerplants. Energy 2020, 117432 (ISI). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117432.
  5. Abdiel Mallco , Carlos Portillo , Marcelo J Kogan , Felipe Galleguillos and Angel G. Fernández (2020). A Materials Screening Test of Corrosion Monitoring in LiNO3 Containing Molten Salts as a Thermal Energy Storage Material for CSP Plants. Applied Science. DOI:10.3390/app10093160.
  1. Pulido-Iparraguirre, D., Valenzuela, L., Fernández-Reche, J., Galindo, J., & Rodríguez, J. (2019). Design, Manufacturing and Characterization of Linear Fresnel Reflector’s Facets. Energies, 12(14), 2795. DOI: 3390/en1214279.
  2. Pulido-Iparraguirre, D., Valenzuela, L., Serrano-Aguilera, J.-J., & Fernández-García, A. (2019). Optimized design of a linear Fresnel reflector for solar process heat applications. Renewable Energy, 131, 1089–1106. DOI: 1016/j.renene.2018.08.018.
  3. Mauro Henríquez, Luis Guerreiro, Angel G. Fernández, Edward Fuentealba “Lithium nitrate purity influence assessment in ternary molten salts as thermal energy storage material for CSP plants” Renewable Energy, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.10.075
  4. Alessandro Gallo, Elisa Alonso, CarlosPérez-Rábago, Edward Fuentealba, María Isabel Roldán. A lab-scale rotary kiln for thermal treatment of particulate materials under high concentrated solar radiation: Experimental assessment and transient numerical modeling. Solar Energy, Vol. 188, Agust 2019, Pag. 1013-1030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.07.006
  5. Jesús Polo, Miguel Alonso-Abella, Nuria Martín-Chivelet, Joaquín Alonso-Montesinos, Gabriel López, Aitor Marzo, Gustavo Nofuentes, Nieves Vela-Barrionuevo 2019. Typical Meteorological Year Methodologies applied to solar spectral irradiance for PV applications. Energy, 116453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116453
  6. Elena Carra, Aitor Marzo, Jesús Ballestrín, Jesús Polo, Javier Barbero, Joaquín Alonso, Rafael Monterreal, Edgar F.M. Abreu, Jesús Fernández-Reche. 2019 Atmospheric extinction levels of solar radiation using AOT satellite data. Validation methodology with measurement system. Renewable Energy. In Press, Corrected Proof web: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148119316039
  7. Ballestrín, J., Cañadas, I., Rodríguez, J., Galindo, J., Marzo, A., Carra, E., Fernández-Reche, J., Casanov, M. 2019. Emittance of Materials at High Temperatures for Solar Receivers. Infrared Physics & Technology 2019, 103052, doi: 1016/J.INFRARED.2019.103052.
  8. Müller, N., Kouro, S., Zanchetta, P., Wheeler, P., Marzo, A. 2019 Wavelet-based ESS sizing strategy to enable power peak-shaving in PV systems. 2019 IEEE 28th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE). Doi: 10.1109/ISIE.2019.878136.
  9. Alonso-Montesinosa, J., Monterreal, R., Fernaandez-Rechec, J., Ballestrin, J., Carraca, E., Polo, J., Barbero, J., Batllesa, F. J., Lopez, G., Enrique, R., Martinez-Durban, M., Marzo, A. Intra-hour energy potential forecasting in a central solar power plant receiver combining Meteosat images and atmospheric extinction. Energy 2019, 188, 116034 Doi: 10.1016/J.ENERGY.2019.116034
  10. Behar, O., Sbarbaro, S., Marzo, A., Trigo-Gonzalez, M., Edward, F., Moran, L., 2019 Critical analysis and performance comparison of thirty-eight (38) clear-sky direct irradiance models under the climate of Chilean Atacama Desert. Renewable Energy In Press, Journal Pre-proof. Doi: 1016/j.renene.2019.08.006 Web: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148119311930
  11. Behar, O., Sbarbaro, S., Marzo, A., Moran, L., 2019 A simplified methodology to estimate solar irradiance and atmospheric turbidity from ambient temperature and relative humidity. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 2019 vol: 116 pp: 109310 Doi: 10.1016/J.RSER.2019.109310 web: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032119305180
  12. Arias, M , Briceno, M , Marzo, A, Zarate, A 2019 Optical and electrical properties of silicon solar cells by wet chemical etching. Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society 64,        4268-4274. doi: 10.4067/s0717-97072019000104268
  13. Ferrada, P., Olivares, D., del Campo, V., Marzo, A., Araya, F., Cabrera, E., Llanos, J., Correa-Puerta, J., Portillo, C., Román Silva, D., Trigo-Gonzalez, M., Alonso-Montesinos, J., López, G., Polo, J., Batlles, F. J., Fuentealba, E., Physicochemical characterization of soiling from photovoltaic facilities in arid locations in the Atacama Desert. Solar Energy 187, 47-56. doi:: 10.1016/J.SOLENER.2019.05.034
  14. Ballestrín, J., Carra, E., Monterreal, R., Enrique, R., Polo, J., Fernández-Reche, J., Barbero, J., Marzo, A., Alonso-Montesinos, J., López, G., Batlles, F.J., 2019. One year of solar extinction measurements at Plataforma Solar de Almería. Application to solar tower plants. Renewable Energy 136, 1002-1011. Doi: 10.1016/J.RENENE.2019.01.064
  15. Trigo-González, M., Batlles, F.J., Alonso-Montesinos, J., Ferrada, P., Martínez-Durbán, M., Cortés, M., Portillo, C., Marzo, A., 2019. Hourly PV production estimation by means of an exportable multiple linear regression model. Energy 135, 303–312. doi:10.1016/J.RENENE.2018.12.014.
  1. Marzo, P. Ferrada, F. Beiza, P. Besson, J. Alonso-Montesinos, J. Ballestrín, R. Román, C. Portillo, R. Escobar. Standard or Local Solar Spectrum? Implications for Solar Technologies Studies in the Atacama Desert. Renewable Energy. Vol 127. Septembre (2018). Pág. 871-882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.05.039
  2. Daniel Sbarbaro, Ruben Peña, Edward Fuentealba. “Model based soiling estimation in parabolic solar concentrators. AIP Conference Proceedings 2033, 030018 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5067034
  3. Jessen, S. Wilbert, C. A. Gueymard, J. Polo, Z. Bian, A. Driesse, A. Habte, A. Marzo, P. Armstrong, F. Vignola, L. Ramírez “Proposal and Evaluation of Subordinate Standard Solar Irradiance Spectra for Applications in Solar Energy Systems”. Solar Energy, Available online 10 April 2018 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2018.03.043 – ISI
  4. Ballestrín, R. Monterreal, M. E. Carra, J. Fernández-Reche, J. Polo,  R. Enrique, J. Rodríguez,  M. Casanova, F.J. Barbero, J. Alonso-Montesinos, G. López, J.L. Bosch, F.J. Batlles, A. Marzo “Solar Extinction Measurement System based on digital cameras. Application to solar tower plants”. Renewable Energy. Vol. 125, pp. 648-654 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.03.004  – ISI
  5. Ballestrín, M.E. Carra, R. Enrique, R. Monterreal, J. Fernández-Reche, J. Polo, M. Casanova, F.J. Barbero, A. Marzo “Diagnosis of a lambertian target in solar context”. Measurement. Vol. 119, pp. 265-269 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2018.01.046 – ISI
  6. Belén Muñoz-Sánchez, Javier Nieto Maestre, Elisabetta Veca, Raffaele Liberatore, Salvatore Sau, Helena Navarro, Yulong Ding, Nuria Navarrete, J. Enrique Juliá, Ángel G. Fernández, Ana García-Romero. Rheology of Solar-Salt based nanofluids for concentrated solar power. Influence of the salt purity, nanoparticle concentration, temperature and rheometer geometry. Solar energy Materials and solar Cells, Volume 176, 2018, Pages 357-373.
  7. Maldonado, J.M.; Fullana-Puig, M.; Martín, M.; Solé, A.; Fernández, Á.G.; de Gracia, A.; Cabeza, L.F. Phase Change Material Selection for Thermal Energy Storage at High Temperature Range between 210 °C and 270 °C. Energies 2018, 11, 861.
  8. Magdalena Walczak, Fabiola Pineda, Ángel G. Fernández, Carlos Mata-Torres, Rodrigo A.Escobar. Materials corrosion for thermal energy storage systems in concentrated solar power plants. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, Volume 86, 2018, Pages 22-44.
  9. Angel Fernandez, Abdiel Mallco, Corrosion monitoring by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy test of low-Cr alloy steel T22 and high-Ni alloy HR224 in nitrate molten salt, Insights in Analytical Electrochemistry, 2018. DOI: 10.21767/2470-9867.100028
  10. Angel Fernandez, M. Henriquez, Abdiel Mallco, Dynamic corrosion tests comparison: Dynamic reactor vs high temperature pilot plant scale setup for Chilean LiNO3 containing molten salt, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2018. DOI: 10.1063/1.5067103
  11. Trigo-Gonzalez M., Marzo A., Alonso-Montesino J., Cortes M., Portillo C., Batlles J. “PV Power Production Estimation by using Radiometric and Meteorological data”. 12th International Conference on Solar energy for Buildings and Industry (EuroSun2018). doi:10.18086/eurosun2018.02.18.
  1. Marzo, M. Trigo-González, J. Alonso-Montesinos, M. Martínez-Durb, G. Lopez, P. Ferrada a, E. Fuentealba, M. Cortes, F.J. Batlles. 2017, “Daily global solar radiation estimation in desert areas using daily extreme temperatures and extraterrestrial radiation”. Renewable Energy. Vol. 113, pp. 303-311. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.01.061 (ISI)
  2. Cortés-Carmona M., Mallco A., Palma-Behnke R., Calderón-Muñoz W., Reyes-Marambio J., Altitude Effect in the Design of a Lithium-Ion Battery Packing System, 2017 Chilean Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (CHILECON), pp: 438-444. DOI: 10.1109/CHILECON.2017.8229556, ISBN: 978-1-5386-3123-2, Autor Principal= Cortés-Carmona M. (Scopus)
  3. Cortés-Carmona M., Medina P., Guevara-Cedeño Y., Optimal Programming of Insulator Washing in Transmission Lines and Substations, 2017 Chilean Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (CHILECON), pp: 445-451. DOI: 10.1109/CHILECON.2017.8229557, ISBN: 978-1-5386-3123-2, Autor Principal= Cortés-Carmona M. (Scopus)
  4. Ferrada, C. Portillo, V. del Campo, E. Cabrera, D. Rudolph, M. Ponce Bustos, M. Kogan, R. Kopecek. “Metallization of a Lightly Doped Emitter with different Industrial Silver Pastes: Performance and Microscopy Analysis”, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 7:3 (2017), 727-734.
  5. Ferrada, A. Marzo, E. Cabrera, H. Chu, V. del Campo, J. Rabanal, D. Diaz Almeida, A. Schneider, R. Kopecek, “Potential for photogenerated current for silicon based photovoltaic modules in the Atacama Desert”, Solar Energy 144 (2017), 580-593.
  6. Olivares, P. Ferrada, C. de Matos, A. Marzo, E. Cabrera, C. Portillo, J. Llanos. “Characterization of soiling on PV modules in the Atacama Desert”. Energy Procedia 124 (2017), 547-533.
  7. Fernandez A.G., Gomez J. Thermophysical properties of low cost lithium nitrate salts produced in northern Chile for thermal energy storage. Renewable Energy 101 (2017) 120-125.
  8. Fernandez A.G., Veliz S., Galleguillos H., Fuentealba E, Thermal characterization of solar salts from North of Chile and variations of their properties over time at high temperature. Journal of Thermal analysis and calorimetry, 2017, Volume 128, pp 1241–1249.
  9. Gomez-Vidal, J.C., Fernandez A.G., Tirawat R., Turchi C., Huddleston W., Corrosion resistance of alumina-forming alloys against molten chlorides for energy production. I: Pre-oxidation treatment and isothermal corrosion tests. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 2017, Volume 166, Pages 222-233.
  10. Gomez-Vidal, J.C., Fernandez A.G., Tirawat R., Turchi C., Huddleston W., Corrosion resistance of alumina-forming alloys against molten chlorides for energy production. II: Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy under thermal cycling conditions. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2017. Volume 166, Pages 234-245
  11. E. Alonso, C.A. Pérez-Rábago, J. Licurgo, A. Gallo, E. Fuentealba, C.A. Estrada, Experimental aspects of CuO reduction in solar-driven reactors: Comparative performance of a rotary kiln and a packed-bed, Renew. Energy. 105 (2017) 665–673. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2017.01.011.
  12. E. Alonso, A. Gallo, M.I. Roldán, C.A. Pérez-Rábago, E. Fuentealba, Use of rotary kilns for solar thermal applications : Review of developed studies and analysis of their potential, Sol. Energy. 144 (2017) 90–104. doi:10.1016/j.solener.2017.01.004.
  13.  A. Gallo, A. Marzo, E. Fuentealba, E. Alonso, High flux solar simulators for concentrated solar thermal research: A review, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (2017). Vol 77, September 2017, Pag. 1385-1402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.01.056  
  14. D. Diaz Almeida*, F. Araya, P. Ferrada, A. Sanz, N. Yurrita, O. Zubillaga, “Evaluation of antireflection and antisoiling coatings for pv modules in the Atacama desert”, 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  15. D. Diaz Almeida*, P. Ferrada, A. Marzo, J. Rabanal, H. Chu, E. Cabrera, A. Schneider, “Performance of c-Si Photovoltaic Devices based on Optical Measurements and Spectral Solar Irradiance in the Atacama Desert”, 1er Workshop Thermal Energy Storage and Molten Salt Corrosion, 2017, Antofagasta, Chile.
  1. G. Fernández; E. “Improvement of the corrosion properties in ternary molten nitrate salts for Direct Energy Storage in CSP plants”. Revista : Solar Energy, Volume 134, 2016, Pages 468–478. Publicada – ISI.
  2. Ballestrín, J., Rodríguez, J., Carra, M.E., Cañadas, I., Roldan, M.I., Barbero, J., Marzo, A. “Pyrometric method for measuring emittances at high temperatures” Revista: AIP Conference Proceedings – Scopus.
  3. Ballestrín, J., Monterreal, R., Carra, M.E., Barbero, J., Marzo, A. “Measurement of Solar Extinction in Tower Plants with Digital Cameras”. Revista: AIP Conference Proceedings – Scopus
  4. Alessandro Gallo, Elisa Alonso, Ricardo Pérez-Enciso, Edward Fuentealba, Carlos Pérez Rábago. “Numerical approach to the flux distribution effect on a solar rotary kiln performance”. Revista: AIP Conference Proceedings – Scopus
  5. Elisa Alonso, Alessandro Gallo, Carlos Pérez Rábago, Edward Fuentealba “Thermodynamic study of CuO/Cu2O and Co3O4/CoO redox pair for solar energy thermochemical storage” Revista: AIP Conference Proceedings – Scopus
  6. Elisa Alonso, Manuel Romero “Review of experimental investigation on directly irradiated particles solar reactors”. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
  7. Ángel Fernández. “Characterization of calcium chloride tetrahydrate as a phase change material and thermodynamic analysis of the results” Renewable Energy. Volume 95, September 2016, Pages 213–224. ISI
  8. Angel Fernández. “Thermophysical properties and corrosion characterization of low cost lithium containing nitrate salts produced in northern Chile for thermal energy storage” AIP Conf. 1734, 050014-1–050014-6; doi: 10.1063/1.4949112 Estado: Publicada – SCOPUS
  9. Ángel Fernandez and Judith C. Gomez-Vidal . “Thermophysical properties of low cost lithium nitrate salts produced in northern chile for thermal energy storage”.Renewable Energy Volume 101, pag. 120-125 Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2016.08.052 – ISI.
  10. Jorge F. Servert, Eduardo Cerrajero, and Edward L. Fuentealba. “Synergies of solar energy use in the desalination of seawater: A case study in northern Chile”. AIP Conf. Proc. 1734, 140002 (2016); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4949232
  11. Ricardo Perez-Enciso, Alessandro Gallo, David Riveros-Rosas, Edward Fuentealba-Vidal, Carlos Perez-Rabago. “A simple method to achieve a uniform flux distribution in a multifaceted point focus concentrator”. Renewable Energy.Vol. 93, pp.115-124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2016.02.069.
  12. Parrado, A. Girard, F. Simon, E. Fuentealba. “2050 LCOE (Levelized Cost of Energy) projection for a hybrid PV (photovoltaic)-CSP (concentrated solar power) plant in the Atacama Desert, Chile”. Energy.Vol.94, pp.422-430. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2015.11.015
  13. Parrado, A. Marzo, E.Fuentealba, A.G.Fernández. “2050 LCOE improvement using new molten salts for thermal energy storage in CSP plants”. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.Vol. 57, pp.505-514. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.12.148
  14. Varas, M. Cortés, P. Ferrada, E. Fuentealba, Gaston Lefranc, Marcos Crutchik: “Evaluation of incentive mechanism for distributed generation in Northern Chile”, IEEE Transaction Latin America 14:6 (2016), 2719-2725.
  1. Varas, M. Cortés, P. Ferrada, E. Fuentealba, Gastón Lefranc, Marcos Crutchik: “Evaluation of incentive mechanism for distributed generation in Northern Chile”, IEEE Transaction Latin America 14:6 (2015), 2719-2725.
  2. Alonso-Montesino, J. Batlles, F.J., Portillo, C., 2015, Solar irradiance forecasting at one-minute intervals for different sky conditions using sky camera images, Energy Conversion and Management, 105: 1166-1177. DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.09.001, ISSN: 0196-8904, Autor Principal= Alonso-Montesino, J.
  3. Marcos E Orchard, Matias S Lacalle, Benjamin E Olivares, Jorge F Silva, Rodrigo Palma-Behnke, Pablo A Estévez, Bernardo Severino, Williams Calderon-Munoz, Marcelo Cortes-Carmona, “Information-Theoretic Measures and Sequential Monte Carlo Methods for Detection of Regeneration Phenomena in the Degradation of Lithium-Ion Battery Cells”, IEEE Transaction on Reliability, Vol. 64, no. 2, Jun 2015, pp: 701-709, 10.1109/TR.2015.2394356, 2015 (ISI).
  4. Pablo Ferrada, Francisco Araya, Aitor Marzo, Edward Fuentealba, “Performance analysis of photovoltaic systems of two different technologies in a coastal desert climate zone of Chile”, Solar Energy, vol. 114, pp. 356-363, 2015. 10.1016/j.solener.2015.02.009 (ISI).
  5. Edward Fuentealba, Pablo Ferrada, Francisco Araya, Aitor Marzo, Cristian Parrado, Carlos Portillo, “Photovoltaic performance and LCoE comparison at the coastal zone of the Atacama Desert, Chile”, Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 95, pp. 181-186, 2015. 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.02.036 (ISI)
  6. Elisa Alonso, Carlos Pérez-Rábago, Javier Licurgo, Edward Fuentealba, Claudio A.Estrada, “First experimental studies of solar redox reactions of copper oxides for thermochemical energy storage”, Solar Energy, vol. 115, pp. 297-305, 2015. 10.1016/j.solener.2015.03.005 (ISI)
  7. JF Servert, E Cerrajero, E Fuentealba, S Greos, “Feasibility of a CSP Power Plant in Chile under a PPA Model, the Role of Soft Financing and Upfront Grant”, Energy Procedia vol. 69, pp. 1704-1710 2014. 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.03.133 (SCOPUS).
  8. Elisa Alonso, Manuel Romero, “Review of experimental investigation on directly irradiated particles solar reactors”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 41, pp. 53-67, 2015. 10.1016/j.rser.2014.08.027 (ISI)
  9. Elisa Alonso, Manuel Romero, “A directly irradiated solar reactor for kinetic analysis of non-volatile metal oxides reductions”, International Journal of Energy Research vol. 39 Issue 9, pp 1217-1228, 2015. 10.1002/er.3320 (ISI)
  10. Ferrada, C. Portillo, E. Cabrera, R. Kopecek, P. Ponce, M. Kogan, “Selective Chemical Etching for Studying the Front Side Contact in Thick Film Screen Printed Crystalline p-type Silicon Solar Cells”, Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society vol. 60 no. 2, pp. 2774-2779, 2015, (ISI)
  11. Fernández, S. Ushak, H. Galleguillos, F. Pérez “Thermal characterization of an innovative quaternary molten nitrate mixture for energy storage in CSP plants”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. Vol. 132, pp. 172-177, 2015. 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.08.020 (ISI)
  12. Svetlana Ushak, Andrea Gutierrez, Hector Galleguillos, Angel G. Fernandez, Luisa F. Cabeza, Mario Grágeda, “Thermophysical characterization of a by-product from the non-metallic industry as inorganic PCM”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. Vol. 132, pp: 385-391, 2015. 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.08.042 (ISI)
  13. Fernández, M. Cortés, E. Fuentealba, F.J. Pérez, “Corrosion properties of a ternary nitrate/nitrite molten salt in concentrated solar technology, Renewable Energy, Vol. 80, pp. 177-183, 2015. 10.1016/j.renene.2015.01.072 (ISI)
  14. Cabeza, A. Gutierrez, C. Barreneche, S. Ushak, A. Fernández, A. Inés Fernández, M. Grageda, “Lithium in thermal energy storage: A state of the art review”. Renewable Sustanaible Energy Reviews. Vol. 42, pp: 1106-1112, 2015. 10.1016/j.rser.2014.10.096 (ISI)
  15. G. Fernández, H. Galleguillos, E. Fuentealba, F. J. Pérez, “Thermal characterization of HITEC molten salt for energy storage in solar linear concentrated technology”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, on line, 2015. 10.1007/s10973-015-4715-9 (ISI)
  16. G. Fernández, H. Galleguillos, E. Fuentealba, F.J. Pérez, “Corrosion of stainless steels and low-Cr steel in molten Ca(NO3)2-NaNO3-KNO3 eutectic salt for Direct Energy Storage in CSP”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells vol. 141, pp. 7-13, 2015. 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.05.004 (ISI)
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  18. Andrea Gutierrez, Svetlana Ushak, Hector Galleguillos, Angel Fernandez, Luisa F. Cabeza, Mario Grágeda, “Use of polyethylene glycol for the improvement of the cycling stability of bischofite as thermal energy storage material”, Applied Energy vol. 154, pp. 616-621, 2015. 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.05.040 (ISI).
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  8. G. Fernández, S. Ushak, H. Galleguillos and F.J. Pérez, Development of new molten salts with LINO3 and Ca(NO3)2 for energy storage in CSP plants. Applied Energy 119, pp. 131–140, 2014. 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.12.061 (ISI).
  9. G. Fernández, A. Rey, I. Lasanta, S. Mato, M. P. Brady and F. J. Pérez, Corrosion of alumina-forming austenitic steel in molten nitrate salts by gravimetric analysis and impedance spectroscopy. Materials and Corrosion, vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 267-275, 2014. 10.1002/maco.201307422 (ISI).
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  1. Elisa Alonso, Christian Hutter, José González Aguilar, Manuel Romero, Aldo; Kinetics of Mn2O3-to-Mn3O4 and Mn3O4-to-MnO redox reactions performed under concentrated thermal radiative flux, Energy and Fuels. 27(8), pp 4884–4890, 2013. 10.1021/ef400892j (ISI)
  2. Selvan Bellan, Elisa Alonso, Fabrisio Gómez, Carlos Pérez-Rábago, José González Aguilar, Manuel Romero, “Thermal performance of lab-scale solar reactor designed for kinetics analysis at high radiation fluxes”, Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 101, pp 81–89, 2013. 10.1016/j.ces.2013.06.033 (ISI)
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Publicaciones en congresos

  1. SWC 2021, “Evaluation of the cooling process of thermal storage tanks with LiNO3-NaNO3-KNO3 ternary mixture as working fluid for CSP plants” Mauro Henriquez, Christian Suárez, Magin Mendoza, Abdiel Mallco, Carlos Duran, Carlos Soto, Carlos Portillo, Javier Pino.
  2. SWC 2021, “FLUID DYNAMIC ANALYSIS INSIDE A SOLAR SALTS PRILLING TOWER USING A EULERIAN-LAGRANGIAN APPROACH” Mauro Henriquez, Abdiel Mallco, Carlos Soto, Carlos Duran, Gerardo Matamoros, Victor Tabilo, Mauricio Lague.
  3. SolarPACES 2021, “Energy Evaluation of Different Materials with Low Melting Point for Solar Thermal Storage” : Mauro Henriquez, Carlos Soto, Abdiel Mallco, Carlos Duran, Luis Guerreiro.
  4. SolarPACES 2021, “Advances Sun-Tracking Control for an Innovative Linear Fresnel Collector”: Ginés García, Andrés Egea, Loreto Valenzuela, Diego Pulido-Iparraguirre, José Liria.
  5. SWC 2021, “Assessment of the Atmospheric Extinction for Solar Tower Plants along the Sun Belt: Preliminary Results”: Aitor Marzo, Alois Salmon, Jesus Polo, Jesus Ballestrín, Joaquín Alonso-Montesinos, Diego Pulido.
  6. SWC 2021, Characterization of changes in the soiling properties and deposition rates because of groundworks near a PV plant”: D.Olivares, ,A.Marzo P.Ferrada, V.Del Campo, J.Llanos , E. Pilat, D.Muñoz y E.Fuentealba.

  1. Urrejola, E., Valencia, F., Fuentealba, E., Deline, C., Pelaez, S. A., Meydbray, J., … Stein, J. S. (2020). bifiPV2020 Bifacial Workshop : A Technology Overview bifiPV2020 Bifacial Workshop : A Technology Overview. (October). https://doi.org/10.2172/1710156
  2. Mohamed,A. Pilat, E. Olivares, D. Marzo, A.Urrejola, E. “On the Impact of Soiling on Energy Production in the Atacama Desert, in the Frame of ATAMOSTEC”, EU PVSEC 2020.
  1. Lelièvre, J., Cabrera, E., Hladys, B., Gutierrez, V., Ferrada, P., Muñoz, D., & Derrier, A. (2019). Development of Ultra-Accelerated Ageing Tests for Improved Reliability and Durability of Bifacial Photovoltaic Modules in Harsh Desert Conditions. 36th European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition. Retrieved from https://www.eupvsec-proceedings.com/proceedings?fulltext=LELIEVRE&paper=48402
  2. Olivares, M.Trigo-González, A.Marzo, P.Ferrada, J.Llanos, F.Araya, G.Lopez , J.Polo, J.Alonso-Montesinos, C.Gueymard. Analisys of the local factors that influence the cementation of soil and effects on PV generation at the Plataforma Solar Del Desierto de Atacama. Solar word congress, 04-07 Nov 2019, Santiago, Chile.
  3. Mondaca, M.Trigo-Gonzalez, A.Marzo, J.Alonso, J.Barberos, G.Salazar, D. Olivares, P.Ferrada. UV-A Estimation in Atacama Desert from GHI measurements by using ANN. Solar word congress, 04-07 Nov 2019, Santiago, Chile.
  4. Salmon, G.Quiñones, G. Soto, C.Gueymard, M. Ibarra, J.Cardemil, R. Escobar, A. Marzo. Advance in the aerosol optical depth evaluation from broaband direct normal irradiance measurements. Solar word congress, 04-07 Nov 2019, Santiago, Chile.
  5. Cortes , M.Trigo-Gonzalez, P.Ferrada, J.Batles ,J.Alonso. On the estimation of energy production in PV plants. A comparative study of methologies. Solar word congress, 04-07 Nov 2019, Santiago, Chile.
  6. Olivares, P.Ferrada, A. Marzo, J.Llanos. Efectos del soiling en operación de sistemas fotovoltaicos. Exponor ,27-30 may 2019, Antofagasta, Chile.
  7. Gabriel López, Sergio M. Sarmiento-Rosales, Christian A. Gueymard, Aitor Marzo, Joaquín Alonso-Montesinos, Jesús Polo, Nuria Martín-Chivelet, Pablo Ferrada, Javier Barbero, Francisco J. Batlles, Nieves Vela. Effect of Cloudiness on Solar Radiation Forecasting. Solar word congress, 04-07 Nov 2019, Santiago, Chile.
  8. Alonso-Montesinos, J. Barbero, F. J. Batlles, F. Rodríguez-Martínez, G. López, J. Polo, N. Martín-Chivelet, M. Alonso, N. Vela, A. Marzo, P. Ferrada, M. Cortés. Relevance analysis of atmospheric variables in the production of an experimental pv power plant considering dust deposition in the mediterranean coast. Solar word congress, 04-07 Nov 2019, Santiago, Chile.
  9. Behar, O., Sbarbaro, S., Marzo, A., Moran, L. The use of solar radiation models to derive atmospheric turbidity: an inter-comparison and potential of kasten’s method. Solar word congress, 04-07 Nov 2019, Santiago, Chile.
  10. Jesús Polo, Miguel Alonso-Abella, Nuria Martín-Chivelet, Joaquín Alonso-Montesinos, Gabriel López, Aitor Marzo. Characterization of pv soiling losses in urban mediterranean environment. Solar word congress, 04-07 Nov 2019, Santiago, Chile.
  11. Stefan Wilbert, Wilko Jessen, Anne Forstinger, Anton Driesse, Aron Habte, Manajit Sengupta, Aitor Marzo, Frank Vignola, Luis Zarzlejo. Application of the Clear Sky Spectral Error for Radiometer Classification in ISO 9060. Solar word congress, 04-07 Nov 2019, Santiago, Chile.
  12. Abdiel Mallco, Angel G. Fernandez, Johannes Preußner, Carlos Portillo, “Corrosion and Mechanical assessment in LiNO3 molten salt as Thermal Energy Storage material in CSP plants”. Solar World Congress (SWC2019), Santiago, Chile, 4-7 November 2019.
  13. Abel Taquichiri, Abdiel Mallco, Alan Almendras, Miguel Ruiz, Carlos Portillo, “Techno-Economic Analysis of a PV (Photovoltaic) Plant for High Radiation Conditions from the Altiplanic of Bolivia”. Solar World Congress (SWC2019), Santiago, Chile, 4-7 November 2019.
  14. Mauro Henríquez, Edward Fuentealba, Carlos Soto, Angel G. Fernandez, “Proposal for the development of Chilean LiNO3 as thermal energy storage material for CSP plants”. Solar World Congress (SWC2019), Santiago, Chile, 4-7 November 2019.
  15. Cortés-Carmona, M. Cortés-Olivares, J. Vega, and J. Guevara-Cedeño, “Generation planning model including frequency stability constrains to mitigate large-scale integration of photovoltaic plants,” in 2019 IEEE PES Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies, ISGT Latin America 2019, 2019, pp. 1–6, doi: 10.1109/ISGT-LA.2019.8895478.
  1. P. Ferrada, G. Serrano, C. M. Ostojic, A. Maureira, M. Zapata, E. Fuentealba. Magnetic Fields for Cell Cultures suspended in a perturbed diamagnetic Medium. Proceedings de la Presentación conferencia COMSOL Conference 2018, Lausanne, Suiza.
  2. D. Diaz Almeida, P. Ferrada, A. Marzo, E. Cabrera, E. Urrejola, D. Espinoza, R. Castillo, J. Llanos, C. Portillo. Theoretical Calculation of the Photo-generated Current Density by Using Optical Path-length Enhancement Factor for Si-based PV Devices in the Atacama Desert. 2018 IEEE 45th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), June 10-15, 2018 Waikoloa, Hawaii.
  3. D. Rudolph, A. Adrian, J. Lossen, P. Ferrada, C. Portillo, V. Del Campo, J. Correa, R. Sierpe, M. Javier Kogan. Influence of the paste volume on the contact formation in fine line metallization. 2018 IEEE 45th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), June 10-15, 2018 Waikoloa, Hawaii.
  4. E. Cabrera, F. Araya, A. Schneider, A. Marzo, R. Roescu, J. Rabanal, P. Ferrada, P. Ayala, D. Berrian, J. Libal, E. Fuentealba, R. Kopecek. AtaMoS TeC Project: Soiling Impact on Bifacial Modules with Different Mounting Geometry in the Atacama Desert in Chile. 2018 IEEE 45th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), June 10-15, 2018 Waikoloa, Hawaii.
  5. P. Ayala, C. Muñoz, N. Osorio, C. Hernandez, F. Zurita, V. Gutierrez, G. Ramirez, P. Valdivia, F. Mancilla, F. Cuevas, P. Ferrada. Bifacial Technology Performance Compared with Three Commercial Monofacial PV Technologies under Outdoor High Irradiance Conditions at the Atacama Desert. 2018 IEEE 45th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), June 10-15, 2018 Waikoloa, Hawaii.
  6. A. Mallco, Angel G. Fernandez, Effect of corrosion behavior of 430 ferritic stainless steels in contact with eutectic nitrate salts and analysis with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy for concentrated solar power plant applications, IWILIME 2018.
  7. M. Henriquez, A. Mallco, C. Soto1, A. G. Fernández, “Lithium based molten salt melting process optimization at pilot plant scale, IWLIME 2018, Santiago Chile.
  8. A. Mallco, Angel G. Fernandez, “Lithium nitrate assessment in ternary molten salts as thermal energy storage material for CSP plants, Foro Solar EnerSOL 2018.
  9. D. Olivares*, P.Ferrada, C. Portillo, A. Marzo, J.Llanos. “Influential factors in the deposition of soiling on photovoltaic modules in the Plataforma Solar del desierto de Atacama” 7º Seminario de difusión de la ingeniería , Antofagasta 2018 ,Chile 
  10. D. Olivares*, P.Ferrada, C. Portillo, A. Marzo, J.Llanos ” Atmospheric parameters that influence the deposition of soiling. ENERSOL, Chile, Santiago 2018. Chile.
  11. D. Olivares*, P.Ferrada, C. Portillo, A. Marzo, J.Llanos. “Influential factors in the deposition of soiling on photovoltaic modules in the Atamaca Desert” , 5th International Workshop on Lithium, Industrial Minerals and Energy IWILiME, Santiago 2018. Chile
  12. M. Trigo-Gonzalez, F.J. Batlles, C. Portillo, P. Ferrada, G. López, M. Cortés, S. Rosie, J. Alonso-Montesinos, F.J. Barbero, J. Polo, N. Martín A. Marzo. “Estimación de la producción eléctrica de una planta fotovoltaica utilizando modelos estadísticos y redes neuronales artificiales”. XVI Congreso Ibérico y XII Congreso Iberoamericano de Energía Solar (CIES 2018), Madrid, España.
  13. M. Trigo-Gonzalez, A. Marzo, J. Alonso-Montesinos, M. Cortés, C. Portillo, F.J. Batlles. “One Year of Quality Measurements at PSDA Metheorological Station”. 4° Foro Solar (ENERSOL 2018), Santiago, Chile.
  14. M. Trigo-Gonzalez, A. Marzo, F.J. Batlles. “Estimación de la Producción Eléctrica de una Planta fotovoltaica utilizando modelos estadsiticos en el desierto de Atacama”. 7º Seminario de difusión de la investigación en la facultad de Ingeniería 2018, Antofagasta, Chile.
  15. M. Cortés-Carmona, J. Vega, and M. Cortés-Olivares, “Power flow algorithm for analysis of distribution networks including distributed generation,” in IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution Conference and Exhibition – Latin America (T&D-LA), 2018, pp. 1–5.
  16. D. Ortiz-Villalba, J. Vega-Herrera, J. Llanos-Proaño, and C. Mayol-Cotapos, “Stochastic unit commitment with transmission constraint using self-organized maps ( SOM ) for scenarios reduction,” in IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing (ROPEC), 2018, pp. 1–6.
 
  1. D. Diaz, P. Ferrada, A. Sanz Martinez, N. Yurrita, O. Zubillaga. “Evaluation of Antireflection and Antisoiling Coatings for PV Modules In the Atacama Desert”. 33rd EU PVSEC 2017, 25-29 September 2018, Amsterdam-The Netherlands, pp. 1391-1395. Session: 5CO.5.3.
  2. Daniel Sbarbaro, Ruben Peña, Edward Fuentealba. “Model.based soiling estimation in parabolic solar concentrators. SolarPACES International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies (SolarPACES2017), Santiago, Chile, 26-29 September 2017.
  3. J. Ballestrín, R. Monterreal, M. E. Carra, J. Fernández-Reche, J. Polo, R. Enrique, J. Rodríguez, M. Casanova, F. J. Barbero, J. Alonso-Montesinos, G. López, J. L. Bosch, F. J. Batlles, A. Marzo. “Novel Measurement System for Solar Extinction”. SolarPACES International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies (SolarPACES2017), Santiago, Chile, 26-29 September 2017.
  4. J. Alonso-Montesinos, J. Fernández-Reche, F. J. Barbero, R. Monterreal, R. Enrique, J. Polo, G. López, J. Ballestrín, A. Marzo, J. L. Bosch, E. Carra, F. J. Batlles. “A first approach of the direct normal irradiance forecasting in the receiver of a central tower combining remote sensing techniques and solar power plant models”. SolarPACES International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies (SolarPACES2017), Santiago, Chile, 26-29 September 2017.
  5. A. Marzo, J. Polo, S. Wilbert, C. Gueymard, W. Jessen, P. Ferrada, J. Alonso-Montesinos, J. Ballestrín. “Sunbelt Spectra comparison with Standard ASTM G173: the Chilean case”. SolarPACES International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies (SolarPACES2017), Santiago, Chile, 26-29 September 2017.
  6. J. Ballestrín, M. E. Carra, R. Enrique, R. Monterreal, J. Fernández-Reche, J. Polo, M. Casanova, F. J. Barbero, A. Marzo. “Characterization of a Lambertian Target for Measurement Techniques on Solar Concentration”. SolarPACES International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies (SolarPACES2017), Santiago, Chile, 26-29 September 2017.
  7. A. Marzo, Luis F. Zarzalejo, Mercedes Ibarra, Ana A. Navarro, Gonzalo Soto, Lourdes Ramirez, Rodrigo Escobar, Manuel Silva. “Towards the Chilean Solar Thermal Potential Knowledge for Solar Power Tower Plants”. SolarPACES International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies (SolarPACES2017), Santiago, Chile, 26-29 September 2017.
  8. CNIT Congreso internacional de Ingenieria Termodinamica “Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy monitoring technique on thermal energy storage materials for CSP plants”2017. Authors: Angel G. Fernandez, A. Mallco.
  9. SolarPACES Conference, Santiago de Chile “Opportunities of lithium nitrate as TES material in CSP plants: Thermal characterization and LCOE projection. Angel G. Fernández, Mauro Henriquez, Cristobal Parrado, L. Guerreiro, M. Collares Pereira”, 2017.
  10. SolarPACES Conference, Santiago de Chile “Dynamic corrosion tests comparison: Dynamic reactor vs high temperature pilot plant scale setup for chilean LiNO3 containing molten salt” G. Fernández, M. Henriquez, A. Mallco, B. Muñoz-Sánchez, J. Nieto-Maestre. 2017.
  11. SolarPACES Conference, Santiago de Chile “Corrosion mitigation advances for promising alumina forming alloys applied to TES materials for CSP plants”. Angel G. Fernández, Judith Gomez-Vidal, 2017.
  12. A. Gallo, H. González-Camarillo, M.I. Roldán, C. Pérez-Rábago, E.  Alonso. Thermal Behavior and Heat-Flux Distribution in a Solar Rotary Kiln. Presentado en el congreso SolarPaces 2017, Santiago de Chile.
  13. A. Gallo, R. Pérez-Enciso, D. Pulido, C. Pérez-Rábago. Strategies of optical aiming to achieve uniform heat-flux distributions on a solar receiver of a linear Fresnel concentrator. Presentado en el congreso SolarPaces 2017, Santiago de Chile.
  14. M. Trigo-González, A. Marzo, J. Alonso-Montesino, F.J. Batlles. Desarrollo de modelos físico para la estimación de la irradiación diaria en zonas desérticas a partir de datos de temperaturas extremas. Presentación en el congreso III foro solar ENERSOL 2017, Antofagasta de Chile.
  15. M. Trigo-González, A. Marzo, F.J. batlles, M. Cortes. E. Fuentealba. poster “Daily global solar radiation estimation in desert areas using daily extreme temperatures and extraterrestrial radiation”. presentación 1° Wokshop Thermal Energy Storage and Molten salt corrsion, Antofagasta de Chile.
  16. M. Henriquez, Angel G. Fernandez, “Viscosity measurements of different LiNO3 purity grade for LiNO3-NaNO3-KNO3 mixtures for TES applications in Concentrated Solar Power” 1° Wokshop Thermal Energy Storage and Molten salt corrosion, Antofagasta de Chile.
  17. Potential of solar central tower systems for thermal applications in the production chain of copper by pyrometallurgical route. Irving Cruz, Alfonso J. Vazquez Vaamonde, Elisa Alonso, Carlos Perez-Rábago, Claudio Estrada. 23 SolarPACES Conference. Santiago de Chile. Chile. 26-29 September 2017.
  18. Isothermal and non-isothermal kinetics of metal oxide redox reactions performed in a solar furnace. Elisa Alonso, Carlos Pérez-Rábago. 23 SolarPACES Conference. Santiago de Chile. 26-29 September 2017.
  19. Douglas Olivares, Pablo Ferrada, Aitor Marzo, Camila de Matos, Carlos Portillo, Enrique Cabrera, J. Llanos. Characterization of soiling on PV modules in the Atacama Desert. Silicon PV 2017.Freiburg. Germany. 03-06
  20. Douglas Olivares, Pablo Ferrada, Aitor Marzo, Camila de Matos, Carlos Portillo,, J. Llanos. Poster “ physical chemical characterization of soiling on PV modules in the Atacama Desert Workshop Thermal Energy Storage and Molten Salt Corrosion, 2017, Antofagasta, Chile.
  21. C. Rahmann, J. Vega, and F. Valencia, “Validity range of fundamental frequency simulations under high levels of variable generation technologies,” in X Bulk Power Systems Dynamics and Control Symposium, IREP, 2017, pp. 1–6.
  22. J. Vega, C. Rahmann, and F. Valencia, “Stability assessments in systems with high levels of photovoltaic generation,” in ENERSOL, 2017, pp. 1–5.
  1. P. Ferrada, A. Marzo, E. Cabrera, H. Chu, J. Rabanal, A. Schneider. “Performance of c-Si Photovoltaic Devices Based on Optical Measurements and Spectral Irradiance in the Atacama Desert”. EU PVSEC 2016, Munich, Germany.
  2. Enrique Cabrera, Andreas Schneider, Eckard Wefringhaus, Jorge Rabanal, Pablo Ferrada, Diego Thaller, Francisco Araya, et all. “Advances in the Development of ‘‘AtaMo’’: Solar Modules Adapted for the Climate Conditions of the Atacama Desert in Chile- the Impact of Soiling and Abrasion”, EUPVSEC 2016, Munich, June 2016. Session 5BO.11.5.
  3. Araya Francisco, Ferrda Pablo, Rabanal Jorge, Marzo Aitor, Fuentealba Edward. “Performance Analysis of Photovoltaic System installed at different sites in the Atacama Desert”. Presentation at the “32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition” (EUPVSEC 2016), Munich, June 2016. Session 5CO.14.6.
  4. A. Marzo, F. Beiza, J. Alonso-Montesinos, R. Román, P. Ferrada. “Comparison of Atacama desert solar spectrum vs. ASTM G173-03 reference spectra for solar energy applications” 11th ISES EUROSUN Conference, Palma de Mallorca (Spain) 11-14 October 2016 (accepted as Oral Presentation).
  5. J. Alonso-Montesinos, A. Marzo, et al. “The influence of sahara dust particles in the direct normal irradiance estimation through a total sky camera” 11th ISES EUROSUN Conference, Palma de Mallorca (Spain) 11-14 October 2016 (accepted as Oral Presentation).
  6. Eurosun Conference “Corrosion evaluation advances for promising TES materials in alumina forming alloys”, 2016 Palma de Mallorca (Spain), Authors: Angel G. Fernandez, M. Henriquez.
  7. A. Gallo, M.I. Roldán, E. Alonso, E. Fuentealba, Considerations for using a rotary kiln for high temperature industrial processes with and without
  8. thermal storage, in: ISES EuroSun Conf., Palma de Mallorca (Spain), 2016.
  9. E. Alonso, A. Gallo, H. Galleguillos, Solar thermal energy use in lead acid batteries recycling industry: A preliminary assessment of the potential in Spain and Chile, in: ISES EuroSun Conf., Palma de Mallorca (Spain), 2016.
  10. A. Mallco, Marcelo Cortes, Estudio del Efecto Altura en un Sistema de Empaque de Baterías de Ion Litio, ENERSOL 2015.
  11. A. Mallco, Marcelo Cortes, Equivalent circuits of cylindrical lithium-ion batteries for different cases of generation sources, IWILIME 2016.
  1. E. Cabrera, A. Schneider, J. Rabanal, P. Ferrada, R. Cordero, E. Fuentealba, R. Kopecek. “Advancements in the development of AtaMo: a solar module adapted for the climate conditions of the Atacama Desert in Chile”. EU PVSEC 2015, Hamburg, Germany.
  2. J. Ballestrín, R. Monterreal, M. E. Carra, J. Fernández-Reche, F. J. Barbero, A. Marzo. “Measurement of solar extinction in tower plants with digital cameras” SolarPACES International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies (SolarPACES2015), Cape Town, Southafrica, 11-14 October 2015.
  3. J. Ballestrín, J. Rodríguez, M. E. Carra, I. Cañadas, M. I. Roldán, F. J. Barbero, A. Marzo. “Pyrometric method for measuring emittances at high temperatures” SolarPACES International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power and          Chemical Energy Technologies (SolarPACES2015), Cape Town, Southafrica, 11-14 October 2015.
  4. Jorge F. Servert, Eduardo Cerrajero, and Edward L. Fuentealba. “Synergies of solar energy use in the desalination of seawater: A case study in northern Chile”. SolarPACES International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies (SolarPACES2015), Cape Town, Southafrica, 11-14 October 2015.
  5. Gallo A., Guillaume M., Fuentealba E., “Validation of a solar thermal pilot plant model for copper mining processes”. ISES Solar World Congress 2015. EXCO, Daegu, Korea. 8 -12 November 2015.
  6. Alonso E., Marzo A., Gallo A., Fernandez A., Guillaume M., Ferrada P., Fuentealba E., “Progress in solar energy R&D in northern chile: the solar platform of the atacama desert project and ongoing activities”. ISES Solar World Congress 2015. EXCO, Daegu, Korea. 8 -12 November 2015.
  7. Elisa Alonso, Carlos Pérez-Rábago y Edward Fuentealba. “Thermodynamic study of CuO/Cu2O and Co3O4/CoO redox pairs for solar energy thermochemical storage”. SolarPACES International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies (SolarPACES2015), Cape Town, Southafrica, 11-14 October 2015.
  8. Alessandro Gallo, Elisa Alonso, Ricardo Pérez-Enciso, Edward Fuentealba y Carlos Pérez-Rábago. “Numerical approach to the flux distribution effect on a solar rotary kiln performance”. SolarPACES International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies (SolarPACES2015), Cape Town, Southafrica, 11-14 October 2015.
  9. P. Ferrada, C. Parrado, A. Marzo, C. Portillo, E. Fuentealba. “The Solar Platform of the Atacama Desert, Chile: Natural laboratory for in situ tests and applications of solar technologies”. Symposium on Energy, Efficiency and Sustainability (EES2015), at Berlín, Germany. 31-July and 1-August, 2015.
  10. Ferrada, P.; Varas, T.; Araya, F.; Marzo, A.; Fuentealba, E. “Evaluation of solar resource and environmental conditions in the coastal line of Atacama Desert (Chile) for the implementation of photovoltaic plants)”; Conference: International Conference on Environment and Renewable Energy 2015, At Vienna, Austria. 20, 21 May, 2015.
  11. P. Ferrada, F. Araya, T. Varas, A. González, C. Parrado, D. Olivares, A. Marzo, C. Portillo, E. Fuentealba. “Performance comparison of Photovoltaic Systems in Antofagasta”. CEST+I Workshop on Sustainable Mining Solutions for Chile and EU. Santiago, Chile. 4 May, 2015.
  12. SolarPACES Conference, Cape Town (South Africa) “Thermophysical Properties and Corrosion Characterization of Low Cost Lithium Containing Nitrate Salts Produced in Northern Chile for Thermal Energy Storage”, 2015. Authors: G. Fernández, J. Gomez, H. Galleguillos, E. Fuentealba.
  1. Jorge F. Servert, Eduardo Cerrajero, Edward L. Fuentealba “Feasibility of a CSP power plant in Chile under a PPA model, the role of soft financing and upfront grant”. SolarPACES International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies (SolarPACES2014), Beijing, China, 16-19 September 2014.
  2. Marzo A.  “Estudios de Solarimetría. Impacto del polvo y suciedad en tecnología solar” In Workshop: Potencialidades y Aplicaciones de Módulos Fotovoltaicos Flexibles. Antofagasta, Chile. 14 November, 2014
  3. Marzo A., Ballestrín J., Barbero J. “A Solar-Blind IR Camera for Solar Furnaces” In: IWLIME, Ist International Workshop in Lithium, Industrial Minerals and Energy. Antofagasta, Chile, 8-10 January, 2014
  4. SolarPACES Conference, Beijing (China) “Modular solar storage system for medium scale energy demand mining in the North of Chile”, 2014, Authors: G. Fernández, R. Carbajo, M. Crutchik, H. Galleguillos, E. Fuentealba
  5. SolarPACES Conference, Beijing (China) “Thermal stability of solar salts from North of Chile and variations of their properties over time at high temperature”, Authors: A.G. Fernández, S. Veliz, R. Carbajo, H. Galleguillos
  6. SolarPACES Conference, Beijing (China) “Mainstreaming Outreach in solar research. Experiences in CSP R&D”, 2014. Authors: R. Carbajo, G. Fernandez, G. Hayashida
  7. Eurotherm Seminar, Lleida (Spain). “Thermophysical characterization of new molten salt formulation for Direct Thermal Energy Storage Systems in Parabolic Trough Plants”, Authors: A.G. Fernández, S. Veliz, H. Galleguillos.
  8. A. Gallo, E. Alonso, D. Pulido, E. Fuentealba, Análisis tecno-económico de soluciones integrales de habitabilidad en emplazamientos mineros de las regiones del norte de chile basadas en envolventes modulares con acondicionamiento solar por absorción, in: XI Congr. Iberoam. Energía Sol., 2014.
  1. J. Servert, A. Labanda, E. Fuentealba, M. Cortes, R. Pérez “Quality Function Deployment analysis for the selection of four utility-scale solar energy projects in northern Chile” . SolarPACES International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies (SolarPACES2013), Las Vegas, USA, 17-20 September 2013.
  2. J.F. Servert, E. Cerrajero, E. Fuentealba, M. Cortes. “Assessment of the impact of financial and fiscal incentives for the development of utility-scale solar energy projects in northern Chile. SolarPACES International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies (SolarPACES2013), Las Vegas, USA, 17-20 September 2013.
  3. SolarPACES Conference, Las Vegas (USA). “Impurity influence in physico-chemical and corrosion properties of Chilean solar nitrates”, 2013. Authors: G. Fernandez, M. Grageda, H. Galleguillos.

Patentes

  1. Solicitud de patente en EEUU “Empyting/decompression system of molten salts at high temperature”, 2021 N° 6469, Mauro Alexis Henriquez Heimpeller, Carlos Francisco Soto Soto, Carlos Claudio Duran Mora, Abdiel Mallco Carpio, Belén Alexa Azocar Olivares.
  1. Sistema semi-industrial para la evaluación dinámica y testeo de mezclas de sales fundidas como material de almacenamiento térmico para la industria termosolar, 2017. Serial number 1674-2017 (Chile). Inventors: Fernandez A.G., Henriquez M., Mallco, A., Soto C., Gasia J., Cabeza L.F.
  2. “Captador Solar Lineal Fresnel Adaptable”. Fecha de solicitud: 26-01-2018. Inventor: Diego Pulido Iparraguirre. Con Pasaporte P05150633, Aránzazu Fernández García. Con NIF 77469020Y, empleada del CIEMAT, Loreto Valenzuela Gutiérrez. Con NIF 44258347E, empleada del CIEMAT y Juan José Serrano Aguilera. Con NIF 74883964N, empleado del CIEMAT. Numero de solicitud: PCT/ES2018/070059. Institución colaborativa: Centro de Investigación Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas , O.A. M.P. (CIEMAT), Del Reino de España. Co-titularidad:La propiedad de los derechos relativos a la Patente corresponde a las Partes en las siguientes proporciones: CIEMAT: 60 % y Universidad de Antofagasta: 40 %. Patente Concedida.
  1. Method for manufacturing solar cell, 2010. Date Issued Nov 25, 2010, N° Inventors: Jan Lossen, Mathias Weiss, Rudolf Harney, Pablo Ferrada, Valentin Mihailetchi.