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| | + | == <span style="color:#008000;">Results</span><br/> == |
| | + | <span style="color:#008000;">1. Regulatory framework</span><br/><div><br/></div><div> |
| | + | '''[[Net-Metering_/_Billing_in_Chile|Support to the Ministry for the completion of the regulatory framework and dissemination of the law for distributed generation (Net-billing / Metering)]]''' |
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| − | == <span style="color:#008000;">Activities Implemented </span><br/> ==
| + | The Project participated in the completion of the regulations and technical standards for the distributed generation law. Furthermore, it yielded valuable impetus in the diffusion through a [https://vimeo.com/113384137 video] and a [http://www.minenergia.cl/ley20571/?p=105 website] explaining the operation and administrative processes for connecting an electrical generator under the distributed generation [http://www.minenergia.cl/ley20571/ law].'''https://energypedia.info/images/4/4e/Public_Solar_Roofs_Program_in_Chile_Telet%C3%B3n_in_Calama_%2840_kWp%29.png''' |
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| − | '''[[Solar Laboratories in Chile|Solar laboratories for technical training]]'''
| + | [[:File:Factsheet_ley20571_Aleman.pdf|Gesetz 20.571 zum Net-Metering/Billing, 2015]] (German) |
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| − | [[File:Laboratorios solares.png|border|right|200px|alt=Laboratorios solares.png]] | + | [[:File:Factsheet_ley20_271_FAQ_Aleman.pdf|Übersetzung der FAQ der Website des chilenischen Energieministeriums, 2015]] (German) |
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| − | The project has set up solar laboratories at six vocational training institutions and universities in the country intending to promote sufficient well-trained installers. <span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 20.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The objective is to encourage in higher education institutions, the training of professionals and technicians to meet the demand for specialists in the design, selection, installation and maintenance of solar photovoltaic plants. <span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 20.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">It is expected to have about 50 technicians-professionals trained annually in these laboratories</span></span>
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| | + | </div |
| | + | '''[[Public_Solar_Roofs_Program_in_Chile|Support to the Ministry of Energy in the Public Solar Roofs Programme]]: “[http://www.minenergia.cl/techossolares/ Programa Techos Solares Públicos]”''' |
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| − | [[File:Zonas de foco.png|border|left|200px|alt=Zonas de foco.png]]'''Identification of “Zona de Foco” highly profitable for the photovoltaic self-consption'''<br/><br/><span style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13.6px;">The geographic areas with the most cost-effective conditions for the captive-use of PV installations were identified, taking into acco</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13.6px;">unt t</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13.6px;">he solar irradiation and the electricity tariff as main variables for the profitability. </span>
| + | Additionally, the project has been supporting the outreach program, both in its creation and implementation, to introduce photovoltaic plants on public property and so in the maturation of the national PV market. The Ministry of Energy in conjunction with the GIZ is developing guides and manuals on best practices in maintenance and installation of photovoltaic systems for the year 2015, thus promoting the use of solar thermal and photovoltaic energy throughout the country. |
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| − | [[:File:Zonas de Foco.pdf|Zona de Foco, 2014]] (Spanish) | + | [[File:Public Solar Roofs Program in Chile Teletón in Calama (40 kWp).png|border|left|180pxpx]]<br/> |
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| | + | <span style="color:#008000;">Market Development</span> === |
| | + | '''[[:File:Zonas_de_Foco.pdf|Identification of “Zona de Foco” highly profitable for the photovoltaic self-consption]]'''<br/><span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 1.5em; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The geographic areas with the most cost-effective conditions for the captive-use of PV installations were identified, taking into acco</span><span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 1.5em; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">unt t</span><span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 1.5em; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">he solar irradiation and the electricity tariff as main variables for the profitability. </span><br/> |
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| | + | [[File:Zonas de foco.png|border|left|200px|alt=Zonas de foco.png]]<br/> |
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| | + | '''[[Price_Index_for_Photovoltaic_Systems_in_Chile|Price Index of photovoltaic systems]]''' |
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| | + | Together with the Association of the Photovoltaic Industry in Chile (ACESOL), a price index of the system costs for PV installations ranging from 1 kilowatt to 1 megawatt in capacity has been created and is updated every six months, comparing the costs with those of Germany as a mature market. This index record shows the changes in costs of PV systems in Chile in the short and medium term. |
| | + | <div style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div><br/></div><div> |
| | + | '''[[ESCO_business_model_for_photovoltaic_energy_generation_in_Chile|ESCO guide and standard contract for PV self-supply]]''' |
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| | + | The objective of the guide is to analyze [[ESCO_business_model_for_photovoltaic_energy_generation_in_Chile|ESCO]] and define a business model that allows an Energy Service Company (ESCO) to install and operate a photovoltaic plant and supply the power generated to their customer. |
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| | [[File:Planta fotovoltaica para riego de un cultivo de frutillas V Región.png|border|right|200px|alt=Planta fotovoltaica para riego de un cultivo de frutillas V Región.png]]<br/> | | [[File:Planta fotovoltaica para riego de un cultivo de frutillas V Región.png|border|right|200px|alt=Planta fotovoltaica para riego de un cultivo de frutillas V Región.png]]<br/> |
| | </div></div><div> | | </div></div><div> |
| − | '''[[Feasibility Studies for PV Self-supply in Chile|Profitability and feasibility analysis]]'''<br/> | + | '''[[Feasibility Studies for PV Self-supply in Chile|Technical and economic feasibility analysis]]'''<br/> |
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| | Technical and economic feasibility studies have been produced for different size captive-use PV applications such as agriculture, viticulture, industry and the public sector.<span style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 0.85em;"> </span> | | Technical and economic feasibility studies have been produced for different size captive-use PV applications such as agriculture, viticulture, industry and the public sector.<span style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 0.85em;"> </span> |
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| − | Together with the Association of the Photovoltaic Industry in Chile (ACESOL), a price index of the system costs for PV installations ranging from 1 kilowatt to 1 megawatt in capacity has been created and is updated every six months, comparing the costs with those of Germany as a mature market. This index record shows the changes in costs of PV systems in Chile in the short and medium term.
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| − | '''[[File:Public Solar Roofs Program in Chile Teletón in Calama (40 kWp).png|border|left|200px|alt=Public Solar Roofs Program in Chile Teletón in Calama (40 kWp).png]][[Net-Metering_/_Billing_in_Chile|Support to the Ministry for the completion of the regulatory framework and dissemination of the law for distributed generation (Net-billing / Metering)]]'''
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| − | The Project participated in the completion of the regulations and technical standards for the distributed generation law. Furthermore, it yielded valuable impetus in the diffusion through a [https://vimeo.com/113384137 video] and a [http://www.minenergia.cl/ley20571/?p=105 website] explaining the operation and administrative processes for connecting an electrical generator under the distributed generation [http://www.minenergia.cl/ley20571/ law].
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| − | [[:File:Factsheet ley20571 Aleman.pdf|Gesetz 20.571 zum Net-Metering/Billing, 2015]] (German)
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| − | [[:File:Factsheet ley20 271 FAQ Aleman.pdf|Übersetzung der FAQ der Website des chilenischen Energieministeriums, 2015]] (German)
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| | [[File:Cadaster Calama.jpg|border|right|200px|alt=Cadaster Calama.jpg]] | | [[File:Cadaster Calama.jpg|border|right|200px|alt=Cadaster Calama.jpg]] |
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| − | '''Cadastre of PV rooftops in Calama'''<span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 20.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br/> | + | '''[[:File:Development_of_a_Solar_Potential_Map_of_the_City_of_Calama.pdf|Cadastre of PV rooftops in Calama]]'''<span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 20.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br/> |
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| | <span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 20.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span>The firs solar roof register in Latin America with a calculator for working out the cost-efficiency of PV and ST installations and storage batteries was developed and published for the city of Calama. <br/> | | <span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 20.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span>The firs solar roof register in Latin America with a calculator for working out the cost-efficiency of PV and ST installations and storage batteries was developed and published for the city of Calama. <br/> |
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| − | [[:File:Development of a Solar Potential Map of the City of Calama.pdf|Solar Cadastre Calama, 2011]] (Spanish)
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| | <p style="text-align: center;"><br/></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 0.85em; line-height: 1.5em;"> </span><br/></p> | | <p style="text-align: center;"><br/></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 0.85em; line-height: 1.5em;"> </span><br/></p> |
| − | '''[[Public Solar Roofs Program in Chile|Support to the Ministry of Energy in the Public Solar Roofs Programme]]: “[http://www.minenergia.cl/techossolares/ Programa Techos Solares Públicos]”''' | + | '''[[:File:Análisis_energético_del_sector_Agroindustrial_en_Chile.pdf|Analysis of the Agro-industrial sector]]'''<br/> |
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| − | Additionally, the project has been supporting the outreach program, both in its creation and implementation, to introduce photovoltaic plants on public property and so in the maturation of the national PV market. The Ministry of Energy in conjunction with the GIZ is developing guides and manuals on best practices in maintenance and installation of photovoltaic systems for the year 2015, thus promoting the use of solar thermal and photovoltaic energy throughout the country.
| + | An analysis of the agro-industrial sector in Chile made by the consultant Ing. Carlos Campos Núñez, researcher at the Centre CIE USM, evaluating both, the energy requirements and the feasibility of diversifying the energy sources by incorporating renewable energy, in particular, solar thermal and photovoltaic technologies under 100 kW. <br/> |
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| − | '''[[ESCO business model for photovoltaic energy generation in Chile|ESCO guide for PV self-supply]]''' | + | === Technical Training and Research<div><br/></div><div> |
| | + | '''[[Solar_Laboratories_in_Chile|Solar laboratories for technical training]]''' |
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| − | The objective of the guide is to analyze [[ESCO business model for photovoltaic energy generation in Chile|ESCO]] and define a business model that allows an Energy Service Company (ESCO) to install and operate a photovoltaic plant and supply the power generated to their customer.
| + | https://energypedia.info/images/4/4c/Laboratorios_solares.png |
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| − | <br/> | + | The project has set up solar laboratories at six vocational training institutions and universities in the country intending to promote sufficient well-trained installers. <span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 20.4px;">The objective is to encourage in higher education institutions, the training of professionals and technicians to meet the demand for specialists in the design, selection, installation and maintenance of solar photovoltaic plants. <span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 20.4px;">It is expected to have about 50 technicians-professionals trained annually in these laboratories</span></span> |
| − | | + | </div><div><span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 20.4px;"><span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 20.4px;"></span></span><br/></div> |
| − | [[File:Solar Station in Chile Crucero II.png|border|left|200px|alt=Solar Station in Chile Crucero II.png]]
| + | '''[[:File:Technical_information_for_the_station_Crucero_II.pdf|Solar measurements]]''' |
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| | The project continued the measurement campaign initiated in 2008 to determine the solar potential in northern Chile and made DNI measurements (Direct Normal Irradiation) in the Station "Crucero II" using measuring instruments of high precision. | | The project continued the measurement campaign initiated in 2008 to determine the solar potential in northern Chile and made DNI measurements (Direct Normal Irradiation) in the Station "Crucero II" using measuring instruments of high precision. |
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| − | [[:File:Technical information for the station Crucero II.pdf|Station Crucero II, 2008]] (English)
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| − | <br/> | + | '''[[:File:Estudio-Orientación-Paneles-FV.pdf|Study of PV solar panels orientation]]'''<br/> |
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| − | '''Other activities implemented:'''
| + | Study of PV solar panels orientation in Chile for economic maximization of energy generation and its coupling with the demand profile. <br/> |
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| − | *An analysis of the agro-industrial sector in Chile made by the consultant Ing. Carlos Campos Núñez, researcher at the Centre CIE USM, evaluating both, the energy requirements and the feasibility of diversifying the energy sources by incorporating renewable energy, in particular, solar thermal and photovoltaic technologies under 100 kW. <br/>
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| − | [[:File:Análisis energético del sector Agroindustrial en Chile.pdf|Analysis of the Agro-industrial sector, 2013]] (Spanish)
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| − | *Study of PV solar panels orientation in Chile for economic maximization of energy generation and its coupling with the demand profile. <br/>
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| − | [[:File:Estudio-Orientación-Paneles-FV.pdf|Study of PV solar panels orientation, 2015]] (Spanish)
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| | </div><div><br/></div> | | </div><div><br/></div> |
| | [[Solar Energy for Electricity and Heat in Chile#toc|►Go to Top]] | | [[Solar Energy for Electricity and Heat in Chile#toc|►Go to Top]] |
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| | *[http://www.4echile.cl/energia-solar-para-el-autoconsumo/ http://www.4echile.cl/energia-solar-para-el-autoconsumo/] (Spanish) | | *[http://www.4echile.cl/energia-solar-para-el-autoconsumo/ http://www.4echile.cl/energia-solar-para-el-autoconsumo/] (Spanish) |
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In order to encourage market development, the Ministry of Energy has implemented the following measures:
A start has been made in setting up large scale solar power plants in the north of the country, and the electricity generated through solar energy is competitive compared to the conventional energy generation. Nevertheless, various obstacles, especially for small size installations, have prevented a wider use of solar energy. There are only a few suppliers of PV systems for captive use, and there is also a shortage of qualified specialists. Consequently, the prices for solar installation are still at a high level in comparison with the international market, and the technologies used are not attractive for financial institutions. Banks are cautious when it comes to financing small sized projects and self-consumption system, and there are gaps in the regulatory framework.
The first stage involved an improvement of the framework conditions for the installation of such a technology. Innovative business models are being developed for each sector, and installers are being trained in order to strengthen local skills and thus, foster new markets for the use of climate-friendly solar energy technology. The work of the project is located at the intersection between the solar market and energy policy.
The project allows the identification of economic sectors and scopes of application in which the captive use of solar power and solar heat for self-supply is economically viable. The insights gained within the scope of project activities are continually factored into the policy advice for use in developing an enabling environment, and are intensified by means of fact-finding tours, workshops and the exchange of information and experience in a national and international level between solar sector actors.
Support to the Ministry for the completion of the regulatory framework and dissemination of the law for distributed generation (Net-billing / Metering)
The Project participated in the completion of the regulations and technical standards for the distributed generation law. Furthermore, it yielded valuable impetus in the diffusion through a video and a website explaining the operation and administrative processes for connecting an electrical generator under the distributed generation law.https://energypedia.info/images/4/4e/Public_Solar_Roofs_Program_in_Chile_Telet%C3%B3n_in_Calama_%2840_kWp%29.png
Gesetz 20.571 zum Net-Metering/Billing, 2015 (German)
Übersetzung der FAQ der Website des chilenischen Energieministeriums, 2015 (German)
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Support to the Ministry of Energy in the Public Solar Roofs Programme: “Programa Techos Solares Públicos”
Additionally, the project has been supporting the outreach program, both in its creation and implementation, to introduce photovoltaic plants on public property and so in the maturation of the national PV market. The Ministry of Energy in conjunction with the GIZ is developing guides and manuals on best practices in maintenance and installation of photovoltaic systems for the year 2015, thus promoting the use of solar thermal and photovoltaic energy throughout the country.
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Market Development ===
Identification of “Zona de Foco” highly profitable for the photovoltaic self-consption
The geographic areas with the most cost-effective conditions for the captive-use of PV installations were identified, taking into account the solar irradiation and the electricity tariff as main variables for the profitability.
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Price Index of photovoltaic systems
Together with the Association of the Photovoltaic Industry in Chile (ACESOL), a price index of the system costs for PV installations ranging from 1 kilowatt to 1 megawatt in capacity has been created and is updated every six months, comparing the costs with those of Germany as a mature market. This index record shows the changes in costs of PV systems in Chile in the short and medium term.
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Technical and economic feasibility analysis
Technical and economic feasibility studies have been produced for different size captive-use PV applications such as agriculture, viticulture, industry and the public sector.
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Cadastre of PV rooftops in Calama
The firs solar roof register in Latin America with a calculator for working out the cost-efficiency of PV and ST installations and storage batteries was developed and published for the city of Calama.
Analysis of the Agro-industrial sector
An analysis of the agro-industrial sector in Chile made by the consultant Ing. Carlos Campos Núñez, researcher at the Centre CIE USM, evaluating both, the energy requirements and the feasibility of diversifying the energy sources by incorporating renewable energy, in particular, solar thermal and photovoltaic technologies under 100 kW.
=== Technical Training and Research
Solar laboratories for technical training
https://energypedia.info/images/4/4c/Laboratorios_solares.png
The project has set up solar laboratories at six vocational training institutions and universities in the country intending to promote sufficient well-trained installers. The objective is to encourage in higher education institutions, the training of professionals and technicians to meet the demand for specialists in the design, selection, installation and maintenance of solar photovoltaic plants. It is expected to have about 50 technicians-professionals trained annually in these laboratories
Solar measurements
The project continued the measurement campaign initiated in 2008 to determine the solar potential in northern Chile and made DNI measurements (Direct Normal Irradiation) in the Station "Crucero II" using measuring instruments of high precision.
https://energypedia.info/images/7/71/Solar_Station_in_Chile_Crucero_II.png
Study of PV solar panels orientation
Study of PV solar panels orientation in Chile for economic maximization of energy generation and its coupling with the demand profile.
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Expected Impacts
The use of solar energy can partly replace electricity generation in conventional power plants, which contributes to achieving the goals of reducing emissions and energy dependence in Chile. A more sustainable and secure energy mix contributes to improving the international competitiveness of the Chilean economy.
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Further Information
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References
