PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA   DE   CHILE ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS - PROF. HUGH RUDNICK

REPORTES DE ESTUDIANTES DE PREGRADO- UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT REPORTS (in Spanish)

(These documents are undergraduate student homework reports produced in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 , 2003 , 2004,  2005,  2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,  2011,  2012, 2013,  2014, 2015, 2016 amd 2017 courses on electricity and energy markets. These reports have not been edited nor checked and may have errors. They are only included as sample information of the subject areas being covered by students in the courses) 

2017

Reports from Electricity Markets
Confiabilidad y energías renovables Reliability and renewable energy	Tecnologías maduras para almacenamiento en centrales hidroeléctricas de pasada Mature technologies for storage in run-of-river hydro
¿Por qué no despega la autogeneración eléctrica domiciliaria en Chile? Why home self generation does not develop in Chile?	Compensación de generación intermitente ¿Dónde se ubicará la reserva estratégica del sistema eléctrico en el futuro? Compensation of intermitent generation- future of strategic reserve
Disponibilidad de GNL y efecto en mercado spot LNG availability and spot market	Proceso de planificación de transmisión en distintos mercados eléctricos Transmission planning process in dfferent electric markets
Estado del arte y perspectivas de la tecnología CSP y de sistemas de almacenamiento en baterías CSP state of the art	Resiliencia en el sistema eléctrico de Chile Resiliency in the Chilean electric system
Asignación y manejo de recursos hídricos en las cuencas Management of hydro resources	Tendencias en mercado de subastas Trends in the auctions market
Impacto del precio estabilizado en el mercado eléctrico Stabilized prices in the electric market

2016

Reports from Electricity Markets
Respuesta de demanda a nivel de grandes clientes libres en Chile Demand response of large consumers in Chile	Precios al carbono y financiamiento limpio CO2 prices and clean financing
Futuro energético de Argentina y como las energías renovables pueden ser una solución Energy future in Argentina and renewables	Costo de abatimiento de nueva energía (LACE) y costo de desarrollo de la energía (LCOE) Cost of abatement and cost of energy
Disponibilidad de mecanismos de fomento a la inversión y apoyo al financiamiento de mini hidroeléctricas Support for minihidro development	Prefactibilidad del proyecto de generación mareomotriz en la base del Puente Chacao Marine energy at the Chacao bridge
Evaluación regulatoria, tecnológica y económica de la participación de agregadores en la respuesta de demanda Aggregators in demand response	Centrales minihidráulicas modulares Modular minihidro plants
Caso ERNC en el Norte Chico Renewables in the north	Sistemas de almacenamiento de baterías para provisión de servicios complementarios Batteries to provide ancillary services
Tarificación de equipos FACTS en el mercado de servicios complementarios FACTS tariffs as ancillary services	Evaluación de costos de regulación de frecuencia Cost of frequency regulation
Sistemas de almacenamiento energético Energy storage	Licitaciones horarias ¿Y en la noche que? Hourly auctions
Nueva ley de transmisión y mini hidroeléctricas New transmission law and minihidros	Generación distribuida: Desafío para la distribución Distributed generation: challenge for distribution
Libre competencia y barreras de entrada a los pequeños medios de generación Competition and barriers for small generation plants	Cambios en consumo de energía a nivel residencial en Chilquinta Changes in energy consmptuion in Chilquinta
Desarrollo del sistema de transmisión de Perú Development of transmission in Peru

2015

Reports from Electricity Markets
¿Es cuestionable la aplicación de la teoría marginalista en Chile? Marginalist theory applicable in Chile	Evolución de la matriz eléctrica en Chile, Perú, Estados Unidos y China para los próximos 4 años Electricity matrix evolution
Energía eólica offshore Offshore wind energy in Chile	Convenios de riego y su efecto en la operación del sistema eléctrico Irrigation contracts and the power system
Despacho rápido de turbinas a gas para complementar generación variable de ERNCs Gas turnbine response to complement renewables	Análisis de opciones reales en proyectos eléctricos Real options for electricity projects
Impacto de tecnologías de almacenamiento BESS en despacho de centrales ERNC Impact of BESS storage technologies on renewables	Interconexiones eléctricas en Europa Electrical interconections in Europa
Uso de líneas de distribución en configuración multitensión  para conectar energías renovables Use of distribution lines to connect renewables	Costos de plantas termoeléctricas Costs of thermoelectric plants
Evaluación Ambiental Estratégica para el desarrollo de lineas de transmisión complejas Strategic environmental evaluation of complex transmission lines	El negocio de los servicios complementarios Ancillary services
Comparación regulatoria transmisión troncal con subtransmisión, mirada desde el sector generación Trunk transmission and zonal transmission-regulatory comparison	Eficiencia energética y subtransmisión Zonal transmission and efficiency
Mercado del GNL en Chile LNG market in Chile	Desarrollo del mercado ERNC según la variación de los precios de los combustibles  Renewables market and fuel prices
Medidas de mitigación de emisiones de CO2 CO2 emissions: mitigation measures	Mecanismos de fomento de ERNC Mechanisms to promote renewables
Proyecto de ley de asociatividad Community societal law project	Almacenamiento energético como apoyo a la generación distribuida Energy storage as support for distributed generatio
Incorporacion de energias renovables a sistemas medianos de Chile Incorporation of renewables to medium systems in Chile	Sistema híbrido para Isla de Pascua Hibrid system for Easter Island

2014

Reports from Electricity Markets
Normativa promoción ERNC Regulation for the promotion of renewables	Estado del arte de la geotermia Geothermal state of the art
Centrales de generacion IGCC IGCC power stations	Smart grids en Chile Smart grids in Chile
Tarificación subtransmisión Tariffs for sub transmission	Cogeneración de ciclo superior Cogeneration
Interconexiones eléctricas en Sud América South American interconnections	Mercados ERNC en Chile Renewable markets in Chile
Expansión de la generación- beneficio social Generation expansion- social benefit	Compensación de proyectos eléctricos Compensation of electric projects
Hidroaysén versus plantas fotovoltaica y eólica Hidroaysen vs PV and wind plants	Limitaciones de transmisión en desarrollo PMGDs Transmission restrictions and small generators
Gestión de riesgo de proyectos ERNC Risk management in renewable projects	Interconexión de varios PMGD Interconection of several small generators
Penetración de las ERNC Penetration of renewables	ERNCs versus ERNCs Renewables versus renewables
Generación de energía a partir de hidrógeno Energy generation from hydrogen	Benchmarking distribución Latam Distribution benchmarking in Latin America
Ley 20/25: Desafíos a considerar Challenges in renewables law

2013

Reports from Electricity Markets
Análisis del sistema eléctrico mexicano Mexican market analysis	¿Es suficiente la actual legislación sobre Net Metering para incentivar la generación distribuida en Chile? Is net metering regulation enough in Chile?
Estimación del costo social de incorporar energía solar PV a gran escala en el SING Social cost of PV solar energy in SING	Bonos de carbono para mercado de distribución. ¿Aplicable? Carbon credits for distribution market: Is it applicable?
Autoconsumo de energía y gestión activa de la demanda mediante generación fotovoltaica Demand management through PV generation	Tendencias actuales de precios y tecnologías en plantas de generación fotovoltaica Photovoltaic technologies and prices
Proyecciónes del GNL en Chile LNG projections in Chile	Integración de ERNC en el SING y SIC Renewables integration in SIC and SING
El mercado de los servicios asociados a la geotermia Services for the geothermal industry	Planificación central de la transmisión del SING Central transmission planning in SING
Estimación del Precio de GNL a Largo Plazo LNG long term price projections	Implementación del mercado de servicios complementarios Ancillary services implementation
Matriz energética de Chile para los años 2020, 2030 y 2050 Chilean energy matrix for 2020, 2030 & 2050	Incentivos para la disponibilidad de transmisión Incentives for transmission availability
Benchmarking de tarificación de servicios complementarios Benchmark for ancillary services remuneration	Coordinación de generadores ERNC para una transmisión en común Renewable generation coordination for a common transmission
Concentración solar de potencia Concentrated solar power	Mix solar-gas vs solar-carbón en el SING: ¿cuál es más eficiente? Solat-gas or solar-coal in the SING?
Comportamiento mundial de la incorporación de energías renovables baja un esquema de 'venta a spot' Spot sales for renewables	Incorporación de ERNC al sistema de transmisión. Caso español Renewables & transmission in Spain

2012

Reports from Electricity Markets
Almacenamiento de grandes bloques de energía: oportunidades para las renovables Energy Storage-opportunity for renewables	Costos de cierre y cambios de tecnología en proyectos de generación eléctrica Cost of technology changes in generation projects
Mecanismo de garantías financieras eficiente para el mercado spot chileno Financial quaranties for the Chilean spot market	Análisis funcional de entidades del sector generación, Perspectiva abastecimiento Functional analysis of entities in the generation sector
Benchmarking en tasas de falla en transmisión Transmission fault rate benchmarking	Efecto de la segmentación del sistema de transmisión en su desarrollo Segmentation of the transmission sector and effects
Efectos en la operación del sistema de la incorporación de energías renovables con bajo factor de planta y alta volatilidad Impacts in the system operation of incorporation of renewables	Estructura de funciones de un operador independiente System operator function structure
Evolución de costos de tecnologías ERNC Evolution of costs of renewable technologies	Is small beautiful?
Experiencia internacional en grandes proyectos eléctricos – diseño social eficiente International experience in large projects-efficient social design	Incorporación al SIC de Energía Renovable No Convencional  con “Ley 20/20” The 20/20 law to incorporate renewables in the SIC
Interconexión eléctrica regional Regional electric interconection	Caso Campanario y las brechas en la regulación The Campanario case
Tecnologías de almacenaje de energía y su factibilidad económica en Chile Energy storage technologies and their economic feasibility in Chiler	Distribución de ingresos en subtransmisión Subtransmission revenue distribution
Mecanismos de estabilización de precios para fuentes de energía renovables con intermitencia Stabilizing price mechanisms for intermitent renewables	Mejoras regulatorias a los Sistemas Medianos en Chile Regulatory improvements for Medium Systems in Chile
Mercado eléctrico argentino, ¿qué es lo que queda? Argentina electricity market- what is left?	Modelos de previsiones de viento Wind prediction models
Nueva definición del sistema troncal en el SING New definition of the SING trunk system	Retail de energías verdes vs Ley 20/20 20/20 law green energy retailing
Revisión critica de los peajes en distribución (Decreto 73) Distribution wheeling critical analysis (Decree 73)

2011

Reports from Electricity Markets
CO2 emission calculation in the SING	Risk management of energy supply
Technical criteria for transmission expansion	Transmission business model for renewables
Transmission right of way benchmarking	Feasibility of Itaipu-Santiago line
Strategies to cope with CO2	A systemic approach for a power project
Transmission tariffs for renewables	Reliability of wind-hydro systems
Large consumers in the SIC	The shale gas revolution
Energy price risk management instruments	Forestry biomass energy in Chile

2010

Reports from Electricity Markets
Native forest law and renewables	Renewables in practic
Restoration of power supply	Ancillary services
Electric vehicles-network conection	Impact of distributed generation
Renewables' technologies	Integration of renewables
Large wind integration	SING interconection
Prepayment schemes	Impact of earthquake on distribution
Reports from Energy Markets
Barrancones and other coal plants	LNG prices in Chile-present and future
Enap and Petrobras-a critical comparison	Fuel cells- an update
Geothermal heat pumps	Carbon taxes
Nuclear public acceptance	Mexican electricity sector
Coal plant mitigation costs	Renewable supply bids
Renewable participation in energy matrix	Energy efficiency costs

2009

Reports from Electricity Markets
Photovoltaic energy in Chile	A business model for a nuclear plant
Emmission standards for thermogeneration	Auctions/Licitaciones
Smart grid regulatory challenges	Market concentration in Chile
Energy matrix and prices	Transmission rights in Chile
Electricity demand and crisis in Chile	Environmental impacts of renewables
Electricity prices and the copper industry	The Russian electricity market

Reports from Energy Markets
Cogeneration in Chile	Ethanol in Chile
Copenhagen 2009	Solar plants
Energy matrix of different countries	Impact of the renewables law
Carbon footprint of Argentina, Chile and Brazil	Electricity in transport
Environmental studies for electric projects in Chile	Tariff schemes for renewables
Profitability of electric companies

2008

Reports from Electricity Markets
Generation investment in competitive markets	Model companies for tariff regulation
Electrical investment in Chile	Strategic definitions in energy
Distribution network efficiency and renewables	The Chilean renewables law
Cost of CO2 capture-sequestration	Brazilian rationing model
Evaluation of legal changes	Public policy in energy
Indexes for security of supply	Evaluation of Chilean regulatory institutions
The Argentinean market	Evolution of generation technologies

Reports from Energy Markets
Property of generation in Chile	Demand elasticity
Horizontal integration in distribution in Chile	Water rights
Schemes to deal with risks	Evaluation of energy interconections
Energy storage	Coal generation technologies
Comparison of gas pipe regulations	Prices of fuels
Contracts for wind energy

2007

Natural gas supply	Demand response mechanisms
Facts in Chile	Hydrogen energy in Chile
Energy from the sea	The expert panel
N-1 criteria in the Chilean regulation	The challenges of Kyoto 1012
The Italian electric market	Economic feasibility of nuclear generation in Chile

2006

Subsidies for electricity	Contract auctions in Chile
Real options in electric markets	Tariffs for reactive power
Subtransmission regulation	Capacity markets
Optimum economic availability	Capacity payments through call options
Swap gas markets in Chile	Renaissance of run-of-river plants
The Bolivian market	Bio fuels in Chile
Electricity prices	GNL dispatch
The Brazilian market	Alternatives to GNL
Competition for transmission expansion	Energy rings
Bylaw for small renewable generation

2005

Compensations for non supply	The Colombian Power Exchange
Geothermal generation	The expert panel in the new law
Clean development mechanisms	Liquified Natural Gas
The Panama market	Capacity payments for renewable energies

2004

The impact of resolutions 240 and 406 in Argentina	The growth of the retail market in the new law
Carbon funds for electric projects	The Chilean electric market dependence on Argentinean gas
100 MW fuel cell generator	New developments in the Brazilian market
Transmission in the new law (ley corta)

2003

The 2001crisis in Brazil	Chilean law changes (ley corta)
The rol of the State as regulator in Chile	Distributed generation
Non regulated markets	Transmission pricing in the SING
Alternative generation	Thermoelectric plants and the market
Spanish deregulation	Market deregulation after California

2002

Energy dependence of the Chilean market	The gas market in Latinamerica
SIC (Chile) - SADI (Argentina) interconnection	SIC-SING  interconnection
Chilean law change proposal (Ley corta)	Enron
Oasis

2001

Company ownership and contracts in Chile	Nuclear plants in Chilean supply
Natural gas transport	International interconnections and their teachings for Chile
Natural gas distribution	Capacity payments and tariffs- international experience
The Flow Gates concept in transmission regulation	Transmission reliability
Trading in the electricity market	The PJM market organization model versus the California model
Computer tools and models for deregulated markets

2000

Deregulated markets in Australia and New Zealand	The California Power Exchange
The Colombian power market	Costing of ancillary services
Suppliers	Supply contracts
Large consumers in Latin America	Impact of faults in industry
Vertical integration in Chile (electricity, phones, water)	Chile-Argentina interconection
Gas networks in Latin America

1999

Combined Cycle Gas turbines	Open acces tariffs in distribution networks
Duke International in Chile and Latinamerica	The power sector in Paraguay and Ecuador
Development of the Nordic electric market	Regulatory bodies in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile
Electricity tariffs in Asia and Oceania	The Buenos Aires blackout of February 1999
Evolution of the British market	The Chilean Northern Interconnected System (SING)
Financial risk in electric companies in Latinamerica	The reform of the Spanish power market
Fines and quality of service	Internet in the power market
Pricing of ancillary services	Organizations of electricity consumers
Power sector deregulation in Mexico

1998

Privatization of the electricity sector in Brazil	Electricity markets in Africa
Electricity markets in China	Uncertainties in the Chilean power generation business
Northamerican electric sector deregulation	Endesa España in Chile and Latinamerica
Electricity markets of East Europe	Electric equipment in Chile
Frecuency regulation	SIC and SING interconection
Rural electrification in Chile

1997

Projection of natural gas demand	Electric generation competitivines in Chile
The Brazilian electrical energy market	Alternative pooling schemes
International electric interconections from Chile	Environment legislation and the electric sector
Electricity transmission versus gas transport	Cost of environmental restrictions for the power industry

1996

Economies of scale in generation and transmission	Ownership of electric utilities
Indicative plans as determined by the regulator	Ancillary services
Evolution of energy prices	Evolution of rates to final consumers
Financial results of electric companies .

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