Leadership and Community Engagement in Chile: Deploying Net-Zero Technologies and Solutions

  • Riccardo Bracho
  • , Julie Kowalski
  • , Nina Khanna
  • , Virginie Letschert
  • , Nicholas Deforest
  • , Rongxin Lin
  • , Keith Kline
  • , Sara Lechtenberg-Kasten
  • , Juan Carvallo
  • , Loreta Lancellotti
  • , Natalie Kempkey
  • , Mijal Berkowitz

Research output: NLRTechnical Report

Abstract

The report presents the 2023 Net Zero World Chile program results from activities of the the four program workstreams: 1) energy-system wide modeling LEAP modeling and analysis results including accelerated Net Zero scenarios with aggresive energy efficiency improvements, fuel switching, and electrification across demand sector; 2) district energy chapter provides thermal district energy systems modeling results of the Recoleta-Independencia pilot project and comparative analysis of district energy systems' potential versus competing technologies in Chile; 3) just transition action steps for the creation of a sister city relationship between Tocopilla and a US counterpart city; and 4) power decarbonization capacity building activities focused on the selection and adoption of grid-enhancing technologies.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages35
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

NLR Publication Number

  • NREL/TP-7A40-90813

Keywords

  • Chile
  • COP
  • district energy systems
  • energy system-wide modeling
  • just transition
  • Net Zero World
  • power decarbonization
  • Tocopilla

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