Carlos José Felbol Acuña Email & Phone Number

Chile

Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile

Work carried out in the framework of the following projects:• Participation in Strategic Public ProjectsAuthor of the report "Analysis of the Role of Storage in Chile's Energy Transition Process and the Factors Influencing its Development" commissioned and published by GIZ as part of the Energy Partnership Chile-Germany project. Author in the study for the conversion of coal-fired power plants, which is part of Action 53 of the Green Hydrogen Action Plan 2023-2030.•… Show more Work carried out in the framework of the following projects:• Participation in Strategic Public ProjectsAuthor of the report "Analysis of the Role of Storage in Chile's Energy Transition Process and the Factors Influencing its Development" commissioned and published by GIZ as part of the Energy Partnership Chile-Germany project. Author in the study for the conversion of coal-fired power plants, which is part of Action 53 of the Green Hydrogen Action Plan 2023-2030.• Associated Researcher in CORFO ProjectsAssociated researcher in projects 22CVID2-218596 and 23CVI-241316 funded through the Create and Validate program, related to new initiatives in solar energy.• Decarbonization Studies of Industrial ProcessesPrivate projects for the evaluation of renewable energy integration in industrial processes, mainly in mining.• PV+CSP Integration Studies for Hydrogen ProductionPrivate project for the evaluation of electricity generation by a solar energy mix for green hydrogen production.• Thermal Performance Evaluation of Equipment in PV PlantsPrivate project for the thermal performance evaluation of equipment rooms in photovoltaic plants.• Operational Performance Evaluation of CSP PlantsInternational private project for the performance evaluation of a concentrating solar power (CSP) plant through operational data analysis with Python.• International Project IEA SHC Task 64 / Task IV SolarPACES Subtask CInternational project developing technical studies for the comparison and evaluation of different solar thermal technology simulation software, aiming to define an international standard.• Research on State-of-the-Art TechnologiesConducting research in the solar energy field, studying new configurations of CSP plants and their integration with technologies, participating in international conferences, and publishing papers. Show less

Chile

Chile

International project, conducting technical studies for the comparison and evaluation of different software for simulation of thermal solar technologies, with the aim of defining an international standard.

Campus "San Joaquín"

Work performed in the framework of the following projects:• Project CORFO 13CEI2-21803: Development of several studies for solar energy technologies. Conceptual design, modelling and simulation of a solar thermal plant integrated in the copper mining industry to provide heat at the Electro-Winning process. Development of simulation modules for TRNSYS software, including the technologies for: Concentrating solar power (CSP) based in direct steam generation, reverse osmosis desalination… Show more Work performed in the framework of the following projects:• Project CORFO 13CEI2-21803: Development of several studies for solar energy technologies. Conceptual design, modelling and simulation of a solar thermal plant integrated in the copper mining industry to provide heat at the Electro-Winning process. Development of simulation modules for TRNSYS software, including the technologies for: Concentrating solar power (CSP) based in direct steam generation, reverse osmosis desalination, steam ejectors and third generation CSP technologies. • Project CORFO 17CONTEC-82497: Development of an innovative solution to improve and optimize the thermal performance in inverter rooms at photovoltaic plants located at the Atacama Desert. Development of conceptual engineering, modelling and simulation to evaluate and optimize the performance of the proposed solution.• Project REDES 180174 CONICYT: International project. I worked developing technical feasibility studies of solar desalination plants, working along with “Plataforma Solar de Almería” in Spain.• Project IEA SHC Task 64 / Task IV SolarPACES Subtask C: International project. Development of technical studies for comparison and evaluation of different solar thermal simulation software, with aim to define a standard. • Project RED CYTED 714RT0487: International project. Development of conceptual and detailed engineering studies, modelling and simulation of a cogeneration plant based in a concentrating solar power system to produce electricity and industrial heat.• Development of proposals for different private and public projects, such as, FONDEF, Contratos Tecnológicos CORFO, Crea y Valida CORFO, Copec UC Foundation, International Networks (CONICYT), among others. Show less

Santiago De Chile

Work performed as professional internship and extended as project engineer. The main activities realized are listed following:• Responsible of the development of optimization modules for transport, operation and predictive maintenance routes of the mine fleet management system "Mine Commander" developed by the company 4Digital Spa.• Design a technical case to contain TI equipment with Autodesk Inventor, to be incorporated in different mining vehicles.• Drafting proposals to promote… Show more Work performed as professional internship and extended as project engineer. The main activities realized are listed following:• Responsible of the development of optimization modules for transport, operation and predictive maintenance routes of the mine fleet management system "Mine Commander" developed by the company 4Digital Spa.• Design a technical case to contain TI equipment with Autodesk Inventor, to be incorporated in different mining vehicles.• Drafting proposals to promote the installation of Cisco Mesh and Cisco Mobile Router 819 technologies at mining companies Barrick and Anglo American. • Working in the “Capital Semilla – 2013” program from CORFO with the innovative project “Mine Commander” for mine fleet management at the medium size mining operations. We won with this project the “High Tech Program – 2013” from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Show less

Santiago De Chile

First Internship, with functions non related to engineering, as required for my university, to have a first experience in the laboral ambient. The main functions developed are listed below:• Functions as warehouse operator.• Supporting the digitalization of the inventory.

Master Of Science In Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 6,5 Of 7

The activities developed in my master's degree thesis are listed below: • Development of a research for the techno-economic evaluation.

Industrial Engineering, With Mention In Mechanical Engineering, Graduated With 1 Vote Of Distinction