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Francisco Flores

Líneas de Investigación


Integrated assessment models, Mitigation strategies, Energy system analysis, Energy system planning and optimization

Educación

  •  Ciencias de la Ingeniería, UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA. Chile, 2014
  •  Ingeniero Civil Industrial mención informática, UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA. Chile, 2015

Experiencia Académica

  •   Research Assistant Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO

    Facultad de Ingeniería

    Valparaíso, Chile

    2020 - A la fecha


 

Article (7)

Chile's commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 underscores the need for robust decarbonization strategies across various sectors. Despite making progress in integrating renewable energy, sectors like transportation and residential heating, which are heavily reliant on fossil fuels, present significant opportunities for decarbonization. This study develops and evaluates pathways based on Chile's Long-Term Energy Plan for assessing the effect of flexibilities from the power-to-heat and power-to-transportation sectors. Using EnergyPLAN, we model different scenarios of Chile's 2050 energy plan that incorporate varying levels of individual heating and electromobility and assess their impacts on excess (surplus) electricity generation, different cost metrics, and renewable energy penetration. Findings indicate that increasing flexibility within the transportation sector through smart charging and vehicle-to-grid technologies can reduce excess generation, enhance grid stability, and lower operational costs. Flexibilities in individual heating, when coupled with more renewable energy capacity, show the potential to decrease reliance on fossil fuels significantly. The evidence of major efficiency gains in Chile's 2050 energy plan, which is achievable by investing in heating and transportation flexibilities and further augmented by the country's unique renewable potential, should interest stakeholders. Future work will focus on optimizing these technologies to address Chile's specific infrastructure and regulatory challenges.

Flores, Francisco; Vazquez, Carlos A. A. Fernandez; Godoy, Humberto; Quoilin, Sylvain

Article ISI
BUILDINGS  (2025)

Tradeoffs between economy wide future net zero and net negative economy systems: The case of Chile

Flores, Francisco

Article ISI
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS  (2025)

Assessment of the impacts of renewable energy variability in long-term decarbonization strategies

Flores, Francisco; Destephano, Paelina

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APPLIED ENERGY  (2024)

Photovoltaic sizing assessment for microgrid communities under load shifting constraints and endogenous electricity prices: A Stackelberg approach

Flores, Francisco

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ENERGY  (2024)

Assessing the impacts of economy-wide emissions policies in the water, energy, and land systems considering water scarcity scenarios

Flores, Francisco

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APPLIED ENERGY  (2023)

Probabilistic feasibility assessment of sequestration reliance for climate targets

Flores, Francisco

Article ISI
ENERGY  (2023)

Chilean pathways for mid-century carbon neutrality under high renewable potential

Flores, Francisco

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION  (2022)

Proyecto (2)

Long-term energy planning of 100% renewable energy systems with power-to-X and energy-water-food nexus

Feijoo, Felipe

Proyecto
 (2022)

Energy Transitions for Reaching Climate Targets: The 1.5ªC Energy-Water-Food Nexus (ENTER-1.5N)

Feijoo, Felipe

Proyecto
 (2019)

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Francisco Flores

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Felipe Feijoo

associate professor

Escuela de Ingenieria Industrial

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso

Valparaiso, Chile

1
Ana Prieto

Académica-Profesora Asistente

Ingeniería Civil

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

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YOLANDA MATAMALA

Profesor Auxiliar

Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial

Universidad Católica de la Santisima Concepción

Concepción, Chile