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Solar provided 28.7% of Chile’s monthly electricity in March and reached a 75.1% instantaneous peak.
Renewables supplied 62% of the system’s generation for the month.
Battery storage and transmission upgrades are becoming critical as curtailment and congestion rise.

DT Editorial Team·May 9, 2026·via pv-magazine.com

Landsat 9 captured vivid autumn forest color in Chile’s Magallanes region on April 12, 2026.
NASA says Patagonia contains the southernmost temperate forests in the world.
The image highlights lenga beech, a cold-tolerant southern beech that often marks the upper tree line.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 28, 2026·via science.nasa.gov

The Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope was inaugurated on April 9 atop Cerro Chajnantor in Chile.
Its Prime Cam instrument will use more than 100,000 superconducting detectors.
The telescope is designed to map the sky more than ten times faster than previous submillimeter observatories.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 16, 2026·via universetoday.com

Chile's energy minister called for a more proactive approach to renewables, storage, and electrification.
The next phase of the transition will focus on reducing system losses and improving efficiency.
Chile is framing domestic resources like copper as part of its long-term energy strategy.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 1, 2026·via pv-magazine.com

Astrophotographer Alexis Trigo captured laser beams creating artificial guide stars above the Very Large Telescope in Chile
The lasers excite sodium atoms at 90 km altitude to create reference points for real-time atmospheric correction
Three additional VLT Unit Telescopes received laser upgrades in December 2025 to support GRAVITY+ instruments
Adaptive optics allows ground-based telescopes to achieve image clarity approaching space-based observatories
The Paranal Observatory sits in Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the driest and most pristine astronomical sites on Earth

DT Editorial Team·Feb 17, 2026·6 min read·via space.com