Gobierno de Chile
Gobierno de Chile
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assignment_turned_in Project2017 - 2019Partners:Newcastle University, Gobierno de Chile, Newcastle University, Memphis University, University of Aysen +3 partnersNewcastle University,Gobierno de Chile,Newcastle University,Memphis University,University of Aysen,Chilean Government,University of Memphis,Universidad de AysénFunder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: NE/R009481/1Funder Contribution: 101,003 GBPCommunities in areas prone to natural hazards often have little information about the human and economic losses that may occur in the event of a disaster, or the information needed to minimize such losses. This project is therefore concerned with advancing scientific understanding of the processes occurring in extremely dynamic hydro-geomorphological (river flood) systems, some of which are continuing to adjust following volcanic eruptions over a range of timescales. Advancing process understanding will enable alerts and warnings to be provided to competent authorities, facilitating effective decision making and communication to local communities. Lahar flows and large-scale injections of sediment into river systems during recent volcanic eruptions in Chile (e.g. Chaiten in 2008 and Calbuco in 2015) have resulted in major economic and social costs through damage to homes, transport infrastructure, power plants, salmon farms and tourist businesses. The associated evacuation of entire towns and rural areas highlights an increasing vulnerability and emphasizes the need for improved risk prediction and mitigation. The project will develop improved systems for predicting (a) the timing and magnitude of hydrological hazards and (b) the longer term impacts of sediment release causing flooding in downstream river channels, and will provide (c) training and a 'tool kit' for local authorities to ensure that the monitoring developments in Chile have longevity beyond the project duration.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euassignment_turned_in Project2016 - 2018Partners:Arup Group (United Kingdom), Colbún, Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combu, Gobierno de Chile, University of Manchester +19 partnersArup Group (United Kingdom),Colbún,Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combu,Gobierno de Chile,University of Manchester,CDEC SING,AGC Santiago/Chile,ISO Internatl Org for Standardisation,Consejo Minero,Solar Energy Research Center SERC Chile,University of Technology Malaysia,National Energy Commission (CNE),ACERA,Valhalla Energy,Technical University of Malaysia (UTeM),Arup Group,Inst Electrical & Electronics Eng - IEEE,Empresas Electricas AG,CDEC SIC,Empresa Nacional del Petróleo - ENAP,CIGIDEN,The University of Manchester,Energy Centre,Price Waterhouse Coopers LLPFunder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: MR/N026721/1Funder Contribution: 241,951 GBPElectricity infrastructure is key to sustain human and economic wellbeing since it supplies energy to industrial, commercial and financial sectors, critical services (health, traffic control, water supply), communication networks, and hence almost all activities in modern societies. Consequently, the effects of long electricity blackouts have demonstrated impacts on economic activities and social stability and security. A framework for disaster management and resilience of the power sector is needed, beyond the occurrence of "average" outages contemplated in current security standards. This framework should consider network management under the occurrence of natural hazards such as earthquakes and tsunamis that may cause major blackouts, and assess proper measures to manage the associated disasters. Developing and implementing such a framework will be crucial to increase the opportunities for Chile and other countries, especially developing and low-income ones located around the Pacific Ring of Fire which are particularly exposed to the risk of earthquakes and tsunamis. In this context, this project will undertake holistic risk analyses associated with natural hazards on electricity networks along with identification of mitigation and adaptation measures that can allow us to manage the arising disasters. This holistic perspective of disaster management and resilience will be supported by development of mathematical models to, firstly, assess risks related to high impact low probability events, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, on the electric power systems. These models will then serve to identify an optimal portfolio of preventive and corrective measures that can support mitigation of impacts and compare different adaptation strategies. In particular, besides classical infrastructure reinforcement, we will assess how operational measures for disaster management, for instance though distributed energy systems, e.g., based on communities and microgrids, can provide system resilience. Building on this last point, resilience can in fact also be built through citizens and communities and by how they prepare for, and respond to, power outages. Such preparedness could for instance be led by the electricity companies and targeted at the individual and community levels by sharing accountability for response across the official responders, local officials, community groups, individual citizens, and the electricity companies. The aim is for households to have response strategies that are complemented by resilience measures prepared for (and by) the community. Such shared responsibility is becoming the response culture in the UK (with the very recent recognition of spontaneous volunteers as a source of untrained, unknown support which converges at the time of an incident). In developing countries, where the capacity of official responders may be insufficient given the scale of the disaster, the reliance on community preparedness and spontaneous emergence of willing helpers is more acute to lessen the effects of an incident and quicken the return to normality. Thus, in addition to more technical features, the framework developed here will explicitly include community resilience as a way to lessen the impact of outages and manage disasters. By analysing several case studies in Chile based on both data from past experiences and simulations, we will propose a general framework for disaster management and network and community resilience which can be applicable to other developing and low-income countries. We will use the research findings to develop networks standards following disasters along with a standard on community resilience to power outages. These standards will include socio-economic and engineering indicators that can support monitoring of network resilience and readiness to withstand natural, catastrophic events as well as quantifying impacts of such events after they occur, enhancing quality of post-mortem analysing
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euassignment_turned_in Project2016 - 2018Partners:Arup Group Ltd, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Solar Energy Research Center SERC Chile, University of Technology Malaysia, National Energy Commission (CNE) +40 partnersArup Group Ltd,Price Waterhouse Coopers,Solar Energy Research Center SERC Chile,University of Technology Malaysia,National Energy Commission (CNE),Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combu,University of Manchester,ISO Internatl Org for Standardisation,CDEC SING,Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP,Energy Centre,AGC Santiago/Chile,Colbún,Gobierno de Chile,CIGIDEN,Inst Electrical & Electronics Eng - IEEE,Empresas Electricas AG,The University of Manchester,CDEC SIC,AGC Santiago/Chile,Consejo Minero,ACERA,Valhalla Energy,CIGIDEN,Technical University of Malaysia (UTeM),CDEC SIC,National Energy Commission (CNE),University of Salford,Arup Group (United Kingdom),CDEC SING,Valhalla Energy,University Teknikal Malaysia Melaka,Consejo Minero,Solar Energy Research Centre SERC Chile,Inst Electrical & Electronics Eng - IEEE,Energy Centre,Empresa Nacional del Petróleo - ENAP,Empresa Nacional del Petróleo - ENAP,ACERA,Chilean Government,Empresas Electricas AG,Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combu,Arup Group,Colbún,ISO-International Org for StadardisationFunder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: EP/N034899/1Funder Contribution: 241,076 GBPElectricity infrastructure is key to sustain human and economic well-being since it supplies energy to industrial, commercial and financial sectors, critical services (health, traffic control, water supply), communication networks, and hence almost all activities in modern societies. Consequently, the effects of long electricity blackouts have demonstrated impacts on economic activities and social stability and security. A framework for disaster management and resilience of the power sector is needed, beyond the occurrence of "average" outages contemplated in current security standards. This framework should consider network management under the occurrence of natural hazards such as earthquakes and tsunamis that may cause major blackouts, and assess proper measures to manage the associated disasters. Developing and implementing such a framework will be crucial to increase the opportunities for Chile and other countries, especially developing and low-income ones located around the Pacific Ring of Fire which are particularly exposed to the risk of earthquakes and tsunamis. In this context, this project will undertake holistic risk analyses associated with natural hazards on electricity networks along with identification of mitigation and adaptation measures that can allow us to manage the arising disasters. This holistic perspective of disaster management and resilience will be supported by development of mathematical models to firstly assess risks related to high impact low probability events, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, on the electric power systems. These models will then serve to identify an optimal portfolio of preventive and corrective measures that can support mitigation of impacts and compare different adaptation strategies. In particular, besides classical infrastructure reinforcement, we will assess how operational measures for disaster management, for instance though distributed energy systems, e.g., based on communities and microgrids, can provide system resilience. Building on this last point, resilience can in fact also be built through citizens and communities and by how they prepare for, and respond to, power outages. Such preparedness could for instance be led by the electricity companies and targeted at the individual and community levels by sharing accountability for response across the official respondents, local officials, community groups, individual citizens, and the electricity companies. The aim is for households to have response strategies that are complemented by resilience measures prepared for (and by) the community. Such shared responsibility is becoming the response culture in the UK (with the very recent recognition of spontaneous volunteers as a source of untrained, unknown support which converges at the time of an incident). In developing countries, where the capacity of official respondents may be insufficient given the scale of the disaster, the reliance on community preparedness and spontaneous emergence of willing helpers is more acute to lessen the effects of an incident and quicken the return to normality. Thus, in addition to more technical features, the framework developed here will explicitly include community resilience as a way to lessen the impact of outages and manage disasters. By analysing several case studies in Chile based on both data from past experiences and simulations, we will propose a general framework for disaster management and network and community resilience which can be applicable to other developing and low-income countries. We will use the research findings to develop networks standards following disasters along with a standard on community resilience to power outages. These standards will include socio-economic and engineering indicators that can support monitoring of network resilience and readiness to withstand natural, catastrophic events as well as quantifying impacts of such events after they occur, enhancing quality of post-morterm analysis.
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