The 11th OLACDE Energy Week opens its Call for Papers

The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE), together with the Pontifical Catholic University Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) and Pedro Henríquez Ureña National University (UNPHU), invites researchers, professors, professionals, students, research centers, and public and private institutions from Latin America and the Caribbean to take part in the Call for Papers for the ENERLAC Journal, as part of the 11th Energy Week and the 2nd Academic Event “Connecting Minds, Energizing the Future.”

Why participate?

Your research could:

✅ Be evaluated by international experts through double-blind peer review.
✅ Be published in the ENERLAC Journal, one of the leading specialized energy publications for Latin America and the Caribbean.
✅ Be selected for presentation during the Academic Event of the 11th Energy Week, before authorities, universities, international organizations, and specialists from the region’s energy sector.

We are seeking research on:

✅Community energy and energy poverty.
✅Energy security, resilience, and decarbonization.
✅Academia, innovation, and talent development.
✅Artificial intelligence and digitalization of the energy system.
✅Energy districts and energy efficiency.

📅 Dates: The call is open for submission of papers or works in progress from August 3 through August 31, 2026.

📩 Submit your paper: Submissions are accepted exclusively through the ENERLAC Journal’s Open Journal Systems (OJS) editorial platform.

👉 LINK: https://enerlac.olacde.org/index.php/ENERLAC/es/about/submissions Please be sure to create an account if you don’t already have one.

🔗See the guidelines at the following link: https://www.olacde.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Final_Call-for-papers-EnerLAC-2026.pdf

📧Contact: For any further questions about this call, please reach out to us at:

• kelvin.arias@olacde.org
• valentina.licanqueo@olacde.org

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The 11th OLACDE Energy Week opens its Call for Papers

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The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE), together with the Pontifical Catholic University Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) and Pedro Henríquez Ureña National University (UNPHU), invites researchers, professors, professionals, students, research centers, and public and private institutions from Latin America and the Caribbean to take part in the Call for Papers for the ENERLAC Journal, […]

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