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Graduate (Year-Round) Intern - Direct Air Capture Techno-Economics

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Apr 14

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Off-cycle Internship
  • Engineering
  • £42.7K - £68.3K
  • Golden
    Remote

Requirements

  • Basic Qualifications:
  • Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree program, or graduated in the past 12 months from an accredited institution. Candidates who have earned a degree may work for a period not to exceed 12 months. Must have a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
  • r capture
  • A strong record of teamwork, mentorship, project management, and leadership are desired
  • Life cycle assessment experience and basic laboratory skills be able to assist experiments.
  • Additional Required Qualifications:
  • PhD student in Chemical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
  • Experience with and an understanding of direct air capture systems, specifically economic analysis, life cycle assessment, and operational optimization.
  • Demonstrated track record of success in addressing fundamental and applied science questions and devising solutions to challenging problems.
  • Knowledge of different direct air capture systems and techno-economic modeling.
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • TEA experience and use and proficiency of associated software/tools
  • Experience of programming in Python, MATLAB, or similar
  • Record of publications/presentations in areas related to direct air capture
  • A strong record of teamwork, mentorship, project management, and leadership are desired
  • Life cycle assessment experience and basic laboratory skills be able to assist experiments.

Responsibilities

  • The position entails developing and analyzing economic models to identify suitable locations for direct air capture systems. The intern will extensively engage with industry partners, co-leading industry advisory and community initiatives.
  • This will require the application of qualitative and quantitative research methods to identify existing cost model methodologies and to modify or design new strategies as needed.
  • The successful candidate will be self-motivated and capable of completing tasks independently, while also actively contributing to collaborative modeling efforts.
  • The successful candidate will work closely with engineers, scientists, and students in many different fields, and will work to establish collaborations both within NREL and with partner organizations. As such, demonstration of an ability to participate in, to facilitate, and to lead collaborations is important.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Science & Healthcare
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1977
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a Department of Energy national lab, is #TransformingEnergy as the nation's primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. NREL's Mission: NREL develops renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices, advances related science and engineering, and transfers knowledge and innovations to address the nation's energy and environmental goals. NREL's Strategy: NREL has forged a focused strategic direction to increase its impact on the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) and our nation's energy goals by accelerating the research path from scientific innovations to market-viable alternative energy solutions.