Posting Title

Post Undergraduate/Graduate (Year-Round) Intern - Renewable Energy Technology Cost Data Analysis

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Location

CO - Boulder

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Position Type

Intern (Fixed Term)

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Hours Per Week

20

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Working at NREL

NREL’s 305-acre Flatirons Campus is the nation’s premier wind energy, water power, and grid integration research facility. Nestled south of Boulder, Colorado, and north of NREL’s main South Table Mountain campus, Flatirons sits adjacent to the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge and countless acres of open space and parks with stunning views of the Flatirons rock formations.

From day one at NREL, you’ll connect with coworkers driven by the same mission to save the planet. By joining an organization that values a supportive, inclusive, and flexible work environment, you’ll have the opportunity to engage through our ten employee resource groups, numerous employee-driven clubs, and learning and professional development classes.

NREL supports inclusive, diverse, and unbiased hiring practices that promote creativity and innovation. By collaborating with organizations that focus on diverse talent pools, reaching out to underrepresented demographics, and providing an inclusive application and interview process, our Talent Acquisition team aims to hear all voices equally. We strive to attract a highly diverse workforce and create a culture where every employee feels welcomed and respected and they can be their authentic selves.

Our planet needs us! Learn about NREL’s critical objectives, and see how NREL is focused on saving the planet.

Note: Research suggests that potential job seekers may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage anyone who is interested in this opportunity to apply. We seek dedicated people who believe they have the skills and ambition to succeed at NREL to apply for this role.

Job Description

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado, is the nation’s primary laboratory for research and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. The Water Power Deployment and Commercialization group within the Energy Conversion and Storage Systems (ECaSS) Center works on alleviating market barriers and enabling commercialization for marine energy and hydropower systems. Staff in Water Power Deployment and Commercialization have broad expertise in policy and regulatory analysis, STEM and workforce development, stakeholder engagement, and industry network development.

Water Power Deployment and Commercialization is looking for intern(s) to support the development of standard cost databases for renewable energy development in remote and island locations within the United States and territories. This position will assist with:

• developing technology cost models to evaluate current costs in remote and island locations;
• working with internal and external partners to collect primary data and to populate and inform cost models;
• performing data cleaning and analysis for renewable technology project development cost data; and
• contributing to report writing and presentation development summarizing project results.

Specific job duties are expected to include:

• Data collection and literature review to capture relevant technology, materials, manufacturing and supply chain trends within regions of interest.
• Stakeholder discovery and outreach for data collection.
• Identification and use of analytical methods and models to characterize current and future technology costs, under varied technology development and deployment scenarios.
• Evaluation of potential market drivers for renewable energy generation technology in locations of interest.
• Contribute to the writing and publishing of research results in technical reports, academic journals, and conference proceedings.  
• Contribute to presentations summarizing work completed.      

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Basic Qualifications