ACEP Utility Student Internships 2021

In its third year, the ACEP Utility Student Internship program selected 13 interns to pursue projects in various areas of energy research. The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) has partnered with utilities/organizations around the state to work with interns in a combination of remote work and on-site visits.

Several of the interns are enrolled in University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ programs of computer science, electrical and mechanical engineering; two are enrolled in economics programs. One intern is an ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥n at Montana State University studying industrial/management systems engineering and mechanical/industrial engineering programs, and another intern is a Canadian masters student pursuing an Indigenous Development program at the University of Winnipeg.

As part of their preparatory work, the students successfully completed the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Energy Utility Lecture Series, a 1-credit hour course through UAF Bristol Bay Campus, during the 2021 spring semester.  Immediately preceding the internship, the students attended a 5-day ACEP/ASU Microgrid Boot Camp, an intensive training course focusing on the resources, technologies and operations of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s wide range of microgrid energy systems.