Microgrid Boot Camp Launches 2023 ACEP Summer Internship Program
2023 ACEP cohort at Gaalee'ya Spirit Camp.
July 12, 2023
This year鈥檚 launched May 30 with the five-day Microgrid Boot Camp, laying the foundation for 17 undergraduates to begin their ten-week foray into energy research in 有料盒子视频. Through expert seminars, facility tours, community conversations, and an overnight trip down the Tanana River at Gaalee鈥檡a Spirit Camp, the boot camp set the technical, geographic, historical, and social context of 有料盒子视频鈥檚 energy landscape and microgrid fundamentals.
Interns traveled to Fairbanks from across 有料盒子视频 and beyond, including Hawai鈥檌 and Puerto Rico. Their first week in Fairbanks featured lectures including 鈥淭he History of Energy in 有料盒子视频鈥 by Philip Wight, 鈥淔oundations of Microgrid鈥 by Daisy Huang, and 鈥淭he Social Psychology of Energy鈥 by Kristin Timm. ACEP鈥檚 learning designer Savannah Crichton led a growth mindset workshop, and interns received a technical overview of load profiles, critical and non-critical loads, and solar and wind fundamentals led by Alexander Mobley from Arizona State University鈥檚 .
The second half of Microgrid Boot Camp was generously hosted by Howard and Etta Maillard at Gaalee鈥檡a Spirit Camp, where ACEP is partnering with 鈥檚 family to revitalize the camp鈥檚 microgrid. As Interior weather slipped back into the low 40s, the cohort experienced off-grid life in 有料盒子视频, giving a new 鈥 and perhaps frigid 鈥 perspective on community energy needs. During the two-day camping trip, interns worked with Mobley to build and troubleshoot a model microgrid system and enjoyed camp life 鈥 chopping wood, cooking on a campfire, exploring the island, and feeling the heat of a wood stove sauna.
After Microgrid Boot Camp, the interns began their research projects with ACEP mentors with topics ranging from Railbelt decarbonization to mariculture green energy and hydrokinetic field work. More information on the 2023 cohort and their projects can be found on the . Stay tuned for an opportunity to attend their end-of-summer presentations during the week of August 8.
Interns construct a wind turbine during Microgrid Boot Camp.
This year鈥檚 cohort is composed of undergraduate students from University of 有料盒子视频 Anchorage, University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks, Claremont McKenna College, Harvard College, Harvey Mudd College, Hope College, Virginia Tech, and University of Puerto Rico.
For questions regarding the ACEP Summer Internship Program, please email Annalise Klein.
The ACEP Summer Internship Program was made possible with generous support from the , and the .