Energy supply Student Internship: Industrial Process Decarbonization

EPRI•Palo Alto, CA

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About The Position

EPRI was ranked the #4 internship program within the Energy & Renewables industry in 2025 according to Vault! EPRI’s Generation Sector focuses on a wide spectrum of research and development (R&D) across all thermal and renewables sources of power generation. The research supports EPRI’s mission of delivering independent, objective thought leadership and industry expertise to help the energy sector identify issues, technology gaps, and broader needs that can be addressed for the benefit of society. Research may include materials science, water technologies, digitalization, cyber security, turbomachinery, wind, solar, or hydro power (renewables), non-battery energy storage (chemical, mechanical, and thermal), carbon capture and sequestration, hydrogen economies and technologies at-scale, environmental sciences, etc. Students working in the summer semester will typically work either at the EPRI Charlotte or Palo Alto locations, with some positions specific to a laboratory setting. Students will take part in EPRI’s Energy Supply summer student internship program experience. The summer internship experience provides a technical mentor, training, and social and professional networking opportunities in addition to guided project-focused research work. This unique setting will provide students with rare, but essential practical insight to industry problems and issues and improve links to academic coursework. Other development and social activities in prior years have included: Lunch and learns with past interns, current EPRI employees Team building activities, for example a trip to the National Whitewater Center Tours of local power generation facilities EPRI lab tours Final presentations by summer student internship employees to their peers, mentors and other EPRI technical staff Students may be hired into one of many research programs in the Energy supply (Generation & Nuclear Sectors) to work over the timeframe of May to August. Students who demonstrate exemplary skillsets and learning over this ~12-week period may be asked to work part time after the summer period and/or be invited in subsequent years to extend their exposure to the Energy Sector. Industrial Process Decarbonization: This role supports EPRI’s efforts to advance industrial process decarbonization by evaluating the feasibility and readiness of low-carbon technologies for sectors such as steel, cement, chemicals, and refining. Key responsibilities include assessing adoption pathways, creating educational materials and infographics on solutions like hydrogen, carbon capture, and thermal energy storage, and synthesizing market intelligence on decarbonization projects and stakeholder plans. The position emphasizes both technical analysis and effective communication to promote understanding and adoption of decarbonization strategies. Candidates: EPRI is looking for exceptionally talented science and engineering students wishing to gain additional experience in the power industry. Typical majors could include, but are not limited to the following: Engineering / Science - Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace / Aeronautical, Materials, Welding, Chemical / Chemistry, Computer, Environmental, or similar fields Information Technology / Cyber Security Data Science: Experience with data analysis and visualization with python or R

Requirements

Be at least starting their junior year (3rd year) in Fall, while some projects will prefer M.S. or PhD graduate-level students graduating in next 1-2 years.
Working knowledge of core degree areas.
Willingness to take on new challenges.
Worked on group projects as part of classes.
Willingness to work and network with peer student interns at EPRI.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

assessing adoption pathways
creating educational materials and infographics on solutions like hydrogen, carbon capture, and thermal energy storage
synthesizing market intelligence on decarbonization projects and stakeholder plans
Conduct literature surveys and clear documentation of results in written and visual form.
Review documentation and interview stakeholders involved in EPRI’s relevant areas of research.
Document insights and results in written form, interactive databases, and data visualization tools.
Work with technical mentors to gain experience in addressing real-world challenges, drivers, and priorities that impact the energy workforce.
Conduct research and assigned tasks independently, but still be willing to interface with other peers and a technical mentor on a regular basis.

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