Clean Energy Industry Project (Cohort 2)

CLNF
Open Closing on May 30, 2024 / 4 spots left
NAIT
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
AC
WIL Coordinator
3
General
  • Micro-credential; Capstone
  • 20 learners; teams of 3
  • 50 hours per learner
  • Dates set by experience
  • Educators assign learners to projects
Preferred companies
  • 1/5 project matches
  • Anywhere
  • Academic experience
  • Any company type
  • Business services, Construction, engineering & trades, Energy, Environment, Transport, trucking & railroad
Categories
Other Community engagement Environmental sustainability
Skills
planning online communication life cycle assessment research accounting linux/gnu certified administrator
Project timeline
  • June 5, 2024
    Experience start
  • June 15, 2024
    Project Scope Meeting
  • June 15, 2024
    Project midpoint check in
  • June 27, 2024
    Project wrap up
  • June 29, 2024
    Experience end
Overview
Details

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on learners from NAIT to be your learner-consultants, in a project-based experience. Learners will work on one main project over the experience of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.


Students have learned about Life Cycle Assessments, Feasibility Planning for Carbon Capture and Conversion as well as Sequestration and Utilization. They have also learned about standard procedures and emerging methods for operation and maintenance of Carbon facilities.


Learner skills
Planning, Online communication, Life cycle assessment, Research, Accounting, Linux/gnu certified administrator
Deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the learners and the organization. 


Some final project deliverables might include: 

  1. A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
  2. A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations


Identify and evaluate clean energy practices, evaluate design plans/strength, outline personal and facility safety procedures. Perform LCA and GHG accounting.


Project Examples

Learners in groups of 1-3 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.


We are looking for Industry projects such as Government Grants, Policy Writing, Research and reports, creating LCA for companies, stewardship pieces , marketing and advocacy etc



Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience.

Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly drop-ins to address learners’ questions as well as periodic messages over the duration of the project.

How is your project relevant to the experience?