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Renewable Analytics LLC - Research Internship Positions (San Francisco, CA)

Renewable Analytics (www.renewableanalytics.com/) has internship positions available for MBA (or highly capable undergraduate finance) students that are still looking for a summer internship and would like to improve their skills in financial modeling, quantitative analysis, and forecasting. This position offers the opportunity to work with an emerging research firm founded by experienced analysts in the firm's San Francisco office. The primary focus will be the Solar PV industry. This role also offers the ability to learn the fundamental tools and techniques which are employed to gain an incremental level of insight.

Responsibilities:
- Modeling historical and future financials for key companies.
- Focusing on the analysis key metrics which often predict margins.
- Listening to webcasts of key industry events.

Ideal candidates are MBA students that are focused on finance and also renewables.

Necessary Qualifications:
- Excellent Skills in Excel.
- High level of motivation.
- Organized and a quick learner.
- Highly Quantitative and Analytical.

Pay is available for a highly qualified candidate. Write jobs@cleantechhc.com with "RENEW Internship" in the subject line.

See details below, and contact Lee Schipper (schipper@berkeley.edu) with
questions or interest.

Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation are a significant part of the
US GHG footprint. World Resources Institute's Climate and Energy team
consists of over 35 staff working to bring ideas into action to protect the
planet and stabilize the earth's atmosphere. The U.S. must begin managing
its emissions immediately if the world is to reach a global climate change
agreement in 2009. WRI, as a Washington-based think tank, builds
partnerships with academic institutions, civil society, businesses and
governments at all levels to create policy options and design for change.

WRI and UC Berkeley will work together to provide snapshots of the emissions
profiles of fuels and fuel policies. This quantitative analysis will be
depicted visually/graphically and will be written up in "policy brief"
format. The goal is track progress towards a reduced climate footprint from
fuels policies and technology. An analogy can be found in WRI's "A
Comparison of Legislative Climate Change Targets in the 110th Congress"
which charts emissions reductions from different cap and trade proposals (
http://www.wri.org/publication/usclimatetargets#).

The candidate should have an interest and understanding of a variety of
factors driving transportation emissions - he/she should be willing to
engage a variety of individual and institutional analytical approaches and
modeling assumptions. Familiarity with modeling approaches for fuel GHG
performance is important, and strong communications skills and ability to
work independently is essential.

WRI's climate and energy team seek to complement existing energy technology
and federal policy staff with a set of research and analytical tasks that
can help frame and bound a policy dialogue on approaches and trade-offs with
fuels policies in conjunction with UC Berkeley. WRI will also seek to
integrate lessons from this analysis with broader climate and transportation
issues addressing a variety of transport/climate links including
transportation funding and cap and trade design. This work will focus on
one part of the broader effort to engage in a more comprehensive approach to
transportation emissions - there is potential for follow-on work and
research.

Sol Focus Mission

The company's mission is to provide innovative solar energy solutions which are competitive with fossil fuels. To achieve this goal, SolFocus has developed new and leveraged existing technologies that will reduce the cost barriers to solar energy. SolFocus has an expanding portfolio of products and technologies including solar concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems, intelligent tracking systems for CPV and flat panel PV systems, and will be expanding into other solar technologies. Please contact Kevin at kevin_lee@solfocus.com for internship inquiries.

Key Responsibilities for Sol Focus Internship:

-Data Analysis

-Interpretation and communication of results

-Potential model building

-Support product marketing on wind, cost, and other analysis

-Other support as needed

Qualifications and Experience:

-College student/graduate

-Microsoft office expertise

-Knowledge of statistics

-Engineering, Science, or Math majors.

-Database (Access, SQL, or other) and Programming skills

The International Rivers South Asia Program is looking for an intern to help
with the new program focus on dam building in the Himalayas. The intern
would support the research on new trends in hydropower development in
Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bhutan. The internship would ideally start on
August 4, 2008 and last until September 30, 2008. The intern would work,
full-time or part-time, from International Rivers's head office in Berkeley,
California.

We are looking for an individual with strong research skills, knowledge
about water issues in South Asia as well as possibly some knowledge about
hydropower development.

We offer an international and stimulating working environment in the leading
non-profit organization campaigning on dams and rivers globally.

Please send your cover letter and CV via e-mail to

Ann-Kathrin Schneider
Director, South Asia Program
International Rivers
annkathrin@internationalrivrs.org

The Building Sustainability @ Cal (BS@C) Program trains and utilizes students to help reduce the environmental footprint of buildings by educating building inhabitants and identifying structural and operational changes that can be made to the building, in addition to designing and implementing educational projects. The BS@C Program is looking for a student to serve as one of the four Program Coordinators. The Program Coordinator would: 1) Help oversee a service learning class on sustainability 2) Train students how to perform waste, water, and lighting audits and implement projects/programs 3) Manage student interns working in buildings 4) Work with staff and faculty to help reduce the environmental impacts of campus buildings Training will be provided for the program coordinator, but some experience with environmental issues is required. This position requires at least a one-year commitment.

The City of El Cerrito is offering an Environmental Services internship opportunity ($12.41/hour, no more than 37.5 hours a week, no more than 790 hours total) with the current Integrated Waste Services (IWS) Division, which will be re-organized into the Environmental Services (ES) Division as of July 1, 2008. This is an exciting time to work with the IWS Division, as its scope of duties and programs expands beyond recycling and waste reduction into a broader range of environmental programs, including water and energy conservation, climate protection, and overall sustainability. The intern may assist with the following programs: commercial recycling program, recycling program customer service, City facilities recycling program, City energy and resource conservation program, 2006 and 2007 greenhouse gas inventory, City environmental events, and general office tasks. This internship is an opportunity to gain experience and skills in the environmental field, while learning about recycling collection and operations and City government administration. Please submit a job application form (available at www.el-cerrito.org/employee_services/instructions.html), resmue and cover letter to City of El Cerrito , Attn: Integrated Waste Services Division, Re: Internship, 10940 San Pablo Avenue , El Cerrito CA 94530 . For further information about the position or the application process, please contact Alexis Petru at (510) 215-4353.

Applications are currently being accepted for three paid winter/spring college internship positions at Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland. An interview is required. Positions must be filled by June 22nd, 2008, and 200 hours must be completed by August 31st, 2008. If you are interested please fill out and submit the application available on our website . This internship focuses on waste management and recycling practices and environmental education. Applicants must be majoring in Geography, Environmental Studies/Sciences, Society and Environment, Environmental Economics, Law and/or Policy, or a related major. Highlights include the following: Educate summer camp students and general public visitors about the environment and waste reduction during camps, classes and public demonstrations Attend enrichment and training sessions focused on current waste management practices and technology. Visit recycling centers, reuse businesses, transfer stations, landfills, and other related sites Learn how to maintain a worm compost system Meet environmental professionals and learn about careers in the field

PAID SUMMER OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON GROUND-BREAKING CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY
POLICY AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF STATE GOVERNMENT RESUMES DUE BY JUNE 4

Do you want to spend the summer helping to craft California's climate change
program? Would you like to learn how to affect fundamental political change?
Do you want a crash course in one of the most exciting industries in the
world, while working for one of the most effective environmental agencies of
the last 30 years? Are you ready for the best internship you could ever hope
for?
The California Energy Commission is offering a limited-term, paid student
assistantship opportunity for a student to work directly with Commissioner
Karen Douglas on public policy and program development in the areas of
climate change, renewable energy and transportation. The position will
involve public policy analysis and development, legislative review,
stakeholder engagement and organizational management. The student will be in
a unique position to see first-hand how energy and climate policy is shaped
and to learn the skills and techniques needed to succeed in the new energy
policy landscape.
The Commissioner is looking for a student with excellent verbal and writing
skills, with a passion for public policy and environmental sustainability.
The student can come from any of a variety of disciplines but must be able
to provide high-quality analysis and work products. The position will be in
Sacramento, begin as soon as possible, and last until the student's fall
2008 term begins.
Interested students should review the Energy Commission's website for more
information on the Commission's activities and the Commission's brochure on
student assistants for more information on the general details of the
position. To express interest, contact Commissioner Douglas's Advisor Panama
Bartholomy at (916) 654-4896 and be prepared to provide a resume, a letter
of interest and a writing sample.

EBC SUMMER INTERNSHIP
The San Jose Environmental Business Cluster (EBC) has received a grant from Citibank for a summer intern. The intern’s primary responsibility will be to assist the EBC in the development of a new program called the Electronic Transportation Development Center (ETDC). The ETDC is a program where Silicon Valley companies work together to design, develop, commercialize, and manufacture prototypes of advanced clean transportation technologies. Initially, the ETDC will focus on green fleet vehicles, and the first project is a new generation electric school bus. The ETDC draws on existing and emerging Silicon Valley technologies – including hardware, software, and communications solutions - to spur the growth of green fleet transportation technologies in the United States.
We wish to utilize the intern to (1) assess the potential community impact of the ETDC on job creation and small business creation, (2) identify and recommend how to engage other NGO's and government agencies as partners with the ETDC project, (3) identify foundation funding sources for the ETDC and EBC companies participating in the EBC, and (4) research how to integrate the ETDC programs into the City of San Jose Green Vision plans.
Specific Responsibilities:
1) Research into possible job creation opportunities from operation of the ETDC green vehicle development project, including the number of low and moderate income jobs and prepare a brief report;
2) Identify ways in which the ETDC program can be utilized to support the develop of start-ups and small businesses in the community and how the ETDC can best be organized to take advantage of the EBC's other related support programs for environmental start-ups and produce a written description of those opportunities that can be shared with prospective ETDC small businesses;
3) Research and recommend how to engage other NGO's and government agencies as partners in our ETDC mission and, whenever possible, facilitate such partnerships.
4) Explore opportunities for foundation funding for the ETDC and for EBC assistance to ETDC small businesses and provide this information to the EBC Director;
5) Examine how to fully integrate the ETDC programs into the City of San Jose Green Vision policies. The City's Green Vision policies identify actions being taken by the City of San Jose to support environmental goals, and they provide opportunities for small businesses to provide environmental services and products to the City. The intern can assist by identifying all City agencies that are supporting the Green Vision policies, determining their programs, and identifying opportunities for small businesses participating in the ETDC to work with those City agencies on environmental problems. Summarize this information for the EBC Director in writing.
6) Other activities as identified by the EBC that might assist development of the ETDC program.
Qualifications: Graduate degree or graduate level studies in business or environmental sciences; Good communication and writing skills; Experience with community non-profits or environmental companies desirable; Ability to take initiative, assuming sufficient orientation and supervision.
Term: Summer internship of approximately 12-13 weeks with a stipend of $7,000.
Send Bio to Jim Robbins, Executive Director, Environmental Business Cluster, jarobbins@aol.com
The Environmental Business Cluster is a non profit clean energy and environmental technology commercialization center located in San Jose, CA. Through our varied services and multiple resources, the EBC assists emerging clean energy and environmental technology companies in reaching the market. The EBC provides business assistance programs to resident and non-resident companies and aids in the formation of technology partnerships and industry networks. www.environmentalcluster.org

The Office of Sustainability is also seeking three TGIF Sustainability Associates to be an active part of its work and operations, thanks in large part to funding received from The Green Initiative Fund. Two positions are for the summer; one will start next fall - more complete job descriptions are attached. UC Berkeley students who are interested in applying should send your resume and a cover letter (including availability) to Lisa McNeilly (lmcneilly@berkeley.edu) by May 20, 2008.