Energy Newsletter

Dear MIT Energy Club,

 

We want to highlight the MIT Clean Energy Prize once again this week! 

 

The MIT Clean Energy Prize, the world's largest clean energy competition, run for students, by students, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Any scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs interested in competing for $200,000 in non-dilutive, equity-free funding for their clean energy venture should submit their applications by February, 17, 2017. Learn more about how to apply here.

 

The prize is a three-month competition that seeks to INSPIRE and PREPARE the next generation of clean energy entrepreneurs. The 10th Annual CEP continues in the tradition of fostering innovation while introducing a revamped program this year. New prize tracks for applicants are: Creating Energy, Delivering Energy, Improving Energy Usage, and Energy for Developing Economies. The official competition launches mid-February with a robust two-month mentorship phase, where each team is coupled with a technology, business and legal mentor, and culminates with the Grand Finals Showcase on April, 14, 2017.  Please feel free to contact mitcleanenergyprize@mit.edu with questions.

 

As always, see information on further events on campus and beyond below!

 

Sincerely, 

Libby DeLucia & Ben Magolan

Co-Presidents, MIT Energy Club

(New) additions and events This Week are identified below


MIT Energy Club Events

(1)  Starting a Nano Company in the Energy Space - Opportunities and Challenges (Feb 6)
(2)  Self-Assembled Colloidal Crystals for Energy Applications (Feb 22)  (New)
(3)  MIT Energy Career Fair 2017 (Mar 2)
(4)  MIT Energy Conference 2017 (Mar 3)

MIT Events

(1)  Climate Preparedness in Massachusetts: How Systems Thinking Will Drive Technology and Policy (Jan 25)
(2)  LEED GA Workshop at MIT (Jan 25)
(3)  ESI's 2nd Annual Hackathon for Climate (Jan 27)
(4)  Electric power grid reliability in a new era of energy development and an introduction to the Pitt Energy GRID Institute (Feb 7)  (New)
(5)  IHS Seminar: Eli Yablonovitch (Feb 8)  (New)
(6)  MIT IDEAS Generator Dinner (Feb 9)
(7)  Special Seminar: Lourdes Melgar (Feb 14)  (New)
(8)  MassCEC Microgrid & DER Controller Symposium (Feb 16)
(9)  Tour of the MIT Nuclear Research Reactor (Feb 16)
(10)  MIT Clean Energy Prize 2017 (Feb 17)  (New)
(11)  MIT Solve's Request for Fuel Challenge Proposals (Sep 27)

Non-MIT Events

(1)  London Business School CleanTech Challenge (Jan 31)  (New)
(2)  Columbia University Energy Case Competition (Feb 2)
(3)  Columbia University Energy Symposium (Feb 2)
(4)  Carnegie Mellon University's Energy Week 2017 (Mar 27)

Jobs, Grants, Fellowships

(1)  Udall Undergraduate Scholarship
(2)  REsurety: Job & Internship Opportunities
(3)  Rethinking Power Management: Energy Engineer Opening in Boston
(4)  Rocky Mountain Institute: Summer Internship
(5)  Cambrian Innovation: Lab Technician Intern & Computational Modeling Intern  (New)
(6)  Shell Bangalore Summer 2017 Internships through MIT-India  (New)
(7)  Prelude Ventures: Venture Associate  (New)
(8)  Environmental Defense Fund: Program Analyst, Corporate Partnerships Program
(9)  Doosan GridTech: Power System Analytics, Engineer  (New)
(10)  Software Engineering Position at Folsom Labs  (New)
(11)  Stem: Join a leader in the energy storage industry (Mar 1)
(12)  Nord Pool: International Sales Manager
(13)  BP Sophomore Experience (Jun 19)  (New)

Other Notices

(1)  15.373J/ 2.912J/ 3.085J Venture Engineering  (New)

MIT Energy Club Events

 (1) Starting a Nano Company in the Energy Space - Opportunities and Challenges
Monday, Feb 6, 2017 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm
E51-145 | Website

Speaker: Prof. Lars Montelius (CEO of the International Nanotechnology Laboratory). Prof. Lars Montelius is a speaker about entrepreneurship in the nano space and he has been a founder of 8 startups, of which two have been related to energy (though not directly on energy generation or distribution). One was at the energy and health nexus and one was on nano scale properties and physics which relates quite closely to energy dynamics.For more information on Prof. Lars Montelius, please visit http://inl.int/members/115.

 (2) Self-Assembled Colloidal Crystals for Energy Applications (New)
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2017 4:00 pm
3-333 | Website

Katherine graduated from Brown University in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in chemistry and mathematics. After spending several months conserving artwork, Katherine subsequently joined the chemistry department at Harvard University, receiving her Ph.D. in 2016 under the supervision of Prof. Joanna Aizenberg, studying how chemistry can be used to control the assembly processes of the porous, ordered structures known as inverse opals. She is now a postdoctoral researcher at MIT in the Electrochemical Energy Lab under Prof. Yang Shao-Horn, where she is developing materials for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. In this talk, she will first discuss her PhD work using sol-gel chemistry to improve and expand the inverse opal assembly process, then provide an overview of the use of inverse opals in many energy-related applications.

 (3) MIT Energy Career Fair 2017
Thursday, Mar 2, 2017 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Lobdell, MIT Student Center | Website

The MIT Energy Career Fair provides an intimate environment for top caliber students with a passion for energy and companies to connect. The 2016 Energy Career Fair connected PhD candidates, MBA students, and undergraduates from all majors with over 20 companies. This year, the Fair features even more companies with a diverse range of industries: clean tech, oil & gas, energy storage and management, energy consulting, etc. The event is open to all MIT and Harvard students.

 (4) MIT Energy Conference 2017
Friday, Mar 3, 2017 to Saturday, Mar 4, 2017
Boston Marriott Cambridge | Website

As the largest student-led energy conference in the US, the MIT Energy Conference has become a premier event to connect professionals, policymakers, academics, and students in the energy industry. In its 12th edition, the MIT Energy Conference explores changes in production and conversion, transmission and storage, and consumption with a focus on enabling the next energy paradigm. We will bring together leaders and visionaries from industry, government, the scientific community, and the private sector. Our 2017 keynote speakers include Dharmendra Pradhan, Indian Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Folorunsho Alakija, CEO of Famfa Oil and Ralph Izzo, CEO of PSEG. For more information on how to be involved please visit our website.

MIT Events

 (1) Climate Preparedness in Massachusetts: How Systems Thinking Will Drive Technology and Policy
Wednesday, Jan 25, 2017 5:30 pm to Friday, Jan 27, 2017 9:00 pm
MIT Stata Center (Building 32) - Room 123 | Website

By the end of this century, the coast of Massachusetts is expected to witness a sea level rise between two and six feet. And superstorms are expected to become more frequent and more powerful. This will create an urgent need for society to respond in new and creative ways. Policy makers and technologists will need to take a broad and systems-based approach to energy policy - including resiliency, efficiency, grid infrastructure and urban design. Adaptation will be necessary, but will itself not be sufficient. Further carbon reduction strategies - especially renewable and energy efficiency - will also be necessary. Join us for a dive into the: Policies that will shape Massachusetts' strategy for future resiliency; Big data tools and models that will help us cope; and Private sector responses and technologies that will enable us to accelerate and expand our emerging energy economy, while simultaneously adapting to the changing climate.

 (2) LEED GA Workshop at MIT
Wednesday, Jan 25, 2017 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
MIT - Building 66 - Room 201 | Website

Interested in getting involved in the Green Building Industry? Opportunities are plentiful in the field of sustainable design and LEED is at its forefront. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is simply a green-rating point system, or a scorecard. To date, this course and its materials have proven to be instrumental in helping over 6000 students pass their respective exam at a 100% pass rate. This course is offered at a quarter of the price and time as the competition and is geared at allowing students to graduate with letters after their name! Just as Buildings can be LEED certified, people can become LEED Professionals. The LEED Green Associate (GA) credential is the only entry level sustainability designation and shows employers you have the knowledge now required in many jobs. A new LEED rating system (v4) was introduced last month and this training course is one of the few that has been updated to teach the current rating system. This course meets the exam's eligibility requirements and the USGBC charges a $100 (reduced for students) fee for the actual exam which can be taken at any time at your nearest Prometric center. Cost: $300 ($200 for full time students). To register for the class please visit: http://leadinggreen.com/mit

 (3) ESI's 2nd Annual Hackathon for Climate
Friday, Jan 27, 2017 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
MIT Samberg Conference Center (E52), 50 Memorial Drive | Website

Got a game-changing climate idea? ESI and Conservation International are teaming up for this year's Hackathon for Climate, where minds from across MIT come together to brainstorm, propose, and develop nature-based solutions to climate change. Teams can choose to problem-solve in one of three themes: (1) Hacking the material world: minerals and the environmental consequences of extraction, acquisition, processing and distribution; (2) Hacking the digital world: environmental implications of digital things including data centers and the generation, storage, distribution, and consumption of information; and (3) Open track: for that groundbreaking idea you've been waiting to explore!

 (4) Electric power grid reliability in a new era of energy development and an introduction to the Pitt Energy GRID Institute (New)
Tuesday, Feb 7, 2017 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
MIT Campus Building 66, Room 110 (Landau Building ) | Website

Energy resources and the supply of electric power are significant, defining global issues and play a critical role in our society on many levels. The impact from a new era of energy resource development and the rapidly evolving mix of diverse energy resource portfolios in the 21st century are creating new challenges and opportunities for electric power grid infrastructure. Over the past quarter of the 20th century, our nation had under-invested in technology, infrastructure, research and development, and education in this important area, which has led to a tremendous need not only for technology and infrastructure advancement, but also in workforce development. In this seminar, Professor Gregory Reed will provide an overview of the electric power and energy sector, along with recommendations on solutions to power grid reliability concerns, including the role of advanced power electronics control technologies and the emergence of direct current (DC) solutions at all levels of the grid, as well as microgrids and other rapidly evolving developments. The discussion will also highlight opportunities for research and development needs, education and training, and future employment in these exciting and dynamic fields. Reed will also discuss the leadership role of the Pittsburgh region, and provide an introduction to the recently established Energy GRID Institute at the University of Pittsburgh.

 (5) IHS Seminar: Eli Yablonovitch (New)
Wednesday, Feb 8, 2017 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Room 66-110 25 Ames Street Cambridge, MA 02139 | Website

A great solar cell has to be a great LED: So what's wrong with subsidized solar panels? A new scientific principle has produced record-breaking solar cells following Professor Eli Yablonovitch's mantra, "A great solar cell has to be a great LED." These solar cells have smashed all efficiency records and are in commercial production. Nonetheless, the overhang of >60 gigawatts/year of subsidized, outdated, Chinese-silicon solar panel factories is blocking the scaling of the superior technology. Silicon solar panels are in line to provide about 10% of electricity, but the super-efficient technology can eventually provide almost all of the world's electricity and fuel. In the interim, the solar/LED symmetry will revolutionize thermophotovoltaics, the creation of electricity directly from heat, and enable electroluminescent refrigeration, a refrigerator in which light is the working fluid.

 (6) MIT IDEAS Generator Dinner
Thursday, Feb 9, 2017 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
W20, 2nd Floor, Lobdell | Website

MIT IDEAS is an annual innovation, social entrepreneurship, and service program. The IDEAS Generator Dinner is one of the best venues to find a team to join, pitch your idea to woo and recruit teammates, or pitch your skills to get hired onto a team. With the last chance to submit a Scope Statement just a few weeks away March 2, 2017), get started at this event! Join us for dinner. Pitch an idea. Find a team. RSVP on Eventbrite, where you can also sign up to pitch.

 (7) Special Seminar: Lourdes Melgar (New)
Tuesday, Feb 14, 2017 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Room 66-110 25 Ames Street Cambridge, MA 02139 | Website

Mexico's energy reform: Foundation, implementation, and challenges ahead. In this talk, Melgar will outline the historic energy reform Mexico approved at the constitutional level in December 2013 and will provide an update on the implementation and challenges ahead. This reform, referred to as an energy revolution, aims at increasing Mexico's energy security while mitigating climate change. It entails the creation of energy markets in the hydrocarbons and power sectors and the participation of private investors in all the activities of the energy sector. The implementation is moving ahead with bidding processes in the upstream, as well as in the power sector. Melgar will address the challenges Mexico faces as it consolidates its new energy model.

 (8) MassCEC Microgrid & DER Controller Symposium
Thursday, Feb 16, 2017 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
MIT Samberg Conference, Center 50 Memorial Drive | Website

The Microgrid & DER Controller Symposium will bring together Microgrid & DER controller vendors, microgrid developers, energy infrastructure decision makers, utility engineers and state and national energy leaders to: (1) Introduce the latest developments in microgrid & DER controllers and real-time power system simulation technologies; (2) Demonstrate functionality of existing microgrid & DER controllers on a realistic community microgrid; and (3) Foster connections between microgrid vendors and developers, distribution utilities and distribution utility engineers responsible for DER deployment and interconnection

 (9) Tour of the MIT Nuclear Research Reactor
Thursday, Feb 16, 2017 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
NW12 (138 Albany Street) | Website

Did you know that MIT has an awesome research reactor on campus? The MIT Nuclear Research Reactor is now offering monthly tours available to the MIT community! Participants must register for the tour in advance by filling out this Google Form at least 24 hours before the start of the tour: <a href="http://bit.ly/MITReactorTour">http://bit.ly/MITReactorTour</a> The tours will be limited to 15 participants on a first come first serve basis, so be sure to sign up early! Open to MIT ID holders only -- participants will receive more details about the tour in a confirmation email after they register. The tours are about an hour to an hour and a half long and start promptly at the listed time; please arrive a few minutes early to sign in and make sure you'll be able to stay for at least an hour.

 (10) MIT Clean Energy Prize 2017 (New)
Friday, Feb 17, 2017 11:30 pm to 11:30 pm
| Website

Applications are open for the MIT Clean Energy Prize (CEP), the oldest and largest student-run clean energy entrepreneurship competition in the US. CEP awards over $200,000 in non-dilutive, equity-free funding across four tracks: Generating Energy, Delivering Energy, Improving Energy Usage, and Energy for Developing Economies. Finalists will be selected in early March, when they will go through a robust 2-month Mentorship process with assigned technology, business, and legal professionals. CEP culminates in April with the Grand Finals Showcase at MIT's campus, where teams compete in front of an expert panel of judges. Please read the instructions of how to apply and submit your application through our website by February 17.

 (11) MIT Solve's Request for Fuel Challenge Proposals
Wednesday, Sep 27, 2017 to Thursday, Sep 28, 2017
HUBweek | Website

The Solve program is actively seeking proposals for Fuel challenges centered around carbon pricing and negative carbon emissions. The Solve program is organized around four "pillars": Fuel, Learn, Cure, and Make. This year's program poses three "challenges" within those pillars. Of particular note to the sustainability community are the Fuel challenges: 1) Carbon price: How can new technologies (including digital currencies like Bitcoin) be used to put a price on emissions of carbon and other greenhouse gases? 2) Negative carbon emissions: How do we remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a way that is scalable, economical, and ethical? What can you do right now? Solve encourages you to log in to the Solve CoLab platform (http://solvecolab.mit.edu) to propose solutions. A distinguished panel of judges will select semifinalists who will present their solutions at the Solve at HUBweek event, September 27 and 28, 2016. Registration for the Solve at HUBweek events is now open at www.hubweek.org.

Non-MIT Events

 (1) London Business School CleanTech Challenge (New)
Tuesday, Jan 31, 2017 12:00 am to 12:00 am
London | Website

The CleanTech Challenge, organized by London Business School and University College London, is a global business plan competition for innovative clean technology business ideas. It brings together business and engineering students to create viable start-ups. Teams compete over three rounds for the £10,000 prize, awarded at the two-day Bootcamp finals in London. Participants are mentored by industry experts from the cleantech, entrepreneurial and related sectors.

 (2) Columbia University Energy Case Competition
Thursday, Feb 2, 2017 to
Columbia University, New York, NY | Website

The Columbia University Energy Symposium is glad to host the second annual Columbia Energy Case Competition February 2, 2017. This event allows graduate students to present creative and innovative solutions for the main challenges faced by the energy sector. This year the Case Competition is sponsored by the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, and the topic is "Disruptive innovation in the Energy sector".

 (3) Columbia University Energy Symposium
Thursday, Feb 2, 2017 to Friday, Feb 3, 2017
Columbia University | Website

Columbia University's SIPA Energy Association (SEA), CBS Energy Club, the Environmental Law Society and the Engineering Energy Club are pleased to introduce you to the 12th Annual Columbia University Energy Symposium! The Columbia Energy Symposium is one of the largest events of its kind, bringing together in New York City more than 300 students, faculty, leaders, and executives representing industry, government, and society, to explore and advance our insights into today's challenging energy questions. The event features a full-day conference, a student case competition, a career fair, and a venture showcase. This year's Symposium theme is "disruptive innovation: the new status quo?." From the entrance of solar and now battery storage, to the evolving utility business models, to the shifting geopolitics of petroleum, each year there seems to be some new disruptive force on the traditional energy industry. The CU Energy Symposium's conference will examine ways that these new technologies, business models, and innovative financing strategies are impacting the traditional energy system and how energy experts think this disruption will evolve the industry in the years to come.

 (4) Carnegie Mellon University's Energy Week 2017
Monday, Mar 27, 2017 to Friday, Mar 31, 2017
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA | Website

This week-long celebration at CMU's Pittsburgh campus focuses on five themes: the Future of Energy, Innovation, Research, Policy, and Education. Most of the activities are free .The event is open to everyone, but you must register soon. Over 700 people attended CMU's Energy Week 2016 -- Register early so you don't miss out this year!

Jobs, Grants, Fellowships

 (1) Udall Undergraduate Scholarship
| Website

Interested in environmental issues? The Udall Scholarship awards up to $7000 for sophomores and juniors committed to working towards positive solutions for environmental, conservation, and sustainability issues. MIT Internal Deadline is January 25, 2017. For more information, contact Kim Benard at Fellowships@mit.edu.

 (2) REsurety: Job & Internship Opportunities
Boston, MA | Website

REsurety, a venture-backed FinTech startup that is eliminating the challenge of resource intermittency for the wind power industry, is seeking to hire for several positions. It is revenue-positive, has active customers, and works in partnership with some of the world's leading risk market players. Its team keeps an informal office with open lines of communication, little hierarchy, and a rapid pace. If putting your skills to work to drive down the cost of renewable energy by solving the challenge of resource intermittency sounds exciting, then REsurety would love to receive your application. REsurety is seeking: Vice President of Finance and Compliance; Quality Assurance Engineer; Analyst, Commercial Operations; Wind Data Intern; Engineering Intern. Please see details and contact information from Careers page weblink above.

 (3) Rethinking Power Management: Energy Engineer Opening in Boston
Boston, MA | Website

Our team shares a common passion - doing good in the world. We bring that passion to every client and every project. We are growing our team and seeking an Energy Engineer who will bring that same passion and technical expertise to our mission. As an engineer and consultant, you will work closely with our clients and vendors to understand, design and manage comprehensive, innovative energy and water reduction projects. Your experience in engineering design and hands-on MEP construction, combined with your strong project management skills, will position you to create success for our clients and for RPM. See link for more information. Send cover letter and resume to: HR@rpmpowerllc.com.

 (4) Rocky Mountain Institute: Summer Internship
Boulder, Aspen, NYC, or D.C. | Website

Interested to spend the summer working on renewables, the future of the grid, self-driving electric vehicles, or net-zero energy buildings? Apply for an internship in Boulder, Aspen, NYC, or D.C. with Rocky Mountain Institute! Rocky Mountain Institute has posted all its internship opportunities at the link above.

 (5) Cambrian Innovation: Lab Technician Intern & Computational Modeling Intern (New)
| Website

Cambrian Innovation is looking for a Lab Technician Intern to join our growing team. The intern will assists in the execution of research projects and the maintenance of research equipment and laboratory facilities. The ideal candidate will have a highly successful academic record, experience in prototyping and laboratory, a high attention to detail, and a capability to undertake independent research tasks. An interest in next-generation renewable energy technology, environmental entrepreneurship, and bio-electrochemical systems is also positive. ----- Cambrian Innovation is also looking for a Computational Modeling Intern to join our growing team. The intern will assist in the development of a proprietary reactor model and the execution of laboratory experiments to populate and validate the model. The ideal candidate will have a highly successful academic record, experience with computational modeling, a familiarity with the wet lab environmental, a high attention to detail, and a capability to undertake independent research tasks. An interest in next-generation renewable energy technology, environmental entrepreneurship, and bio-electrochemical systems is also a positive.

 (6) Shell Bangalore Summer 2017 Internships through MIT-India (New)
| Website

MIT-India is excited to offer 12 internship projects at Shell Bangalore this summer. Apply by February 11th, 2017 for the following 12 week projects: (Project 1): Fluid Connectivity in Porous Media (Project 2): QSAR Approach to Predict Solubility of Hydrocarbons and their mixtures with Computational Chemistry Team (Project 3): Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics: Multiphase flows inside complex packed bed geometry (Project 4): Dynamics of particles in droplets in complex fluids (Project 5): Developing a General Fuel Property Screening Tool using Machine Learning (Project 6): Modelling of Advanced Energy Storage Systems (Project 7): Explosion Modeling: Validation of explosion modeling against small/large scale experiments (Project 8): Blast Wave: Validation of prediction of decay of blast waves against large/small scale experiments (Project 9): Change-point models for GPS data (Project 10): Usage of open street map data in the analysis of Interferometric Synthetic Aperture (InSAR) data analysis (Project 11): Develop Advanced Analytics Insights for Lubricants Supply Chain (Project 12): Machine Learning and Data Science for Novel Materials Screening and Design. Please contact mit-india@mit.edu for project descriptions and instructions on how to apply.

 (7) Prelude Ventures: Venture Associate (New)
| Website

Prelude Ventures is seeking candidates for a Summer Venture Associate position in the firm's San Francisco office. The Associate will be responsible for a variety of investment-related activities including evaluating new investment opportunities and sourcing new deals for the firm. In addition, the individual will be involved in various aspects of firm daily business, which will likely include supporting our existing portfolio of investments. This is an ideal position for candidates evaluating a career in venture capital or planning to found/join a start-up company in the future. Due to the nature of our investments, a technical, science-based background is important to complete day-to-day internship activities. As such, a technical undergraduate and/or graduate degree is required, as is 3+ years corporate operational experience in either public, private, or start-up companies. The ideal candidates will be currently pursuing an MBA or an advanced technical degree. We are seeking candidates with an engaging and outgoing personality, developed networking skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, thoughtful and reasoned analytical skills, mature professional judgment, and an excellent work ethic. Interested candidates should send a resume and brief cover letter to jobs@preludeventures.com.

 (8) Environmental Defense Fund: Program Analyst, Corporate Partnerships Program
| Website

EDF + Business is hiring for a program analyst to support our methane and other innovation work. The Analyst will help EDF speed up the pace of innovation and adoption by finding the latest and greatest technology innovation insights to solve environmental challenges. The Analyst will also assist me to craft EDF's innovation strategy, build key innovation capabilities, and strengthen new and existing relationships. Because environmental advocacy and technology change is fast-paced and unpredictable, the Analyst will be expected to be flexible and adapt to changing conditions and responsibilities.

 (9) Doosan GridTech: Power System Analytics, Engineer (New)
| Website

Doosan GridTech™ is a technology firm that delivers design services, innovative control and optimization software, and system integration services to electric utilities, helping them turn distributed energy resources such as energy storage and solar PV into valuable contributors to grid reliability and economics. We aim to be the global leader in delivering technology solutions for the emerging digital, distributed grid, a critical component of the world's clean energy future. Doosan GridTech currently has an outstanding career opportunity for a Power Systems Engineer, Analytics. Use your engineering and analytics skills to design next-generation distributed energy resource solutions for the electric power system, and see your solutions deployed with real-world customers who are incorporating distributed energy resources into the grid.

 (10) Software Engineering Position at Folsom Labs (New)
San Francisco | Website

Folsom Labs is the developer a powerful software tool called HelioScope that helps solar power developers design, layout, and model the performance of residential and commercial solar power projects. The result is a dramatically simplified solar-design process, making it easy for anyone to generate world-class solar layouts and performance estimates. Job Description: Our goal is to make complex design problems easy enough for non-experts. To do this we have a web-based frontend for the design stage, and we run advanced simulations on an EC2 cluster (powering a Python/Cython backend). There are interesting algorithmic and architectural challenges throughout each stage of the stack and we hear direct feedback from our users about how we impact their lives and their solar businesses every day. Contact careers@folsomlabs.com with interest or questions.

 (11) Stem: Join a leader in the energy storage industry
Wednesday, Mar 1, 2017 to
Multiple Locations | Website

This is an opportunity to be part of a world-class team at the nexus of two of the most exciting developments in energy today - big, real-time data and energy storage. Stem develops and deploys industry leading cloud-based software focused on energy efficiency via predictive analytics and innovative storage. Our offering is an automated, turnkey, price-responsive system that enables C&I customers to predict and control electricity costs and capture savings in a rapidly evolving utility landscape. The Stem system combines predictive analytics and advanced energy storage with a high fidelity software user interface. By buffering spikes in energy usage, Stem also reduces the impact of the C&I customer on the utility grid and enables better grid citizenship. Through innovation in technology and financing, our goal is to optimize the relationships between energy providers and consumers.

 (12) Nord Pool: International Sales Manager
| Website

You have heard about Nord Pool via the MIT energy club where they held a presentation about power markets back in May and participated in the recent energy hackathon. As a dynamic company, Nord Pool has been the world's first international power exchange market and delivers efficient, simple and secure trading across Europe. Nord Pool is now recruiting: you would be joining them by being responsible to expand the company business into new markets in Central Europe (CE), currently including Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland.

 (13) BP Sophomore Experience (New)
Monday, Jun 19, 2017 to Friday, Jun 23, 2017
Chicago | Website

BP's trading/marketing & supply business is offering you the chance to take a closer look at energy commodity trading and related businesses. This is a fantastic opportunity to put your passion for trading and business under the spotlight. Sophomore Experience is a week-long program delivering a unique opportunity for students. Successful students will receive an all-expense paid trip to our downtown Chicago office and be exposed to our corporate culture and values. This program is open to current university sophomores of any major or discipline with a strong interest in business and trading. Applications are open and will be accepted through March 16, 2017.

Other Notices

 (1) 15.373J/ 2.912J/ 3.085J Venture Engineering (New)
3-370 | Website

Instructors: Scott Stern, Gene Fitzgerald, Bill Aulet, and Andreas Wankerl Provides a framework for the development, implementation, and growth of innovative ventures in dynamic environments. Deepens understanding of the core technical, customer, and strategic choices and challenges facing start-up innovators. Emphasizes the interdependent choices entrepreneurs must make under conditions of high uncertainty. Intended for students who seek to leverage their engineering and science background through innovation-driven entrepreneurship. This course is one of two core subjects for the new Entrepreneurship & Innovation Minor. For the full list of E&I Minor subjects, visit innovation.mit.edu/minor .