# Planetary Solutions in Clean Energy
**Source**: https://cbey.yale.edu/programs/planetary-solutions-in-clean-energy
**Parent**: https://cbey.yale.edu/yale-initiative-on-sustainable-finance-yisf
Do you want to help build the clean energy workforce of the future?
We do too!
That’s why the Yale Center for Business and the Environment is excited to offer **Planetary Solutions in Clean Energy**. This program provides summer research and internship opportunities for Yale students who are eager to develop the skills, experience, and professional networks needed to pursue careers across the clean energy sector. Through hands-on projects and real-world exposure, students gain practical insight into how clean energy is being financed, deployed, and scaled—preparing them to become the next generation of leaders in this rapidly growing field.
Selected interns and research fellows will each receive:
- **a $11,000 stipend for the summer.**
- supervision and guidance, and share and learn from peers in weekly meetings as a cohort.
- support and guidance from [Rob Klee](https://cbey.yale.edu/our-community/robert-j-klee), Yale lecturer and former Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
**Note:**
- This program supports a total of 11 interns/fellows for the summer period.
- Nine focus on policy and investment in clean energy access and decarbonization
- Two have a focus on STEM aspects of clean energy and decarbonization
- Students with financial need and those who are underrepresented in the field of clean energy are strongly encouraged to apply.
- These opportunities are open to returning Yale students. Graduating students are not eligible.
We're offering 11 opportunities this summer.
**Equity and the Investment Focused Opportunities:**
- [EED Advisory](https://eedadvisory.com/en)
- [Clean Energy State Alliance](https://www.cesa.org/)
- [PowerLines](https://powerlines.org/)
- [Philadelphia Green Capital Corp](https://phillygreencapital.org/)
- [UndauntedK12](https://www.undauntedk12.org/)
- [Honnold Foundation](https://www.honnoldfoundation.org/#mission)
- [HEET](https://www.heet.org/)
- [Voltus](https://www.voltus.co/)
- [Heatmap News](https://heatmap.news/)
**STEM-Focused Opportunities:**
- [Oxylus Energy](https://oxylusenergy.com/)
- [GridStatus.io](https://www.gridstatus.io/)
- January 26th - applications open
- February 23rd (11:59 PM ET) - applications close
- February 2nd - March 2nd - rolling interviews
- Decisions sent on or around week of March 9th
In addition to working at the host organization or on the proposed research question over the summer, we build a cohort-based experience for participating students. We believe that the most benefit comes when students are well-supported by mentors and have the opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences with their peers. The below is our framework in support of this effort:
- **Welcome lunch** at the end of April/early May, once the cohort is finalized (students + CBEY team)
- **Official start** of 10-week summer internship or research fellowship on or about May 31st
- **Weekly check-in** as a group on progress-to-date and plans going forward, likely Monday mornings, for 1 hour, from 9 am – 10 am ET (students + Rob Klee)
- **Weekly “brown bag” lunches** with a guest from one of our eight host organizations to talk about their work, a challenge they are facing, and how this internship is helping, and open Q&A, likely Tuesdays, for 1 hour between 11 am – 2 pm ET (students + hosts + CBEY team)
- **Weekly one-on-one mentorship** meetings with Rob Klee, for 30 minutes, likely towards the end of the week, flexibly scheduled (individual student + Rob Klee)
- **Official end** of the 10-week summer internship or research fellowship on or about August 4th
- Clean energy field trip and hike in Connecticut in late August/early September (students + CBEY team)
- **Fall Showcase**, where students are invited to present their “culminating piece\*” from their summer work, in November alongside [Yale's Clean Energy Conference](https://cleanenergyconference.yale.edu/) (students, hosts, CBEY team, and other interested members of the Yale clean energy community).
\*The “culminating piece” from the students’ summer work could be something they create while on the job for their host, such as a white paper, guide, policy memo, or the like. Or, it could be an academic poster, a talk with slides, art project, video blog, social media campaign, op-ed article, news article, peer-reviewed article draft, or any other creative content.
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### Watch us on our field trip!
Watch this video featuring our first cohort on a field trip to Quantum Biopower and Sessions Woods. We had an excellent time learning about biodigesters and solar arrays....and we also ate some ice cream...
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
2026
[duy.nguyen@yale.edu](mailto:duy.nguyen@yale.edu "Email Duy")
Bachelors Degree in Environmental Studies
2027
[thomas.commander@yale.edu](mailto:thomas.commander@yale.edu "Email Tom")
Bachelor of Arts in Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
2026
[victoria.vilton@yale.edu](mailto:victoria.vilton@yale.edu "Email Victoria")
Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Engineering with a certificate in French
2026
[audrey.gatera@yale.edu](mailto:audrey.gatera@yale.edu "Email Audrey")
Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Global Affairs
2027
[owen.setiawan@yale.edu](mailto:owen.setiawan@yale.edu "Email Owen")
Bachelor of Arts in Global Affairs
2026
[catalina.mahe@yale.edu](mailto:catalina.mahe@yale.edu "Email Catalina")
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
2027
[emily.khym@yale.edu](mailto:emily.khym@yale.edu "Email Emily")
BA - Environmental Studies
2026
[lawrence.tang@yale.edu](mailto:lawrence.tang@yale.edu "Email Lawrence")
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Energy Studies Certificate
2026
[zev.pinker@yale.edu](mailto:zev.pinker@yale.edu "Email Zev")
Master of Environmental Management
2025
[alisa.reisner@yale.edu](mailto:alisa.reisner@yale.edu "Email Alisa")
BA in Economics
2026
[cici.xu@yale.edu](mailto:cici.xu@yale.edu "Email Cici")
BA in Statistics and Data Science
2026
[eddie.cavallin@yale.edu](mailto:eddie.cavallin@yale.edu "Email Eddie")
BA in Economics
2025
[felicia.fraizer-bisner@yale.edu](mailto:felicia.fraizer-bisner@yale.edu "Email Felicia")
BS in Environmental Studies
2026
[jenny.liu@yale.edu](mailto:jenny.liu@yale.edu "Email Jenny")
Master of Environmental Management
2025
[laura.polancovaldez@yale.edu](mailto:laura.polancovaldez@yale.edu "Email Laura")
BA in Global Affairs
2025
[magdalena.moore@yale.edu](mailto:magdalena.moore@yale.edu "Email Magdalena")
Master of Environmental Management
2025
[mike.liu@yale.edu](mailto:mike.liu@yale.edu "Email Mike")
Bachelor of Science
2025
[sofia.rabbani@yale.edu](mailto:sofia.rabbani@yale.edu "Email Sofia ")
Masters of Environmental Management
2024
[allie.garrett@yale.edu](mailto:allie.garrett@yale.edu "Email Allie ")
Masters of Environmental Management
2024
[raysieo.duakin@yale.edu](mailto:raysieo.duakin@yale.edu "Email Raysieo")
Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts
2027
[maryanne.xu@yale.edu](mailto:maryanne.xu@yale.edu "Email Maryann")
Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts
2025
[grace.thybulle@yale.edu](mailto:grace.thybulle@yale.edu "Email Grace ")
Bachelor of Science
2024
[madeleine.zaritsky@yale.edu](mailto:madeleine.zaritsky@yale.edu "Email Madeleine")
Bachelor of Arts
2025
[marymegan.wright@yale.edu](mailto:marymegan.wright@yale.edu "Email Marymegan")
Masters of Environmental Management
2024
[alison.e.thompson@yale.edu](mailto:alison.e.thompson@yale.edu "Email Alison")
Yale College
2023
[mary.chen@yale.edu](mailto:mary.chen@yale.edu "Email Mary")
Master of Public Policy
2023
[pratima.garg@yale.edu](mailto:pratima.garg@yale.edu "Email Pratima")
Yale College
2024
[hilary.griggs@yale.edu](mailto:hilary.griggs@yale.edu "Email Hilary")
Master of Environmental Management
2022
[elwin.lim@yale.edu](mailto:elwin.lim@yale.edu "Email Elwin")
Yale College
2023
[marcus.mauney@yale.edu](mailto:marcus.mauney@yale.edu "Email Marcus")
Master of Environmental Management
2023
[shannon.pressler@yale.edu](mailto:shannon.pressler@yale.edu "Email Shannon")
Yale College
2025
[sena.sugiono@yale.edu](mailto:sena.sugiono@yale.edu "Email Vijjasena (Sena) ")
B.A. in Environmental Studies
2023
[marc.gonzalez@yale.edu](mailto:marc.gonzalez@yale.edu "Email Marc")
In this program, we are delighted to work with organizations that are advancing the financing and deployment of equitable clean energy.
**Partner/host organizations:**
- [Aion Grid Inc.](https://www.aiongrid.com/)
- [Clean Energy States Alliance](https://www.cesa.org)
- [Coalition for Green Capital](https://coalitionforgreencapital.com/)
- [Connecticut Green Bank](https://www.ctgreenbank.com)
- [City of Ithaca](https://www.cityofithaca.org/129/Departments)
- [CT Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA)](https://portal.ct.gov/PURA)
- [Colorado Clean Energy Fund](https://cocleanenergyfund.com/)
- [Ecoswell](https://www.ecoswell.org/)
- [EED Advisory](https://eedadvisory.com/en)
- [Elevate Energy](https://www.elevatenp.org)
- [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) - Office of Public Participation](https://www.ferc.gov/OPP)
- [Honnold Foundation](https://www.honnoldfoundation.org/#mission)
- [Inclusive Prosperity Capital](https://www.inclusiveprosperitycapital.org/)
- [Indigenized Energy](https://www.4indigenized.energy)
- [Indigenized Energy Initiative](https://tribalcleanenergy.org/)
- [Jobs for the Future](https://www.jff.org/)
- [Okovate](https://www.okovate.com/)
- [Oxylus](https://oxylusenergy.com/)
- [Philadelphia Green Capital](https://phillygreencapital.org/)
- [PosiGen](https://www.posigen.com/)
- [Rewiring America](https://www.rewiringamerica.org/)
- [Undaunted K12](https://www.undauntedk12.org/)
- [Virginia Conservation Network](https://vcnva.org/)
### Previous Events
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Fri, March 1st, 2024, 12:00 PM EST — 1:30 PM EST
Thu, November 9th, 2023, 12:00 PM EST — 2:00 PM EST
Fri, November 3rd, 2023, 12:00 PM EDT — 1:00 PM EDT
Tue, November 1st, 2022, 6:00 PM EDT — 7:30 PM EDT
Fri, September 9th, 2022, 12:00 PM EDT — 1:30 PM EDT
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