Intern Helps Reimagine Energy Security in Northern Communities

Intern Helps Reimagine Energy Security in Northern Communities

A multinational research initiative hosted by the University of Saskatchewan, the , is reimagining energy security in northern and Indigenous communities. The program is doing this by co-creating and brokering the knowledge, understanding and capacity to design, implement and manage renewable energy systems that support and enhance social and economic values.

Ilya Turchaninov is an this summer working on the first phase of the CASES Partnership. Phase 1 concentrates on gathering community energy-use data coupled with community member interviews to obtain a holistic profile of current energy requirements and potential for future improvements.

For his internship, Turchaninov is involved with the energy profile development for the City of Galena. He is creating a template for importing and visualizing data required by the CASES framework to simplify the data collection process. The template will be applicable not just for Galena but any community involved in the CASES project.

He is also contributing to the development of an electrical/thermal load profile for Galena in support of a local initiative, .

Turchaninov resides in Anchorage and is a graduate of the University of 91视频 Southeast with a B.S. in biology with minors in mathematics and Spanish language. After spending a year working as a biologist for the 91视频 Department of Fish and Game, he decided to pursue a master鈥檚 in sustainable energy systems at . He will start in October of 2020.

Through the internship with ACEP, Turchaninov says that he hopes to 鈥渄evelop key relationships and build a greater understanding of the sustainable energy field that will prepare me for upcoming academic and real-world challenges.鈥

Turchaninov鈥檚 internship is funded through the , an initiative of the .

For more information on the ACEP Utility Student Internship Program, visit . For more information on the CASES Partnership, contact Diane Hirshberg at dbhirshberg@alaska.edu.

 

Ilya Turchaninov is an ACEP utility student intern this summer, working with the community of Galena. Photo courtesy of Ilya Turchaninov.