Summer interns helping Nebraska communities save energy, money

Energy interns (from left) Jadon Basilevac and Awinita Bunner have been working in the Lincoln area this summer.
Energy interns (from left) Jadon Basilevac and Awinita Bunner have been working in the Lincoln area this summer.

by Kateri Hartman | University Communication and Marketing

A trio of Huskers are working directly with Nebraska communities to develop energy-saving projects.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln students, each a senior environmental studies major, are summer interns with Project Energy Nebraska, an ongoing, collaborative project that works with Nebraska communities to save energy and money. Their work is focused on Norfolk, South Sioux City and Lincoln, with projects directed at electric buses, veterans housing and carbon sequestration.

“In essence, our goal in the project is to help the local communities reduce their energy usage as well as reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” said Dave Gosselin, director of Project Energy Nebraska and the university’s environmental studies program.

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