This summer, Redaptive welcomed three undergraduate interns through the Clean Energy Leadership Institute’s inaugural year of the Empowering Diversity in Clean Tech (EDICT) program: Autumn Burton of Duke University joined the Marketing team, Anu Thirunarayanan of University of California Berkeley joined International Electron, and Yuchong Lee of Vassar College joined the Engineering department.
The EDICT program focuses on providing candidates from Black, Indigenous, Latinx, other, and underrepresented backgrounds with a paid summer internship opportunity, supplemental training, support, and access to networks in the clean energy and climate tech ecosystems. The program began this year in response to the need for the diversity of thought and lived experience that only comes with opening doors to groups that have traditionally been excluded. As a sustainable energy company, Redaptive is proud to be a part of the program and help to increase diverse, inclusive, and innovative climate-smart solutions.
With the internship program complete, we wanted to hear from our interns about their unique experiences at Redaptive. We spoke with Anu, Autumn, and Yuchong and have consolidated their interviews below: