Master Thesis - Energy Storage in München bei Pacifico Energy Partners GmbH
Master Thesis - Energy Storage (m/f/d) in München bei Pacifico Energy Partners GmbH
Pacifico Energy Partners GmbH ("Pacifico") is a renewable energy company for wind and solar energy as well as battery and hydrogen technologies. We develop greenfield projects, repower existing plants, provide state-of-the-art asset management services and facilitate the acquisition of operational and turn-key plants.
We are looking for a student to write her/his Master thesis with our company. We are convinced that long duration energy storage (LDES) projects are over the verge to be commercially viable, and we are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic student to join our team and help us advance in this important field.
Topic
Commercial and technological readiness of long duration energy storage feasibility analysis for a real-life project
Tentative project content
- Technology mapping
- Identification of 2-3 target business cases for LDES
- Mapping of existing technologies, TRL analysis.
- Calculation / literature review of levelized cost of storage (LCOS) for the mapped technologies.
- Shortlisting of most promising technologies for each of the selected applications.
- Business case development
- Meetings with and analysis of the companies offering the shortlisted technologies for the business case I (time to market, readiness to deliver at scale, residual technology risk).
- Feasibility analysis: techno-economic evaluation to study the feasibility of a project using the technologies of the shortlisted companies.
Requirements
- Strong academic background in engineering, business, or a related field
- Excellent analytical skills, as well as a willingness to learn and take on new challenges
- Able to work independently and as part of a team and have good communication and interpersonal skills
- Positive, entrepreneurial, and energetic attitude
- Passion for the renewable energy transition
- Fluency in English, other languages esp. German are a plus
We offer
- A highly motivated, qualified, and diverse team with backgrounds from international working development firms, top-tier consultancies, investment banks and similar
- The possibility to fundamentally shape the company's growth with exciting tasks and a steep learning curve
- An entrepreneurial environment with freedom for flexibility including hybrid working
- Support and guidance from our leading experts in the field of LDES
- An office located in the heart of Munich with a rooftop terrace to enjoy afterwork drinks
- A sustainable mindset - from our core business to our daily office life we think green
We look forward to meeting you!