About the internship

The South Australian government and Neoen, a global renewable energy development organisation, partnered through a Memorandum of Understanding to offer four South Australian tertiary students paid internships in France during semester 2, 2025.

Interns will learn from specialists at one of the world’s largest and most successful renewable energy organisations, covering procurement analysis, data science, power purchase agreement (PPA) development, asset management and sustainability reporting.

As one of South Australia's future leaders the internship will include a salary and return flights from Adelaide to Paris.

To be eligible, applicants must be in their final year of study or undertaking post graduate studies, including PhD, at a South Australian tertiary institution, with a passion for renewable energy. Prior work experience is preferred.

Applicant requirement criteria

• A final year undergraduate student undertaking post graduate studies or studying for a PhD
• Exemplary results from your studies
• A passion for renewable energy
• A valid passport
• Knowledge of French or another European language is desirable

Applicants were also required to meet the following.

• As Neoen will need to enter into an internship agreement with the successful intern and the University, students must have a 'student title'. The successful student will need to gain the support/approval of their University to create a valid internship agreement.
• The passport of the successful student must have been issued in the last 10 years and be valid for the full term of the internship.
• To receive the French Social Security, the successful student will need to bring their original birth certificate with apostille.

About Neoen

Neoen has a strong relationship with South Australia through the Hornsdale Power Reserve (aka The Big Battery) and the Goyder Renewable Energy Project, currently under development near Burra, South Australia.

Neoen's renewable projects in South Australia:

• Hornsdale Power Reserve website
• Hornsdale's Power Reserve Virtual Machine Mode (VMM) - demonstrating that grid scale batteries can deliver inertia services comparable to traditional synchronous machines.
• Goyder South Renewables website

More information about Neoen: Neoen website

Internship role purposes and candidate profiles

• Procurement analyst (PDF, 152.7 KB)
• Data science (PDF, 154.9 KB)
• PPA development (PDF, 129.9 KB)
• Sustainability reporting (PDF, 133.9 KB)
• Asset management (PDF, 140.4 KB)

Applications closed on 16 May 2025.

More information

For more information email Dalia Ardelean (HR Development Officer) dalia.ardelean@neoen.com