VOICES Bi-Monthly Magazine of the University of Technology, Jamaica | May - August 2021 8 UTech, Jamaica Students among 18 Engineering Interns at New Fortress Energy Natural gas provider New Fortress Energy (NFE) recently welcomed its first set of engineering interns at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities across the island. NFE’s Tertiary Engineering Internship Programme is opened to engineering students of the University of Technology, Jamaica, The University of the West Indies (Mona) and Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) and is aimed at assisting tertiary students to gain meaningful and practical experience in the LNG field to become more competitive and more marketable as they transition into the workforce. This year, 18 aspiring engineers from the three tertiary institutions were accepted to intern at one of NFE’s three LNG facilities — its combined heat and power plant (CHP) in Clarendon, the Old Harbour Power Plant and the Montego Bay LNG Plant in Freeport. Toni-Ann Gray, a second-year electrical and computer engineering student in the School of Engineering, UTech, Jamaica noted of her experience: “I’ve been having an amazing time so far at the Montego Bay Terminal. I’ve been working with the operators in the control room, out in the field at the loading bay where trucks are loaded with LNG, and on the jetty where the ship offloads the fuel. What’s also great is that I get to learn a lot about thermodynamics, LNG regasification process, and the various software that are used daily in operating and maintaining the plant. I am forever grateful for this opportunity to be among the first set of students to intern with NFE,” she said. UTech, Jamaica School of Engineering students Toni-Ann Gray (centre) and David Smith (right) review a document with Robert Rodney, Terminal Manager at the New Fortress Energy (NFE) Montego Bay LNG Power Plant. The students were among the first batch of nine students who are part of the company’s tertiary engineering internship programme launched in June 2021. (Loop News Photo) From left: University of Technology, Jamaica engineering students Tajay Daley, John-Daniel Martin, and Travis Patterson, along with O’Brian Simpson from the Caribbean Maritime University, at New Forest Energy’s Combined Heat and Power Plant in Clarendon. (Gleaner Photo)
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