Top Master's Degrees in Energy Engineering in Europe 2019

The two-year Master’s program Science and Materials of Solar Energy is designed to create an integral understanding of modern technologies used in solar energy research and development, industrial production of modern solar cells, panels, and systems. The main aim of the program is to prepare highly-qualified personnel capable of working in both research laboratories and the industrial sector, equipped with theoretical and practical knowledge and analytical and problem-solving skills in the field of Solar Energy.

The program provides necessary skills for development and modernization of the Renewable Energy sector by means of innovative solutions and deployment of new materials and technologies. It also prepares students for work in industrial, research and development companies, and laboratories, developing energy-efficient and environmentally friendly solutions to local and global problems. Successful completion of the course provides the student with the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge of various types and constructions of solar cells as well as production techniques and processes deployed by the micro and nano-electronics industries.... [-]

Biomass and Waste for Energy and Materials

France benefits from a long, proud tradition of scientific and technological research and innovation that underpins the nation’s achievements in fields such as bioenergy, sustainable development, climate change, waste management. In the French research landscape, the RAPSODEE Research centre of IMT Mines Albi (UMR CNRS 5302) is uniquely positioned to deliver leading-edge training in cleantech and circular economy. Boosted by the RAPSODEE Research centre, the master’s degree BiWEM is a multidisciplinary leading-edge training program that is specifically tailored to address future environmental and societal challenges in the fields of renewable energy and low-carbon economy.... [-]

The Master’s program is run as a joint degree program by Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences together with the Universidad de A Coruña/Spain. The summer semester is taught at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences and the winter semester at the University of A Coruña . The third semester is a traineeship semester at one of the two named universities or at other participating universities or in companies/institutions.

The objective of the program is to acquire fundamental professional knowledge and the ability to work independently in accordance with scientific methods, to master the varied demands of working life in applied practice, research or teaching, and to deal effectively with the frequently changing tasks that arise in the professional life of an engineer working in water management. On the Master’s program in Water Engineering, graduates acquire expertise in the fields of national and international water management planning processes, in drinking water supply and wastewater disposal, hydrology, hydraulic engineering and experimental hydraulics, in restoration ecology and in biotechnology and river morphology, as well as flow and process modeling.... [-]

Energetics and propulsion (M-ENG EP)

This Master develops skills for designing and optimizing innovative propulsion plants with a focus on thermofluid processes and energy conversion for research and industry.

The performance and efficiency of internal combustion engines and turbojets is influenced by various processes including gas flow, compression, and expansion through turbomachines or reciprocating piston, fuel injection and combustion, energy conversion and heat transfer. Therefore, the courses offered in this program will provide an emphasis on all these processes and how they interact.

The program of study lasts two academic years - denoted by M1 and M2. Energetics and Propulsion is one of four specialisms available within the Mechanical Engineering stream. The language of instruction is English throughout the program.... [-]

The European Solar Engineering School (ESES) at Dalarna University offers you a specialized educational experience that will broaden your professional opportunities in the renewable energy industry. For two decades, students from over 40 countries have come to a small town in central Sweden to gain knowledge and skills that are desired by the solar energy industry. Examples of subjects covered are the design of photovoltaics, solar thermal and hybrid systems, energy storage, solar project management, and financing of solar energy.

When you take this program, you will be taught by industry experts and researchers from 10 countries, while becoming a member of the international ESES community, which comprises your classmates and our alumni.... [-]

The program offers training students in research and production activities. The training is focused on the practical solution of tasks of electric power energy renewable sources operation and development of power supply systems including distributed generation.

The program is aimed at training students to become specialists of new generation owning system and fundamental knowledge of integration of distributed generation in power systems; electric energy quality; power electronics; emergency modes in electric power engineering systems; protection and control of power supplying systems including distributed generation; renewable energy; numerical and optimization methods; theory of electromagnetic field; management systems for electric machines; theory of electric networks control; power energy storage system; digital measuring systems; hydropower plants; wind power industry; control over renewable energy sources generators.... [-]

Through this program, students will acquire the scientific and technological knowledge, as well as the principal experience, to understand and contribute to innovative research and development processes in the energy field.

Skills:

perform engineering design of industrial projects conduct experimental and numerical analysis studies and analyzing results

Thermal Science and Energy is an academic curricular of the Mechanics Master's Degree. It is a two-year degree (M1 + M2) but only the second year (M2 Thermal Science and Energy) is accessible at Polytech Nantes.

Prerequisites for enrolment

The energy transition is associated with many challenges such as an increase in efficiency of energy conversion systems based on renewable energies and their integration into future energy systems, requiring e.g. the development of capable energy storage systems and intelligent demand-side management. Energy Engineering and Management covers all these aspects providing the skills to successfully face the challenges.

The Master Program in Energy Engineering & Management provides a comprehensive understanding of present and future energy systems and the complex interactions of their elements. Graduates are able to analyze and optimize the energy systems' operating efficiency, availability and safety.... [-]

Energy Conversion and Management

The energy sector is facing huge challenges:

Growing energy demand, more distributed and renewable energy sources, less centralized and fossil sources.

The energy sector is becoming more complex:

Liberalized energy markets with more stakeholders, more systems and new technologies to manage and to interconnect.

The solution - Power & Data Engineering:

Managing the growing complexity needs a combination of profound power system understanding and modern IT and data engineering methods – exactly what you obtain by studying M.Sc. Power and Data Engineering.... [-]

The focus of the Master Degree Programme in Energy Engineering is to educate professionals in engineering and business management in the field of international energy engineering projects. The aim of the programme is to create highly skilled specialists for the following fields of expertise: managing international technology projects and supply chains, developing advanced energy production systems, intercultural communication and language skills, and specialized themes in engineering.... [-]

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Energy Engineering

The branch covers a wide range of energy issues. It introduces students to energy policy and presents it as one of the pillars of electricity and heat production in the Czech Republic. Graduates will be able to assess the choice of technology used in new energy sources according to criteria for maximum energy efficiency and minimum emissions. Students gain practical experience by contributing to the improvement of the cooperation of the Department and Faculty with various institutions and workplaces in the Czech Republic and abroad aimed at achieving a high level of expertise on the latest research equipment.... [-]

Electrical Engineering is an international curriculum conveying in-depth knowledge of electric technologies, converters and electric drives, electric and electronic sensors and measurements. The main elements of electric power systems analysis and management, including the topic of active distribution intelligent networks (smart grids) are provided too, along with cutting-edge contents of economics and management of energy utilities.

The Electrical Engineers are the repository of scientific and technical knowledge pertaining to the production, transmission and use of electricity and of a multidisciplinary technical-scientific culture that makes them a particularly versatile professional figure. Employment opportunities are manifold, and the preparation acquired allows him/her to play key roles in the fields of industrial, technological and environmental engineering.... [-]

This Master aims to develop diverse competences in students related to the processes of generation, transformation and energy use and, specifically, in the research and development activities on more efficient technologies from the standpoints of energy saving, sustainable use of resources and of environmental preservation, with a view to its subsequent incorporation into engineering or ID departments of companies and entities of the energy sector, or to the elaboration of a doctoral thesis in said field.

Subjects

The Master has a duration of one year, organized in two semesters with a total of 60 ECTS credits. Each student must take 48 credits in teaching and 12 credits of research work. Of the 48 credits in teaching, 42 are in compulsory subjects and 6 in elective subjects.... [-]

Accredited by: IET EI

Climate change and economic drivers mean there is a strong move toward renewable energy from wind, wave and tidal sources - and correspondingly an increased demand for power system engineers.

This programme has been designed in collaboration with industry and has a strong emphasis on practical experience. It provides a broad education in electrical, mechanical and electronic engineering, alongside specialist modules in power engineering and power electronics.

You will have access to well-equipped computer-aided engineering and electrical and electronic laboratories with leading technologies, as well as the opportunity for two industry placements.... [-]