The programme
Renewable energy is changing the energy industry fast, creating a more diverse sector with huge opportunities for new technologies, new businesses and new ideas. The Master’s in Renewable Energy provides in-depth knowledge of all major renewable technologies, gives you the opportunity to specialise in areas that interest you most together and exposes you to EIT InnoEnergy’s most comprehensive training at ESADE Business School…
With courses in business skills and innovation management our goal is to transform you into an energy engineer, entrepreneur or innovator of the future.
Universities
The Master’s in Renewable Energy is an English-taught programme offered at the following universities:
- IST: Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal
- KTH: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
- École Polytechnique, Paris, France
- UPC: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech, Barcelona, Spain
All four institutions are offered in year 1 and year 2. Students need to choose a different institution each year.
The business and entrepreneurial elements of the programme are delivered as part of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Journey (more information below) by the highly ranked international business school:
- ESADE Business School, Spain
Programme journey
Year 1
In the first year, you will take core modules in advanced technology concepts and methods in one of the four universities offered by the programme, as well as in the production and utilisation of sustainable energy.
Master’s in Renewable Energy covers the four sectors where the impact of renewables on costs, market volumes, CO2 emissions, and network integration are greatest: wind, solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, and ocean energies. The programme also includes courses on the energy economy and markets, as well as energy and the environment, to give you a broad perspective on the potential of renewable energy.
Throughout your studies you will participate in the Business and Management training by ESADE with several modules distributed throughout Year 1, followed by the Summer School at the end of Year 1, which includes aslo a co-creation workshop at UPC: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech, the Innovation Seminar alongside our industrial and business partners and the ESADE module 3.
Year 2
The second year is your chance to focus on the areas that interest you most. Students can choose from modules on the following areas of specialisation that will also determine which university you will attend:
- Solar photovoltaics
- Solar thermal electricity
- Wind energy
- Hydropower
- Ocean and offshore energy
- Biomass and biofuels
- Integration of renewable systems with the energy system
Year 2 university is allocated during the first year of studies based on the students’ preference and GPA. École Polytechnique has limited seats available. Therefore, GPA required tends to be higher than other institutions.
Your Master Thesis
You complete your second year with your Master’s thesis in the fourth and final semester which is mostly done as part of an internship at one of our industrial or start-up partners, or at a research centre.
Your thesis will be supervised by a professor at your university and a researcher from your host industrial or research partner. The thesis is worth 30 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System credits (ECTS).
Double degree
After successfully completing the programme, you will receive a degree from each of your chosen universities:
- IST: Master of Energy Engineering and Management
- Master of Science (120 credits), from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden
- École Polytechnique: Energy Environment: Science Technology and Management (STEEM) Master
- UPC: Master of Energy Engineering
You also receive a diploma from ESADE Business School and the EIT Label Certificate.
EIT InnoEnergy continually strives to improve the quality, structure and content of our Master’s School programmes. Therefore, some changes may occur as part of our quality control process.
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