Program Overview

Program Overview

The Renewable Energy Engineering program is a 12-credit certificate that provides engineers and scientists with a rigorous but practical grounding in the fundamentals of renewable energy systems for design, research, development, and manufacture.

Program Details

The certificate is part of a long-standing interdisciplinary graduate degree program in renewable energy engineering with experienced faculty. The courses address topics ranging from green building technologies to photovoltaic and wind systems, solar electrolyzers, and fuel cells to stochastic process modeling of irradiation.

Course Requirements

To complete the certificate, students must choose any four classes from the following list, with at least one of the four being:

• MECH.5210 Solar Fundamentals
• MECH.5270 Solar Energy Engineering
• MECH.5250 Grid-Connected Solar Electric Systems Other available courses include:
  • EECE.5280 Alternative Energy Systems
  • MECH.5040 Energy Systems Design Workshop
  • MECH.5210 Fundamentals of Solar Engineering
  • MECH.5220 Wind Energy Fundamentals
  • MECH.5221 Offshore Wind Engineering
  • MECH.5250 Grid-Connected Solar Electric Systems
  • MECH.5260 Transport Processes in Energy Systems
  • MECH.5270 Solar Energy Engineering
  • MECH.5280 Photovoltaic Manufacturing
  • MECH.5285 Energy Policy and Energy Codes
  • MECH.5290 Fuel Cell Fundamentals
  • MECH.5320 Off-Grid Solar Electric Systems
  • MECH.5330 Nanomaterials for Energy
  • MECH.5340 Green Combustion and Bio-Fuels
  • MECH.5350 Fundamentals of Sustainable Energy
  • PLAS.5470 Materials for Renewable Energy and Sustainability
  • PHYS.5770 Solid State Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices Other suitable courses may be used as electives for the certificate with prior permission of the coordinator.

Program Focus

The program focuses on providing a comprehensive education in renewable energy systems, including green building technologies, photovoltaic and wind systems, and stochastic process modeling of irradiation. The program is designed to provide engineers and scientists with the knowledge and skills necessary to design, research, develop, and manufacture renewable energy systems.