Renewable Energy Engineering MSc

Program Overview

The MSc Renewable Energy Engineering program empowers graduates with a comprehensive understanding of renewable energy technologies and their integration into global energy systems. Designed to address the urgent need for sustainable energy solutions, the program equips students with skills in system design, policy analysis, and research to innovate and lead the transformation towards a greener energy future. Graduates are highly sought after in diverse roles within the expanding energy sector, where they can contribute to mitigating climate crises and ensuring energy security.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This MSc program in Renewable Energy Engineering is designed to equip graduates with a comprehensive understanding of renewable energy technologies and their integration into global energy systems and policy.

Objectives:

The program aims to:

• Develop a deep understanding of established and emerging renewable energy technologies.
• Prepare graduates for successful careers in the transformed energy sector.
• Provide knowledge of the entire energy generation system, from generation and storage to distribution and efficient utilization.
• Equip graduates with the skills needed to address global energy challenges.

Outline:

The program spans 12 months (full-time) or 24 months (part-time) and comprises 180 credits.

Structure:

• Taught Modules (120 credits): Focus on specific renewable energy technologies and the design of renewable energy systems.
Policy, economic, and geopolitical aspects of the global energy market are also covered, with a focus on renewables.
• Research Project (60 credits): Allows students to develop skills in experimental design, data analysis, and presentation to non-specialist audiences.

Course Schedule:

• Full-time: 12 months
• Part-time: 24 months

Modules:

Core Modules:

• Advanced Technologies for Energy: Covers fundamental engineering concepts related to thermodynamics, conventional power generation, renewable power generation, the current energy mix in local and global markets, and how this is changing.
Also includes the heat & power needs of a developed economy, climate change processes, and climate change modeling.
• Design of Renewable Energy Systems: Analyzes the UAE's primary and secondary energy mix, transmission and distribution of energy, and overall demand.
Students apply knowledge gained in other lectures to energy system design.
• Economics of Energy Markets: Introduces a range of economics topics to understand the commercial context of engineering decisions.
Highlights key features of government policies and explores economic issues in energy, particularly electricity systems.
• Energy Data and Analysis: Introduces the analysis of energy data using Python software.
Analyzes various data sources, including gas, electrical, and liquid fuel data on supply and demand.
• Energy Storage Solutions: Explores the integration of energy storage within the whole energy system, including wider implications like recycling and reuse of batteries, hybrid/distributed solutions, and electric vehicles.
Covers mechanical and thermal energy storage, power to gas, batteries, economics, and environmental issues.
• Renewable Systems and Policy: Covers topics such as the demand for energy, fossil fuels, electricity generation (conventional, nuclear, and renewable), hydrogen, electricity networks, electricity markets, investment decisions, energy security, energy and the environment, and energy policy.
• Systems for Renewable Energy: Covers operating principles, characteristics, and classifications of energy storage solutions and their integration within a whole energy system.
Also explores operating principles, characteristics, and interactions of distributed heat and power technologies, their technical and environmental benefits, planning, operating, and grid integration challenges.
• Renewable Energy Research Project - 60 credits: Projects may focus on experimental, modeling, non-laboratory research, or a combination of these.

Assessment:

The program utilizes a variety of assessment methods, including:

• Coursework: Assignments, reports, and presentations.
• Research Project: A substantial research project culminating in a dissertation.

Teaching:

• Teaching Methods: The program employs a combination of teaching methods, including face-to-face lectures, tutorials, workshops, and supervision.

Careers:

Graduates of this program are well-prepared for a variety of careers in the expanding energy sector, including:

• Renewable Energy Engineer: Designing, developing, and implementing renewable energy systems.
• Energy Consultant: Providing expert advice on renewable energy technologies and policy.
• Research Scientist: Conducting research and development in renewable energy technologies.
• University of Birmingham (UoB): A global Top 100 university (QS World University Rankings 2021).
• UoB Dubai: Graduates receive the same UoB degree as in the UK, recognized worldwide for its research base and industrially focused profile.
• Global Energy Infrastructure: The program emphasizes the importance of increasing investment in global energy infrastructure to address challenges surrounding energy supply and demand, sustainability, and climate change.

2024 We charge an annual tution fee: Full-time pogramme AED 138,456 Part-time programme AED 69,228/year Your tuition fee can be paid in 3 instalments per year. Scholarships We have a number of scholarships available.