After completing this study programme you will:
Knowledge
- Have gained a comprehensive understanding of renewable energy systems, their components and interactions among them
- Have an overview of technologies for renewable energy generation (from wind, sun and water, etc.), storage (batteries, hydrogen, heat, etc.) and conversion (fuel cells, etc.)
- Understand principles and applications of sustainable energy solutions
- Have knowledge about the integration of smart grids with Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for enhanced energy management
- Have gained insights into the dynamics of energy markets and the mechanisms that drive them
- Have a thorough understanding of national and international regulations and framework conditions for renewable energy systems
- Understand the sustainable energy technologies and their impact on societies and the environment
Skills
- Be able to propose a location specific design of sustainable and renewable energy systems
- Have capability of analyzing how changes in system’s components (PV panels, wind turbines, batteries, hydrogen, etc) impact the performance and functionality of the entire energy system
- Know how to model the current and future energy and power systems based on various scenarios
- Have gained analytical and practical skills for the assessment, selection and deployment of renewable energy technologies with an emphasis on wind, solar, hydro and wave/tidal
- Have the ability to make rational decisions about energy supply options based on quantitative arguments
- Understand the issues which need to be considered when incorporating renewable energy in power systems
- Know how to conduct independent research and/or to develop and execute a project within the renewable energy system domain, in accordance with current research ethical standards
General competence
- Have gained mental agility and flexibility in addressing multi- and cross-disciplinary problems and dilemmas
- Have developed the ability to work and communicate effectively in group settings with colleagues from diverse disciplinary backgrounds
- Have acquired experience in interacting with key players in energy technology both nationally and globally
- Have enhanced your decision-making and communication skills by analyzing various options and possibilities using quantitative arguments