Renewable Energy Engineering

University of Central Lancashire
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Chemical engineering

About this course

Designed to help you develop critical understanding, the course will equip you with the engineering knowledge and practical skills necessary to develop and implement creative solutions to engineering problems encountered in renewable energy capture and conversion, sustainable system design and analysis, project development and implementation.

  • Throughout this course, you will make use of lab and field-testing facilities for measuring and monitoring the performance of different renewable energy systems, such as wind turbines, photovoltaic power systems and heat pumps. You will also learn to use tools for component and system design, simulation of the performance and monitoring of renewable energy systems.

  • These tools include Matlab/Simulink, GH WindFarmer and WAsP for wind farm design, PVsyst for photovoltaic system design and Labview for system monitoring. You’ll also have the option to experience a Professional/Work Placement in addition to the taught course.

    Why study with us

  • Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

  • You’ll benefit from our new £35 million Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC), which provides an integrated space for teaching and research with direct links to industry

  • Through our facilities at the EIC you’ll get the chance to work on live, real-world projects with commercial partners in state-of-the-art facilities
  • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Preston

    Part-time

    Duration: 3 Years

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Preston

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    1123 Production managers and directors in mining and energy
    1121 Production managers and directors in manufacturing
    2126 Aerospace engineers
    2129 Engineering professionals
    2127 Engineering project managers and project engineers
    2123 Electrical engineers

    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Preston
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Chemical engineering