Renewable Energy Engineering MSc

<strong>Reasons to choose Kingston</strong><br/>• You will prepare for a career in a wide range of industries, including automotive, aerospace, construction, petroleum, power and manufacturing.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• The course meets the requirements for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer (CEng) if you already have an Accredited CEng (Partial) BEng (Hons) or an Accredited IEng (Full) BEng/BSc (Hons).<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Kingston has excellent industrial links which have developed throughout many countries. Some examples include work with Matra-Marconi Space, Ericsson, Balfour Beatty, the National Health Service and British Gas. <br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>About this course</strong><br/>You will gain skills and expert knowledge in solar power, wind power, biofuel and fuel cell technologies, renewable energy business and management. You will use computer-aided simulation technologies such as Polysun for solar-energy applications, WindPRO for wind farm applications and Gabi for life cycle assessment in biomass applications. Through option modules, you will be able to specialise in project engineering and management, risk management, or engineering design and development. Advanced topics include 3D solid modelling and simulation, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis and simulation.<br/><br/><strong>Example modules</strong><br/>• Biomass and Fuel Cell Renewable Technology<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Solar Power Engineering<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Wind Power Engineering<br/><br/><br/><br/>For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.<br/><br/><strong>Career opportunities</strong><br/>Graduates have gone on to work in organisations such as Atkins, Alstom Power, Inditex, Vattenfall, Shell, and SGS UK Ltd. The course is also an ideal<br/>foundation for a PhD and an academic or research career in renewable energy.