Energy Engineering

Eligibility

A Bachelor of Science in Engineering from one of the following fields: aeronautical, chemical, energy, industrial, mechanical. The GRE score is not mandatory but it is a very valuable title: It can be provided through ETS DI code 6939.

Mission and goals

Energy Engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with the design and the management of energy plants and their components in order to ensure the best use of the available resources with the minimum environmental impact. Energy plants are systems in which energy forms are transformed and utilized. To name a few examples: large thermal power stations, air-conditioning and climate control equipment for residences and offices, vehicle engines, airplane propellers, solar panels etc. The Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) in Energy Engineering prepares professionals to design, select and use the main technologies in energy transformation, to actively follow scientific improvements and to operate effectively in a competitive and multi-disciplinary industrial context, characterized by significant environmental, regulatory and safety constraints. Students will analyze broad themes as well as specific subjects for which both a rigorous methodological approach to thermodynamics and an open attitude towards related interdisciplinary topics are required.

Career opportunities

Graduates can find employment in several sectors: in the technical area of designing, testing, running and maintaining the energy systems, like heating and cooling systems, thermal power and hydro-electric power plants, engines, oil and gas fields; in the energy management area; and in utilities and public boards that supply energy as electricity and natural gas.

Eligibility

A Bachelor Degree in Engineering (electrical, energy, environmental, industrial, mechanical) or in a related field. A Science Degree (Physics, Chemistry or similar) will be evaluated case by case.
GRE test (Graduate Record Examination) is not mandatory but strongly recommended: it can be provided through ETS DI code 6939 or by sending a scanned copy to Welcome Desk Piacenza (welcome.piacenza@polimi.it) within the last day of the application period.

Mission and goals

The Master of Science programme in Renewables and Environmental Sustainability (RES) is taught in English and offers a broad overview of the various technical issues related to energy and the environment. This special programme aims to prepare technicians capable of following and actively directing technological advances, operating effectively in a competitive and multi-disciplinary industrial context.

Subjects

1^st YEAR

Advanced Mathematical methods, Energy Systems or Energy and Environmental Technologies for Building Systems, Fundamentals of Chemical Processes for Energy and Environment, Electric Conversion of Renewable Energy Sources, Renewable Energy and Low-Carbon Technologies, Fluid Machines for Low-Carbon Technologies, Smart Grids and Regulation for Renewable Energy Sources.

2^nd YEAR

Industrial Ecology, Air Pollution and Control Engineering, Bio-Energy and Waste-to-Energy Technologies, Energy and Environmental Technologies for Building Systems (if not taken in 1^st year), Managing Power Plant Projects.
Depending on the submitted study plan, one optional course might be attended in Milan (at either campus Bovisa or Leonardo), chosen from the programmes in Energy Engineering or Environmental Engineering.

Career opportunities

Graduates find employment in numerous industrial sectors, including industries producing and distributing energy, thermal, thermal-electric, air-conditioning and refrigeration plant design and management companies, energy management in companies or bodies with production objectives which may be far-removed energy. A Master of Science Engineer has openings in research and development as well as in activities related to the feasibility study and design of large-scale plant, innovative processes and development of technologically advanced machines and components.