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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING MEngSc Why an MEngSc in What do Sustainable Sustainable Energy? Energy Engineers do?

If you want to help the world address the energy Many of our graduates progress directly to the Energy ‘grand challenge’ of the 21st century, then Ireland’s first Engineering profession, taking up positions with Masters in Engineering Science degree programme in companies in engineering, e.g. Airtricity, Sustainable Energy is for you. Eirgrid, Bord Gais, ESB and ESBI.

Our modern world depends on a secure, reliable, and Other graduates work as electrical power engineers or affordable energy supply. Sustainable Energy is crucial building energy systems engineers and opportunities are to addressing some of the most challenging issues also available in the significant growth area of efficient facing the world today, namely how to: energy management for large energy users, e.g. the food and pharmaceutical industries. • reduce human impact on the climate (energy accounts for 80% of EU greenhouse gas emissions) Other MEngSc Sustainable Energy graduates use their through innovative low-carbon energy supply valuable acquired skills to embark on careers outside systems. of engineering, in areas including software design and development, management consulting, accountancy and • provide a better standard of living for the world’s industrial management. growing population through access to sustainable and secure energy supplies. Various research opportunities are available to our MEngSc Sustainable Energy graduates in UCC. We Sustainable Energy graduates will be required to offer PhD research degrees in areas such as bioenergy, source, design, convert, transmit and supply useful sustainable energy technology and policy, industrial energy to meet our present and long-term needs for energy efficiency, wind energy and . These , mobility and heating and cooling. are linked with the world-leading SFI MaREI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine. www.marei.ie

Entry Requirements

Candidates must have a BE (Hons) or BEng (Hons) Applicants that are non-native speakers of the English Degree or equivalent engineering qualification, with language must meet the university approved English a minimum grade 2H2. However, candidates with language requirements. More infromation available at: equivalent academic qualifications and suitable www.ucc.ie/en/study/comparison/english/postgraduate/ experience may be accepted subject to the approval of College of Science, Engineering and Food Science. In all The EU fee for this course is ¤6,500 cases, the course of study for each candidate must be The Non-EU fee for this course is ¤22,000 approved by the Programme Coordinator.

Candidates, for whom English is not their primary language, should possess an IELTS of 6.5 (or TOEFL equivalent) with no less than 6.0 in each individual category.

Candidates from Grandes Écoles Colleges are also eligible to apply if they are studying a cognate discipline in an ENSEA or EFREI Graduate School and are eligible to enter the final year (M2) of their programme. What some of our graduates say

Calvin Campopiano Catherine O’Brien (2007-2008) Electrical Engineer, Manager, Management General Dynamics Electric Consulting Division for Utility Sector Clients, Accenture

I work for General Dynamics In general, I enjoyed the variety On completion of the MEngSc leading global professional in Groton, CT USA. contained within the program, programme, I secured a services company which has Day-to-day activities in my both from the perspective of the graduate position with ESB offices in Grand Canal Square role as an Electrical Engineer subjects contained within the International as a Project along with an exciting new include power system analysis, course as well as the mixture Engineer for wind farm global Innovation headquarters component development, system of classwork and practical development and construction at Hanover Quay in Dublin. modelling and data management. experience provided in the labs projects in Ireland and the UK. I work as a Manager in the and at site visits. Personally, the I later moved within ESB to Management Consulting As a significant part of my job milestones I accomplished during Electric Ireland where I worked division for Utility Sector is modelling and analysis, the the progression of my thesis as an Energy Trader, securing Clients. Again, the MEngSc Energy Systems Modelling project were the highlights of my high value power contracts continues to benefit me as I module and the modelling time in the program, specifically and trading within the Single help clients solve problems assignments contained within being able to take what was Electricity Market. Thereafter, and align their businesses with the Solar and Geothermal taught in the classroom during I moved to ESB Innovation the changing utility landscape, Energy, Energy in Buildings, and the programme and apply it so as where I completed a number of which is increasingly positioning Wind Energy modules provided to analyse the workings of a solar strategic, and innovative new sustainability at the core. experience and skills in system cell using both a photovoltaic clean tech business projects for analysis and optimisation that I cell and analytical program that ESB including energy services One of the main highlights of was able to utilise immediately in I had constructed myself. The and solar energy. the MEngSc for me was the my current role. Additionally, the opportunity to so directly apply variety of the course and the MEngSc thesis project assisted in what one is learning during the Having the MEngSc was a major opportunity to gain insight into developing not only my ability as programme to one’s research benefit to me initially in my so many parts of the energy a technical speaker and presenter, project brought the whole interview to get into ESB, and sector, each offering different but how to manage a complex programme together for me. thereafter in excelling in each of career opportunities. A highlight project with multiple stages over my roles. The MEngSc modules of my time was getting to work a significant period of time in included Wind Energy, Electricity on my masters thesis with such a way that the project is Market Modelling, Solar Energy doctoral and post doctoral accomplished successfully. and Energy Systems Studies. students and academics at the Little did I think I would end up Environmental Research Institute working in all four areas in my (ERI) in Cork. I was thrilled to professional career! see my work published with my research colleagues at the ERI I recently departed ESB and and I look back fondly on both I now work for Accenture, a my time in UCC and the ERI. Nigel Hayes (2007-2009) Managing Director, Nordex (UK and Ireland)

Conor Cooney (2007-2008) I owe an awful lot to the MEngSc of Managing Director of Nordex Technology Manager, in Sustainable Energy course. UK and Ireland. Nordex employs I went from working in wind circa 75 people in Ireland and Technology Innovation Unit (TIU), farm development for several 170 people in UK, with offices ESB Innovation years after the MEngSc to now in Manchester, Dublin and Cork, Managing Director of Nordex in along with multiple service UK and Ireland. centres across these islands. We I am currently the Technology me obtain my initial role in operate and maintain over 2GW Manager in the Technology ESB International. Modules in I graduated from the MEngSc of installed wind assets across Innovation Unit in ESB Innovation electrical engineering related programme in Sustainable UK and Ireland and in 2018 will based in Dublin. I manage a small subjects such as control and Energy in 2010 and have been surpass 1GW installed on the team that assesses emerging power systems provided me with working in the wind energy island of Ireland. technologies for ESB group. We sufficient electrical knowledge industry since this time. Indeed, facilitate R&D activities by co- to adapt to a new role managing before I graduated, and while The MEngSc in Sustainable ordinating pilot projects and we the roll-out of I was undertaking my thesis in Energy was a strong launch pad also enable strategic roadmaps charging infrastructure. collaboration with a wind energy for my career in the renewables for ESB group. The technologies developer, I was offered my first energy sector. Not only did we have assessed include ocean Overall the masters provided me role in the industry, working as the course content provide energy technologies, battery with an understanding of the a Project Manager developing me with the knowledge and storage, anaerobic digestion and electricity ecosystem in Ireland onshore wind projects. tools necessary to enter the more recently blockchain. as a whole. This has enabled me sector but I also benefited from to participate in various levels of Since this time I have held the close ties the programme I have had two other roles in ESB, strategic thinking for ESB group various roles within the sector has to industry. I still draw on previously I managed the roll- over longer term time horizons. on both the development side my learnings from the Wind out of electric vehicle charging and more recently on the turbine Energy module in particular. infrastructure and before that I I am extremely happy that supplier side. I currently work for I am delighted I chose this was a civil project manager for I completed the masters Nordex, a German based turbine programme to further my career. wind farms in ESB International. programme as it provided me equipment manufacturer. I joined It provided me with immediate The MEngSc programme has with the skills and competencies Nordex in 2015 as a business and exciting career opportunities provided me with skills that were to broaden my career beyond development manager and have in a sector I am proud to work in. essential in furthering my career. which would have not since progressed to the position been possible with my civil The wind energy module and engineering degree alone. masters thesis work enabled Programme Structure

This 12 month MEngSc programme in Sustainable Energy is open to Engineering graduates of all disciplines with an 8 month programme option leading to a Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Energy.

In Part I (September – May) students take 10 taught modules to the value of 50 credits and a Preliminary Research Report in Sustainable Energy (NE6008) to the value of 10 credits. Part II (June – September) consists of a Dissertation in Sustainable Energy (NE6009) to the value of 30 credits which is completed over the summer months.

Students take 90 credits as follows: Students who pass but fail to achieve the requisite grade of 50% across the taught modules and the Preliminary PART I Research Report will be eligible for the award of a Students take 50 credits as follows: Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Energy. Candidates passing Part I of the programme who do not wish • NE4008 Photovoltaic Systems (5 credits) to proceed to Part II may opt to be conferred with a • NE6003 Wind Energy (5 credits) Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Energy. • NE6004 Biomass Energy (5 credits) • NE6005 Ocean Energy (5 credits) PART II • NE6006 Solar and Geothermal Energy (5 credits) • NE6009 Dissertation in Sustainable Energy (30 credits) • NE6007 Energy Systems Modelling (5 credits) • NE6012 Energy in Buildings (5 credits) The Dissertation comprises a significant research project • NE6013 Sustainable Energy (5 credits) in a sustainable energy topic – examples of previous • NE6016 Energy Systems in Buildings (5 credits) projects include: • EE6048 Smart Grids (5 credits) • Quantifying the potential for PV and battery storage systems to charge Electric Vehicles at a domestic level. Depending on the background of the student, the Programme Coordinator may decide to replace some • Investigating the trade-offs between delivering of the above taught modules up to a maximum of 20 universal access to energy and achieving climate credits. change targets. • Investigation of Different Anaerobic Digestion Systems • CE4020 Environmental Hydrodynamics (5 credits) for the Valorisation of Waste Streams. • CE6042 Transportation and Energy (5 credits) • Control of Tower Vibrations using a • EE3012 Electric Vehicle Energy Systems (5 credits) Liquid Column Damper. • EE6035 Electrical Power Systems (5 credits) • NE6010 Offshore Wind Energy (5 credits) • Design and implementation of a renewable power source for a remote monitoring station. • NE6011 Advanced Energy Systems Modelling (5 credits) • NE6014 Energy Innovation (5 credits) • Potential for Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Reduction • NE6015 Data Analytics for Engineering (5 credits) in Dairy Sector on Dingle Peninsula. • Testing of a wave energy device and modelling the In addition, all students must take 10 credits as follows: power take-off. • NE6008 Preliminary Research Report in Sustainable Energy (10 credits)

MEngSc Sustainable Energy, UCC For further details please contact: School of Engineering, UCC www.ucc.ie/en/energyeng/postgradenergy/ Tel: 021-4902210 Email: [email protected]