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Diplôme d'ingénieur ESME, Majeure Power Conversion & Renewable Energy at ESME

ESME, France

Programme overview

Majeure taught entirely in English on designing power converters, sizing photovoltaic and wind systems and integrating storage in networks from mini-grids to smart grids. It prepares students for international energy projects.

Faculty: Énergie & Environnement  |  Duration: 2 years (years 4 and 5 of the engineering curriculum)  |  Study mode: full-time; English  |  Location: Ivry-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Design and optimisation of renewable systems (solar, wind, hydro, biomass, hydrogen); simulation and modelling of power converters; control of storage systems (batteries, supercapacitors); distributed energy management in smart grids; data science for production and consumption forecasting; Matlab/Simulink, LTSpice and Python.

Career pathways

R&D engineer in energy systems, energy efficiency project manager, power electronics design engineer, renewable energy account manager, operations engineer for intelligent electrical networks.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to students of the ESME cycle ingénieur from year 4 of the curriculum. Entry to the school is by the Concours Advance on Parcoursup after a general baccalauréat with at least one scientific specialty (written tests plus oral), or by parallel admission through Advance Parallèle (dossier, then science test, English test and motivation interview) with a BUT GEII/Mesures physiques/R&T, Prépa ATS, scientific or technological L3 or CPUGE for year 1 of the cycle, or a scientific Master (M1/M2) or MSc (M2) for year 2. No majeure-specific prerequisites are listed.

EUR 12,290 a year (2026/2027). Annual tuition for cycle ingénieur years (Ingé 1, 2 and 3) for single payment; instalments in 4 or 9 payments available. CVEC excluded. Source

Duration: 2 years (years 4 and 5 of the engineering curriculum)

Apply through the official page: https://www.esme.fr/candidature/

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