MSc Renewable Energy Technology at Ilmenau University of Technology

Research-oriented programme for students interested in energy supply from renewable sources, teaching knowledge and methods for producing and further developing renewable energy technology. Focus topics are solar energy conversion, thermal energy systems and electrical power system technology.

Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 credit points  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester (1 October) and summer semester (1 April)  |  Location: Ilmenau, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

Basic modules (mathematical and scientific foundations, electrical engineering foundations, foundations of solar energy conversion, renewable energies and storage technology, renewable energy laboratory, fundamentals of business administration), specialisation modules (photovoltaics, innovative concepts of solar energy conversion, batteries and fuel cells, fundamentals of electrical machines, applied heat transfer, technical thermodynamics 2) and electives such as energy physics, business ethics and sustainability management, and electrical energy systems 1.

Career pathways

Fields include scientific work at universities and research institutions, industrial research and development, and technology, development, corporate and policy consulting.

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