Renewable Energy Engineering

In this module, you will develop the individual skills necessary to conduct a technical project at an advanced level effectively. You will explore project planning, presentation, research methodology and health and safety awareness.

The aim of this module is for you to undertake an advanced-level piece of work including some significant elements of research and originality. You'll specify, plan, execute and report a programme of work leading to the design of a system, service or product, incorporating aa range of aspects involving the study of current research or advanced developments.

You will undertake a detailed analysis of the nature of renewable energy sources and how it affects renewable energy exploitation and technology. You will also build engineering knowledge of the technologies which extract the energy from renewable sources with an investigation of the physics of energy extraction.

In this module, you will learn about electricity generation, transmission and distribution, smart grids, energy storage, fuel cells and nuclear power. You will apply laws of thermodynamics to modern energy systems. Evaluate technology in terms of sustainability, economic and environmental impact. You will also consider current legislation and make recommendations to improve sustainability, health and safety, energy security and efficiency.

The module aims to provide you with the fundamental engineering knowledge and practical skills. You can implement these in the design and analysis of renewable energy systems and the applications of renewable energy systems with energy storage and distribution.

This module will give you the opportunity in programming skills for other modules using Python and R. You will also develop the skills in analysing by using R, and develop data manipulation and analytic skills in using R

On this module you'll be provided with 26-38 weeks practical experience of working in an engineering-related environment. You will build on and apply the materials studied during your course. You'll also experience professional working practices to develop your personal and professional skills. This module is compulsory if you are registered on MSc with professional placement and not available for other courses.

On this module you will undertake a 8-12 week work placement. You'll apply and develop learning materials that you have studied on the course to excel in a professional working practice. This module is compulsory if you are registered on MSc with work placement and not available for other courses

This module will help you to design and develop electronic hardware and software systems. You will have the knowledge to examine the performance of electrical systems.

This module covers designing bearings to reduce power loss. You'll assess and select materials to minimise friction and wear. Apply ISO standards for lubricant management and design condition-monitoring solutions for machines. You'll also conduct reliability and maintainability analyses for mechanical or electrical devices.

In this module we will introduce you to engineering management systems, exploring sustainability, energy management, waste management, Health and Safety management, life cycle analysis and quality management.

This module introduces you to methods of computer interfacing of industrial or scientific instruments and data processing for monitoring and control of engineering processes. It provides an understanding of the use of advanced instrumentation and sensing methods and will consider the application of signal processing methods and system design methods.