Sustainable Energy Conversion Processes

Provision of energy has a major impact on the environmental performance of society. Understanding principles and the effects of different energy conversion pathwas and their interaction is of utmost importance to operating the energy system effectively, while minimizing environmental impact. This major provides understanding of different aspects of energy conversion and storage. The major covers the fields of heat and power processes, energy conversion technologies and utilization of natural resources as energy carriers. In this major the student can also focus on computational methods. Renewable energy generation technologies as well as conventional thermal power processes are covered. Students in the major gain a strong education in energy technology as well as a deep knowledge of the advanced field in the discipline.