Renewable Energy Engineering (Hons) Solent University

Overview

The energy sector is a fast-growing industry with enormous potential in the short and long term. From renewable energy generation to the efficient use of energy in engineering systems such as cars, the engineering industry will require engineers with expertise in the environmentally friendly generation, distribution and efficient use of energy.

Key Features

This Renewable Energy Engineering (Hons) course at Solent University aims to provide well-trained graduates with the skills and knowledge to work towards addressing these issues. 

Using a mix of classroom and specialist laboratory facilities, this course will give you a strong grounding in science and engineering theory, with an emphasis on renewable power generation methods, environmental impact, and the efficient use of energy in engineering and technology.

Careers

The renewable energy and sustainable engineering industries are growing, thanks to international requirements to combat climate change and greenhouse gases. Drivers such as the financial and environmental cost of energy are also resulting in a new emphasis in the efficient use of energy, from state-of-the-art racing cars, to road cars, to plant and machinery. 

Developments in renewable energy in wind, wave and tidal energy alone are expected to create tens of thousands of new jobs in the next decades.

The UK is geographically placed to gain particular benefit from renewable energy, and as such the industry has developed in the UK. Currently in the UK there are almost 11,500 wind turbines - 8,827 operational onshore turbines, and a further 2,652 offshore turbines demonstrating the scale of this growing industry.