With courses in business skills and innovation management our goal is to transform you into an energy engineer, entrepreneur or innovator of the future.

The Master's in Renewable Energy is an English-taught programme offered at the following universities: 

• IST: Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal
• KTH: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
• École Polytechnique, Paris, France
• UPC: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech, Barcelona, Spain
  
  

All four institutions are offered in year 1 and year 2. Students need to choose a different institution each year. 

The business and entrepreneurial elements of the programme are delivered as part of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Journey (more information below) by the highly ranked international business school:

• ESADE Business School, Spain

Year 1

In the first year, you will take core modules in advanced technology concepts and methods in one of the four universities offered by the programme, as well as in the production and utilisation of sustainable energy.

Master's in Renewable Energy covers the four sectors where the impact of renewables on costs, market volumes, CO₂ emissions, and network integration are greatest: wind, solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, and ocean energies. The programme also includes courses on the energy economy and markets, as well as energy and the environment, to give you a broad perspective on the potential of renewable energy.

Throughout your studies you will participate in the Business and Management training by ESADE with several modules distributed throughout Year 1, followed by the Summer School at the end of Year 1, which includes aslo a co-creation workshop at UPC: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech, the Innovation Seminar alongside our industrial and business partners and the ESADE module 3.

Year 2

The second year is your chance to focus on the areas that interest you most. Students can choose from modules on the following areas of specialisation that will also determine which university you will attend:

• Solar photovoltaics
• Solar thermal electricity
• Wind energy
• Hydropower
• Ocean and offshore energy
• Biomass and biofuels
• Integration of renewable systems with the energy system

Year 2 university is allocated during the first year of studies based on the students' preference and GPA.  École Polytechnique has limited seats available. Therefore, GPA required tends to be higher than other institutions. 

You complete your second year with your Master’s thesis in the fourth and final semester which is mostly done  as part of an internship at one of our industrial or start-up partners, or at a research centre. 

Your thesis will be supervised by a professor at your university and a researcher from your host industrial or research partner. The thesis is worth 30 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System credits (ECTS).

After successfully completing the programme, you will receive a degree from each of your chosen universities:

• IST: Master of Energy Engineering and Management
• Master of Science (120 credits), from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden
• École Polytechnique: Energy Environment: Science Technology and Management (STEEM) Master
• UPC: Master of Energy Engineering

You also receive a diploma from ESADE Business School and the EIT Label Certificate.

EIT InnoEnergy continually strives to improve the quality, structure and content of our Master’s School programmes. Therefore, some changes may occur as part of our quality control process.

EIT InnoEnergy organizes Innovation & Entrepreneurship Journey activities for students of all programmes to benefit throughout the duration of their studies, including:

Battle of Green Talent

The Battle of Green Talent is a 6-month online entrepreneurship competition to transform your bright ideas into promising business while competing with peers, interacting with virtual investors from top business schools around the world and get advice from experienced business creation professionals. The best team wins a cash prize of €10,000.- and the support of EIT InnoEnergy start-up incubation services to further develop their venture.

Digitalisation for energy engineers

Interested in complementing your energy engineering degree with the latest digital tools? We offer complimentary training through courses like Data Science for Energy Engineers, Business Decision Making & Data Analyses and Digital Business & Venturing for Energy Engineers.  These courses prepare students to enable change in the digital energy industry and land promising careers as energy analysts in large consultancy firms or digital innovators in start-ups or large corporations.

Career Growth.

We offer a set of activities that prepare you to hit the labour ground running. These include dedicated support from our Career Centre, a mentoring-focused Career Impact Programme, industrial challenges and numerous events like the annual Master School Connect.

You will also join our CommUnity, a unique platform of EIT InnoEnergy students and alumni where you can connect, interact, join events, clubs and even take advantage of a job board with exclusive internship and employment opportunities from our network of 500+ partners. 

The Master's in Renewable Energy offers the most immersive experience at ESADE Business School, including 150+ learning hours, amongst many other activities.

Business and Management training at ESADE Business School

The business and management training starts with a 1-day Innovation seminar.  It continues with in a one week at ESADE Business School in Barcelona. You will follow courses like New Ventures Creation Process, Creative Thinking and Innovation & Strategy. At this time, you will start to work in groups to develop a business idea. You will work on this project throughout the entire ESADE experience.

The second module, ‘Winter School’, includes courses such as Entrepreneurial finances, Marketing for start-ups and Introduction to Digital Business.

At the end of the first year, you return to ESADE  for a three-week ‘Summer School’ that covers business and management topics in greater depth, with courses like  Dealing with Intellectual Property Rights, New Product Development and Service Innovation, Managing Growth - Operations Management and more. At the end of this module, your group will make a presentation of the project developed during the three modules.

Leadership & Entrepreneurship

All Master's in Renewable Energy students also join a week-long seminar in the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain, to complement their training from ESADE Business School. 

The 'Development Entrepreneurship Experience Revamped' module includes a journey of five stages where the students gain self-awareness, understand team building dynamics and develop their entrepreneurial leadership competencies. The module concludes with a purposeful entrepreneurial project accompanied by an actionable plan on how to bring it to reality.

Download the courses & syllabus of the Master's in Renewable Energy for more information about the different components of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Journey. 

EIT InnoEnergy continually strives to improve the quality, structure and content of our Master School programmes. Therefore, some changes may occur in the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Journey as part of our quality control process. 

Before applying, make sure you can meet all the general admissions criteria:

• A completed Bachelor’s degree (worth a minimum of 180 ECTS credits)
• English language proficiency
• Programme-specific requirements
  
  

If you are in your final year of undergraduate education, you can also apply and receive a conditional offer.

You can also read more about our application process  here.

A completed Bachelor’s degree* worth 180 ECTS credits or equivalent in engineering (in topics like mechanics, chemistry, electricity, electronics or energy) or in engineering physics, which refers to the study of the combined disciplines of physics and mathematics, together with studies in engineering disciplines.

Applicants holding a bachelor degree in electricity and / or electronics must also demonstrate good foundation in material science and in thermal science (the combined study of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics). Applicants who lack this background cannot be accepted to pursue year 1 at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. They are adviced to apply to Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST) as year 1 institution, where they can follow harmonization courses to fulfill the gap in this knowledge area. This will allow them to proceed to year 2 at any of the other partner universities.

Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering or mechanical engineering must also demonstrate a good foundation in circuit theory, electrical machines and electronic fundamentals. Applicants who lack this background cannot be accepted to pursue year 1 at UPC Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya. They are adviced to apply to Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST) as year 1 institution, where they can follow harmonization courses to fulfill the gap in this knowledge area. This will allow them to proceed to year 2 at any of the other partner universities.

Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in another topic that covers the fundamentals of mathematics, physics, chemistry, material sciences, thermal sciences and electrical engineering, will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the MSc RENE Steering Committee.

In all cases, knowledge in the principles of economic sciences (macro and microeconomics) and in engineering projects are appreciated.

Ready to launch your career in Renewable Energy? Start your application today.

*Students who have not completed their Bachelor's degree while applying in Rounds 1 & 2 (intake 2022) are not eligible to pursue their year 1 at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Only candidates who have already completed their studies and/or graduated will be evaluated by KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Candidates who are still pursuing their Bachelor's degree while applying in Rounds 1 and 2 are advised to apply for another year 1 institution (UPC, L'X, IST) or to apply for KTH as year 1 institution in Application Round 3.