Master of Science in Engineering (Sustainable Energy) – study line in energy savings

In the study line in Energy Savings the participants will get knowledge on how energy saving technologies can be used in the work on developing and establishing a general sustainable energy solution. The study line is focused on developing and implementing technologies for the saving of energy used for all purposes in buildings in order to provide the required indoor environment (heating, cooling, ventilation and illumination) and other building services. On an overall level the energy savings in buildings are combined with the possibilities for energy supply from renewable energy sources in optimisation of integrated solutions.

The candidates with a study line in Energy Savings will have a specific knowledge on professional activities in the construction sector for developing and designing components and whole buildings with a much lower use of energy than in conventional solutions. Work may be on both new and existing buildings and will address both thermal and electrical energy used in the building. The specialization includes work on design or specification of performance of the building envelope, the technical building systems and the apparatus used in the building. Issues regarding sustainable energy in the construction sector are normally dealt with by consulting engineering companies and by industrial companies producing materials, components and apparatus for use in buildings.

Prerequisites

General requirements:
A Bachelor in civil engineering, architectural engineering, building services, energy, or mechanical engineering.

Specific requirements:
Documented knowledge from basic courses on heat- and mass transfer as well as hydrodynamics in relation to buildings equivalent to the courses 11121 Thermal Building Physics and 11112 Building Services 1.

List of courses (mandatory, technology specific courses and elective courses)

General competences (30 ECTS): (Compulsory)

45003 Energy resources, markets and policies
45002 Modelling and analysis of sustainable energy systems
45004 Feasibility Studies and System Assessment of Energy Technologies
45503 Energy and Sustainability


Technological Specialization (TS) courses (35 ECTS):

1.Compulsory TS courses: (15 ECTS)

11115 Building Energy and Services – Integrated Design
11119 Energy savings and environment
11127 Sustainable heating and cooling of buildings


2. Elective TS-courses: (at least 20 ECTS among the following courses)

11116 Sustainable buildings
11117 Solar heating systems
11120 Daylight in buildings
11124 Computational Fluid Dynamics on Buildings
11222 Indoor Climate


Elective courses (25 ECTS):

10 ECTS must be taken either from the below list of courses or from excess courses from the group Elective TS-courses. The remaining 15 ECTS can be used freely for any of the DTU advanced courses.

11118 Numerical methods for building energy technology
11122 Heat and mass transfer in buildings 
11123 Experimental Methods in Building Energy and Indoor Climate
11128 Development of solar energy systems
11221 Ventilation and Climatic Systems
42259 Facilities Management

Master thesis project 
A Master thesis project must be carried out at BYG (section of Building Physics and Services), eventually in cooperation with Risø DTU. The number of credits must be between 30 and 35 (corresponding to that up to 5 of the elective credits can be used to increase the size of the project).