Sustainable Energy Engineering

The Sustainable Energy Engineering (SEE) programme provides state-of-the-art education in the fields of solar energy, power generation, energy utilization, turbomachinery, and transformation of energy systems. The emphasis is placed on dealing with energy engineering tasks with due consideration of technical, environmental and socio-economic issues.

The curricula for the five study profiles – Sustainable Power Generation, Sustainable Energy Utilisation, Transformation of Energy Systems, Turbomachinery and Solar Energy – are marked by an intensive introductory period followed by broad-based coursework giving participants a solid foundation for the particular study track. Advanced methods are applied to identify, describe, quantify and find solutions to a diverse range of energy engineering problems.
Students gain proficiency in project design and implementation, operation and maintenance, as well as in crucial phases of policy generation. The programme also offers substantial coursework within a research environment.

Year 1

The first study term is marked by an intensive introductory period followed by broad-based coursework giving participants a solid foundation for the particular study track that will be followed in the second term of year 1.

One of the five study profiles in the program will have to be selected during the second study term; the following are the courses that are mandatory for the specific profile:

• Sustainable Energy Utilization
• Sustainable Power Generation
• Solar Energy (offered by Högskolan dalarna)
• Turbomachinery
• Transformation of Energy Systems: Policy and Management

In the first year 6 credits of elective course/s can be taken, wide range of elective courses is offered by the Energy Technology Department and KTH in general.

Mandatory courses

• Introduction to Energy Technology 3.0 credits
• Sustainable Power Generation 9.0 credits
• Sustainable Energy Utilisation 9.0 credits
• Energy Management 6.0 credits
• Renewable Energy Technology 6.0 credits
• Energy and Environment 6.0 credits

Conditionally elective courses

• Transformation in Energy Systems and Industries 6.0 credits
• Energy Business 6.0 credits
• Airbreathing Propulsion, Intermediate Course I 6.0 credits
• Introduction to Energy Systems Analysis and Applications - Minor Course 6.0 credits
• Renewable Energy Technology, Advanced Course 6.0 credits
• Thermal Comfort and Indoor Climate 6.0 credits
• Applied Refrigeration and Heat Pump Technology 6.0 credits
• Computational Methods in Energy Technology 6.0 credits
• Applied Heat and Power Technology 6.0 credits
• Turbomachinery 6.0 credits
• Thermal Turbomachinery 6.0 credits
• Design of Photovoltaic and Hybrid Systems 5.0 credits
• Solar Heating Systems 6.0 credits
• Strategies in the Global Climate Agenda 6.0 credits

Year 2

Mandatory courses

• Applied Energy Technology - Project Course 9.0 credits
• Measurement Techniques 3.0 credits
• Theory and Methodology of Science for Energy Research 6.0 credits

Recommended courses

• Global Energy Markets and Systems in Transition 6.0 credits
• Jet Propulsion Engines, General Course 6.0 credits
• Energy Data, Balances and Projections 6.0 credits
• Energy System Economics, Modelling and Indicators for Sustainable Energy Development 6.0 credits
• Combustion Theory 6.0 credits
• Cooling of Electronics 6.0 credits
• Turbomachinery 6.0 credits
• Advanced Refrigeration and Heat Pump Technology 6.0 credits
• Green Building - Concept, Design, Construction and Operation 6.0 credits
• Achieving Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings 6.0 credits
• Energy Policy and Planning 6.0 credits
• Aeromechanics Project Course - Part 1 6.0 credits

Degree project and thesis

Each student conducts a degree project on which he/she typically works over a period of six months. The project may be carried out in either an academic environment (university, research institute, or equivalent) or in an industrial setting (power plant, energy consulting agency, or other industry/business). This provides the student with an excellent platform in which to establish valuable experience and the contacts necessary for future career objectives.

Thesis projects conducted within the SEE Programme are often intimately linked to ongoing research activities at the Department of Energy Technology or collaborating groups at KTH.

Requirements

• A completed Bachelor's degree, corresponding to a Swedish Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS credits), or equivalent academic qualifications from an internationally recognised university.
• Students in their final year of undergraduate education may apply to KTH and, if qualified, receive conditional acceptance. If you have not yet completed your studies, please include a written statement issued by the degree awarding university. This statement must be certified and stamped by the Academic Registrar's Office, the Examinations Office or equivalent of the institution. Statements from other staff members, such as faculty members, will not be accepted.
• Students who are following longer technical programmes, and have completed courses equivalent to a Bachelor´s degree (180 ECTS credits), will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Cover sheet (generated from the web-based application). However, if you have a Swedish personal ID number or if you choose to upload your documents, the cover sheet is not required.
• Certificates and diplomas from previous education at an internationally recognised university.
• Transcripts of records (including course list). All courses taken and grades must be included. Sort them in reverse chronological order, i.e. put the last received document on top.
• Proof of English proficiency.
• A copy of your passport or some other document of identification. If you are from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland and are required to document your citizenship status in order to be considered exempt from paying application and tuition fees, your passport copy must be certified. If you are not a citizen of an EU/EEA country or Switzerland, certification of your passport copy is not required.
• Curriculum Vitae
• Completed summary sheet 
• IELTS A minimum overall mark of 6.5, with no section lower than 5.5 (only Academic Training accepted). 
• TOEFL Paper-based test: total result of 575 (written test, minimum grade 4.5)
• TOEFL  Internet-based test: total result of 90 (written test, minimum grade 20)

• A Bachelor's degree, or equivalent, in Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering. Bachelor's degrees in other engineering disciplines or natural sciences may also be sufficient provided that relevant coursework in technical thermodynamics, fluid mechanics or heat transfer is included in the curriculum.

  The specific requirements may be assessed as not fulfilled if

  1. the average grade is in the lower third on the grading scale used (above pass level)

  2. the degree awarding institution is not considered to meet acceptable quality standards by the authorities of the country in which the institution is located

  3. the degree does not qualify for admission to equivalent Master level in the country where the degree is awarded

Scholarships

• KTH Scholarship
• Russian Presidency Scholarship for Abroad Studies