Program - Renewable Marine Energies - Post-master degree
Program
September to March: classes and personalised work
Engineering and technological science (349 hrs)
- Hydrodynamic design components of mechanical energy captors (wind turbines, hydraulic turbines and wave turbines)
- Design components and review of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) technology
- Design components of mechanical systems
- Materials and construction in marine environments
- Offshore structural design
- Power transmission
- Analysis of the electricity chain and control, optimisation and management of energy chains
- Sensor and transmission systems; diagnosis and management of degraded modes
Understanding energy resources (169 hrs)
- Understanding marine energies: waves
- Tides and coastal circulation
- Thermohaline circulation: OTE
- Digital modelisation
- Measurement in coastal environments
- Coastal meteorology
Coastal environment and impact (148 hrs)
- Sediment dynamics
- Marine ecology and ecosystem disturbances
- Coastal geology
- Geomatics
Marine energy and society (104 hrs)
- Legal instruments and challenges
- Spatial and societal challenges
- Economic issues
Refresher course - optional (65 hrs)
- Mechanical technology
- Electrical engineering
- Fluid mechanics
Project (110 hrs)
April to September: an in-company internship and professional thesis