renewable energy

brownlad

are there any courses that are angled towards renewable energy...and all that "green is better" stuff. thanks:)

randylonghorn

Loads tbh, all the "in thing" recently ... look at engineering / science faculties / departments in particular for renewable energy / sustainable wotsits in the title of the course.

Probably slightly more common in IoTs than Univs., but I remember one Admisssions Officer saying to me last year that there were something like a dozen new courses offered last year alone between the various colleges (in addition to existing ones). Mind you, that figure was probably counting Levels 6, 7 and 8, and postgrad. (9), and some would prob. have been part-time courses. Still, definitely plenty out there.

brownlad

thanks dude ..

Grindylow

UL offers an Energy course. It's on their site if you check it out..

djdrobins

This is the course details for a Sustainable Engineering Degree in CIT.

http://www.cit.ie/course/CR%20510

I am currently in the final year of this - very good course. I will be the first year after completing the course.
Its a 4 Year Bachelor Degree and has everything that a Mechanical Engineering Degree would have as well as Hydroelectric, Solar Photovoltaic, Geothermal, Transport, Also a good bit of History of Sustainable Societies, Story of Stuff (Google that one).
It's in CIT, best of luck if you go for it.

I am currently in France oin Erasmus working on a Vertical Axis Turbine -very cool stuff, and will be big deal for domestic purposes, nice small and affordable.

http://windturbinezone.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/vertical-wind-turbine.jpg

electrictrad

. . .Friend of mine is doing Energy Engineering in UCC. . .can't speak highly enough about it. . .the amount of stuff they cover is off the charts. . .

brownlad

electrictrad wrote: »

. . .Friend of mine is doing Energy Engineering in UCC. . .can't speak highly enough about it. . .the amount of stuff they cover is off the charts. . .

ye thats what i wanted to do but im in kildare and ucc aint an option:(

MiamTea

Have a look at engineering in UCD, its a bit nearer to you, its a common entry thing at the beginning, and you can specialise as you move on, and energy is one of the areas you can specialise in , its what I wanted to do.. but I'm too far away from Dublin