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MA of Industrial Sciences: Sustainable Engineering
Sustainable engineering is the art of engineering with the aim of minimizing impact on environment and energy consumption. Engineering and production through new techniques which save on energy in an initial stage rather than posterior energy-cutting techniques are becoming a reality. This course module will teach you the principles and techniques of sustainable engineering.
Sustainable engineering requires knowledge and awareness of items such as energy systems, energy consumption in production processes and controlling systems.
How can our natural resources be used in a way that they will remain accessible for future generations? How can the increasing energy demand on our planet be met in a sustainable and fair way in an industrial production? What kind of technology is needed and how can improved computerized control help to lower energy consumption?
This programme in Sustainable Engineering will provide a unique training and the knowledge required to solve a number of interdisciplinary challenges related to the sustainable use of energy in production processes and energy production. It is in the first place a technical course with a mix of theory and practice.
The programme is aimed at candidates with a BSc degree within chemical, electro-mechanical and electrical engineering, including subjects in process techniques, electronics and thermodynamics.
The programme is situated in the summer semester of the master degree and consists of 3 major course modules, with a combination of theoretical courses and laboratory classes, a language elective and a student project on one of the sustainable course topics. The courses are sustainable process technology, renewable energy systems and advanced and sustainable embedded electronics.
Course Modules
Sustainable Process Engineering | 4 ECTS
In the past, efforts to protect the environment from industrial pollutants have tended to concentrate on end-of-pipe cleaning technologies rather than “clean technologies”. Nowadays a major shift is observed towards an inherent cleaner production. Moreover the use of renewable sources of energy and feedstock is advisable. Increasingly, chemical engineers are faced with the challenge of integrating environmental objectives into design decisions. This course’s objectives are to provide insight in environmental conscious design of chemical production plants.
Advanced and Sustainable Embedded Electronics | 4 ECTS
As the world is flooded with computers and electronics, it is becoming very important to minimize power consumption. Embedded electronics focuses on the construction of computers in applications and on the sustainable aspects of electronics: power and energy efficiency, Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), recyclables, and being able to implement an application (in the field of sustainable technology) on an embedded system.
Renewable Energy Systems | 4 ECTS
In industrial production, but also in households, the awareness for energy consumption is growing. There is no longer an unlimited amount of fossil fuels available. The course will focus on the different types of renewable energy available for commercial use, with their characteristics, pros and cons.
Student Project | 16 ECTS
The courses are completed with a student project, where the student will actively participate in ongoing research on a subject related to the course. Our researchers are currently conducting applied research on renewable energy systems (solar, heat pumps, PV), on process techniques, on biogases, on waste water, energy active construction elements.
Languages | 2 ECTS
A course module technical English can be attended by international students. This course is not a beginner’s course to learn English, but rather a practical course for technical English and aimed at the use of English in a technical environment.
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