Sustainable Energy

Overview

In the coming decades, global energy systems will undergo major changes, and their sustainability will prove to be of the utmost importance environmentally, economically, and socially. DTU is at the cutting edge in Europe when it comes to research in sustainable energy.

Study programme focus

During the course of study, you will acquire extensive expertise on various energy technologies and systems with focus on sustainability.

The first semester consists of three courses covering the main aspects of sustainable energy systems:

• energy economics, markets, and policies;

• modelling and analysis of sustainable energy systems using operations research;

• energy and sustainability.

Within this framework, you can choose between the six study lines below.

Specializations

The Sustainable Energy programme from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) allows you to specialize in one of the six study lines:

• Bio Energy 

• Electric Energy Systems

• Energy Conversion and Storage

• Energy Savings

• Energy Systems Analysis 

• Solar Energy

• Thermal Energy 

• Wind Energy 

Career opportunities

Sustainable Energy graduates are thus able to find employment with the following companies, authorities, universities, and organizations:

• DONG Energy, Københavns Energi, Vattenfall, Dansk Energi

• Utility companies and district heating companies

• Maersk, Danfoss

• The Danish Energy Agency

• Energinet.dk

• International organizations such as the EU, IEA, and EWEA

• National TSOs (Transmission System Operators) and DSOs (Distribution System Operators)

• Consultancy firms such as Cowi and Rambøll

• DTU and other universities

• NGOs such as Greenpeace