Renewable Energy Systems

In everything from sun and wind to tidal waves and geothermal heat, we have energy that is renewable and widely available. This Master's programme aim to provide you with a solid foundation for developing the use of renewable energy systems in society. If you want a future job in the energy sector, this is the study programme for you.

Renewable energy systems expanding

Use of – and investments in – renewable energy is expanding. Since this will affect how energy is distributed, generated, controlled and regulated, renewable energy will cause major changes to society. The Master's Programme is constructed for meeting these changes, and the University of Oslo has a wide range of subjects and programmes ready to fulfill your need of a successfull future career path.

Links to the industry and to research environments

The programme is administrated by The Department of Technology Systems (ITS), which is located at Kjeller. The Department operates in collaboration with the nearby research institutes: Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), as well as Akershus EnergiPark – in fact, the majority of the lecturers at ITS are holding a position as a researcher at the various research institutes in the Kjeller area. The ongoing and extensive research in the energy sector being done at Kjeller means that we can offer you, as a student, relevant and up-to-date topics for your master thesis. The connections to business and industry are good, which gives a unique content and a realistic future perspective for our students.