1. MSc Renewable Energy
RENE
Prof. Enrique Velo
Programme Director
June 2014
EDU activities
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Innovation
Research
Barcelona
Stockholm
Lisbon
Paris

2. The KIC InnoEnergy concept of master programs
Universi(es
Graduates
Top
performing
engineering
students
with
entrepreneurial
and
innova(ve
talent
Students’ selection
Internships
Curriculum design
Teaching
Companies
Knowledge of new market
developments and needs
Scholarships for selected students
Skills are a
key input in
innovation
Human
Resources
Knowledge and
expertise
transfer
Life-Long Learning
Promotion
EITlabelling
EIT-LABELLED EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMMES FOSTER
STUDENTS TO BECOME MORE
CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE AND
ENTREPRENEURS.
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3. A challenging project
§ RENE graduates are
expected to be hired by
leading companies and
public organizations, or to
start their own innovative
business, providing -in all
positions- a strong
leadership in the
renewable energy sector.
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§ MSc RENE strives to be one of the world’s most
highly recognized master’s programmes in the
renewable energy field by 2015.
§ The programme shall attract top performing
students from around the globe and deliver the
right type of engineering graduates to advance
leadership, industrial practice, innovation and
entrepreneurship in the field.

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MSc RENE partnership
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Coordinating CC
MSc RENE is a cooperation between

5. Programme Overview

6. MSc RENE. Programme Overview
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• Focused to the renewable energy technologies
where the partners of KIC InnoEnergy are excellent.
• RENE is an EIT labeled program
– Robust entrepreneurship education
– Highly integrated, innovative "learning-by-doing" curricula
– International and cross-organisational mobility
• Aligned with the objectives of the European SET plan
– accelerating knowledge development, technology transfer
and up-take;
– maintaining EU industrial leadership on low-carbon energy
technologies;
– fostering science for transforming energy technologies to achieve the
2020 Energy and Climate Change goals;
– contributing to the worldwide transition to a low carbon
economy by 2050;

7. MSc RENE. Programme Overview
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two-years full-time
programme (120 ECTS)
top performing students
entrepreneurial spirit
polygeneration (KTH)
wind Energy (IST and ParisTech)
hydropower (IST and ParisTech)
ocean energy (IST)
energy vectors (ParisTech)
solar PV (ParisTech and UPC)
Grid Engineering (ParisTech and UPC)
concentrated solar power – CSP (UPC)
core training
specialization
The first year includes core
training in advanced
technology concepts and
methods, as well as in
sustainable energy production
and utilization. Topics like energy
economy and markets, and
energy and environment are
also included.
Management and
Entrepreneurship
Summer School
This course aims to provide
the students with the
necessary concepts and
tools so they can
successfully tackle and
prepare a business plan.
master
thesis
internship
double degree + EIT diploma

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MSc RENE. Accreditation
MSc in Energy Engineering
Master Degree (MSc) in Energy
Engineering and Management
Master of Science
MSc in Energy Science
Specialization in Renewable Energy
Science and Technology
EIT KIC InnoEnergy diploma
http://kic.upc.edu/training/msc-rene/files-
and-templates/msc_rene_booklet_2014
More details about RENE:

9. Teaching / Learning approach

10. The Knowledge Triangle
Business
/
Innovation
Higher
Education
Research
and
Technology
New
knowledge
is
the
source
of
innovation
Knowledge
of
new
market
developments
is
important
for
education
Skills
are
a
key
input
in
R&D
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11. MSc RENE V2 or more
Graduates
Candidates
holding
a
high
GPA
in
a
degree
in
Engineering
(e.g.
mechanical,
electrical
or
chemical)
or
Science
(e.g.
physical
or
chemical),
fluent
in
English,
and
with
entrepreneurial
and
innova(ve
talent
Students’ selection
Internships
Curriculum design
Teaching
Knowledge of new market
developments and needs
Scholarships for selected students
Skills are a
key input in
innovation
Promotion
EITlabelling
industry is involved and leading RENE
PhD
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12. EIT overarching learning outcomes (OLO)
Levels of learning outcomes. Working with
the European Level Knowledge Forms
(QF-EHEA), as well as the EIT Criteria. 12

13. Link between RENE ILO and the Knowledge Triangle
Business
/
Innovation Research
Higher
Education
Students
Ability
to
think
beyond
boundaries
and
systematically
explore
and
generate
new
ideas.
Ability
to
use
knowledge,
ideas
or
technologies
to
create
new
or
significantly
improved
products,
services,
processes
or
policies
or
new
business
models.
Ability
to
transform
innovations
into
feasible
business
solutions
KIC
Added
Value
Activities
Knowledge
and
understanding
of
cutting-­‐edge
research
methods,
processes
and
techniques;
and
their
application,
within
their
study
field
Ability
to
transform
practical
experiences
into
research
problems
and
challenges
Leadership
and
decision-­‐making
Appreciation
of
ethical,
scientific
and
sustainability
challenges
Students’ development of skills and competences in the MSc RENE environment
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14. The learning by doing approach of MSc RENE
Renewable
Energy
Technologies
(Specializa(on)
Sustainable
energy
systems,
energy
sources
and
usage
Engineering
principles,
methods
and
techniques
Research
&
innova(on
methods,
processes
and
techniques
Energy
management,
planning,
economy
and
markets
Business
management
Master
thesis
internship
KNOWLEGE AND UNDERSTANDING
innova3ve
,
entrepreneurial
and
sustainable
solu3ons
Research
internships
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Business
case
studies
Industrial
case
studies
JUDGEMENTS AND STANDPOINTSCreate 2 KIC InnoEnergy Renewable
Engineering Business Case Studies
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RENE Engineering & Business case®
q PROPOSAL:
§ Introduce the business case through the whole life-cycle of a product.
§ All students in RENE will work in the same case study in a multi-country
team managed by a project supervisor.
§ Students receive ECTS.
q OBJECTIVES:
§ Students must demonstrate their ability to develop new ideas that
contribute to improve methods and results of their research.
§ Students will be able to design a business plan for an innovation in
the field identifying needs for commercializing the innovation.

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Ambitions and plans for future

17. Dr. Enrique Velo
Programme Director
Associate Professor – Department of Thermal Engineering
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech
enrique.velo@kic-innoenergy.com