Main Areas

Curriculum Structure

The curriculum structure is integrated into the program’s three lines of action, each with several themes as shown below:

The Postgraduate Program in Energy Engineering offers a single area of ​​concentration (Energy Engineering) and 3 lines of research for the development of Master’s level studies:

1) Energy, Society and Environment – ​​ESMA

2) Energy Systems – SE

3) Energy Systems Management Planning – PGSE

Research Lines

Line I: Energy, Society and Environment – ​​ESE

Theme I-1: Sustainability Assessment: Life Cycle Analysis

Description: Studies related to the use of direct and indirect energy and emissions from production to final disposal of a product or service, including sustainability indicators and assessment of environmental impacts.

Theme I-2: Energy, Water Resources and Environment

Description: Studies of the energy-environment nexus, with a preponderance on the latter aspect, also highlighting the short- and long-term interests of society, including issues related to climate change.

Theme I-3: Energy Conversion from Waste

Description: Studies of different routes for energy recovery from waste (sewage and municipal solid waste) both through the biochemical route (anaeronic biodigestion in landfills or biodigesters) and the thermochemical route (incineration, gasification and pyrolysis). Environmental assessment using life cycle analysis.

Line II: Energy Systems – SE (formerly the area of ​​Exploration of the Rational Use of Natural Resources and Energy – EURNE)

Theme II-1 – Renewable Energy Sources

Description: Technical, economic, and environmental studies related to renewable energy sources, with emphasis on bioenergy, considering biofuels, bioelectricity, solar energy, and the use of urban waste.

Theme II-2 Hydroelectric Generation and Small Hydroelectric Plants

Description: Design and planning studies of small and large hydroelectric plants, as well as developments and studies in hydromechanical equipment, hydraulic transients, control, and development of testing techniques.

Theme II-3 Thermal Power Generation, Cogeneration, and Distributed Generation

Description: Technical and economic studies of generation systems with steam and gas turbines, internal combustion engines. Advanced studies on the potential of biomass and generation with cogeneration, fuel cells, wind power, photovoltaic systems, and others.

Line III: Energy Systems Planning and Management – ​​ESPM

Theme III-1 Energy Efficiency

Description: Develops tools for analyzing energy efficiency in microsystems and macrosystems using technical and economic knowledge, aiming to reduce energy consumption or the use of natural resources.

Theme III-2 Monitoring, Management and Regulation of Energy Systems

Description: Deals with the development of tools for evaluating and monitoring energy systems and natural resources using intelligent systems, information technology and performance indicators, including instrumentation and control systems.

Theme III-3 Energy Planning

Description: Energy planning studies, involving topics related to demand formation and optimization of energy supply, as well as environmental and economic aspects.

Theme III-4 Oil and Natural Gas

Description: Technical and economic studies related to the energy and environmental aspects of the oil and natural gas production chains, including upstream and downstream.