Renewable Energy Engineering

BEng (Hons)

Location

Stoke-on-Trent campus

Stoke-on-Trent campus

Stoke-on-Trent campus

UCAS code

H800

Start dates available

  • September 2027

Start dates available

  • September 2027

Start dates available

  • September 2027
University of Staffordshire Courses

Cutting-edge facilities

Generate your own power in our Renewable Energy Lab, explore wind speed and blade angles in our WindLAB, and create prototypes in our SmartZone

Hands-on projects

Solve real engineering problems, work on live industry briefs, design simulated models, and build and test your own products

Research expertise

Learn from staff at the forefront of research into hybrid energy production, aerodynamic design and renewable energy innovation

Whether you want to design the latest renewable technologies or specialise in distributing this energy to consumers, your skills will be in huge demand.

This course will give you a grounding in the whole energy lifecycle – from generation and conversion through to storage and transmission. It can lead to a wide range of career opportunities, including becoming a project engineer or design engineer.

You’ll learn how to design, manufacture and maintain wind turbines. Understand how battery fuel cells work and power plants operate. And explore how to supply electricity through local grids or integrate it with the National Grid.

There will be lots of hands-on learning, where you’ll be solving real engineering problems and grappling with challenges facing the renewable industry. Through our contacts with engineering companies, there will also be opportunities for industrial visits and placements.

You can use simulation software and 3D printing to bring your ideas to life. And in our dedicated Renewable Energy Lab, you’ll have access to everything from PV panels to hydrogen generators.

The course is taught by academics who are pioneering research into the latest renewable energy developments. This ensures our curriculum is up-to-date, relevant and reflects industry needs.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BEng (Hons) Renewable Energy Engineering

Duration

  • Full-time course runs for 3 years
  • Full-time with a placement year runs for 4 years
  • Full-time with a foundation year runs for 4 years

Whether you want to design the latest renewable technologies or specialise in distributing this energy to consumers, your skills will be in huge demand.

This course will give you a grounding in the whole energy lifecycle – from generation and conversion through to storage and transmission. It can lead to a wide range of career opportunities, including becoming a project engineer or design engineer.

You’ll learn how to design, manufacture and maintain wind turbines. Understand how battery fuel cells work and power plants operate. And explore how to supply electricity through local grids or integrate it with the National Grid.

There will be lots of hands-on learning, where you’ll be solving real engineering problems and grappling with challenges facing the renewable industry. Through our contacts with engineering companies, there will also be opportunities for industrial visits and placements.

You can use simulation software and 3D printing to bring your ideas to life. And in our dedicated Renewable Energy Lab, you’ll have access to everything from PV panels to hydrogen generators.

The course is taught by academics who are pioneering research into the latest renewable energy developments. This ensures our curriculum is up-to-date, relevant and reflects industry needs.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BEng (Hons) Renewable Energy Engineering

Duration

  • Full-time course runs for 3 years
  • Full-time with a placement year runs for 4 years
  • Full-time with a foundation year runs for 4 years

Whether you want to design the latest renewable technologies or specialise in distributing this energy to consumers, your skills will be in huge demand.

This course will give you a grounding in the whole energy lifecycle – from generation and conversion through to storage and transmission. It can lead to a wide range of career opportunities, including becoming a project engineer or design engineer.

You’ll learn how to design, manufacture and maintain wind turbines. Understand how battery fuel cells work and power plants operate. And explore how to supply electricity through local grids or integrate it with the National Grid.

There will be lots of hands-on learning, where you’ll be solving real engineering problems and grappling with challenges facing the renewable industry. Through our contacts with engineering companies, there will also be opportunities for industrial visits and placements.

You can use simulation software and 3D printing to bring your ideas to life. And in our dedicated Renewable Energy Lab, you’ll have access to everything from PV panels to hydrogen generators.

The course is taught by academics who are pioneering research into the latest renewable energy developments. This ensures our curriculum is up-to-date, relevant and reflects industry needs.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BEng (Hons) Renewable Energy Engineering

Duration

  • Full-time course runs for 3 years
  • Full-time with a placement year runs for 4 years
  • Full-time with a foundation year runs for 4 years

Course content

The course includes aspects of both mechanical engineering and electronic and electrical engineering. It’s designed to meet the growing demand for engineers who can develop, implement and manage renewable energy systems.

You’ll learn fundamental concepts such as mechanics, fluids and thermodynamics, along with how circuits work and the use of motors and transformers. We’ll look at how energy is generated, converted, stored and integrated into power networks. This will include exploring solar, wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal systems.

Throughout the course, you will build your professional practice through hands-on projects and experience.

You’ll learn how to design turbines and fuel cells, improve the energy efficiency of new and existing buildings, and maximise operational performance of energy systems. We also cover ethical decision-making in engineering.

The course will culminate in your final-year project, where you can investigate, analyse, design and build a solution to an engineering challenge. You’ll then have the chance to exhibit your work to industry professionals at our GradEX show.

The course includes aspects of both mechanical engineering and electronic and electrical engineering. It’s designed to meet the growing demand for engineers who can develop, implement and manage renewable energy systems.

You’ll learn fundamental concepts such as mechanics, fluids and thermodynamics, along with how circuits work and the use of motors and transformers. We’ll look at how energy is generated, converted, stored and integrated into power networks. This will include exploring solar, wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal systems.

Throughout the course, you will build your professional practice through hands-on projects and experience.

You’ll learn how to design turbines and fuel cells, improve the energy efficiency of new and existing buildings, and maximise operational performance of energy systems. We also cover ethical decision-making in engineering.

The course will culminate in your final-year project, where you can investigate, analyse, design and build a solution to an engineering challenge. You’ll then have the chance to exhibit your work to industry professionals at our GradEX show.

The course includes aspects of both mechanical engineering and electronic and electrical engineering. It’s designed to meet the growing demand for engineers who can develop, implement and manage renewable energy systems.

You’ll learn fundamental concepts such as mechanics, fluids and thermodynamics, along with how circuits work and the use of motors and transformers. We’ll look at how energy is generated, converted, stored and integrated into power networks. This will include exploring solar, wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal systems.

Throughout the course, you will build your professional practice through hands-on projects and experience.

You’ll learn how to design turbines and fuel cells, improve the energy efficiency of new and existing buildings, and maximise operational performance of energy systems. We also cover ethical decision-making in engineering.

The course will culminate in your final-year project, where you can investigate, analyse, design and build a solution to an engineering challenge. You’ll then have the chance to exhibit your work to industry professionals at our GradEX show.

Modules

The tables provide an indicative list of the modules that make up the course for the current academic year. Each module is worth a specified number of credits. Our teaching is informed by research, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline. We aim to ensure that all modules run as scheduled. If for any reason a module cannot be run we will advise you as soon as possible and will provide guidance on selecting an appropriate alternative module where available.

Modules

The tables provide an indicative list of the modules that make up the course for the current academic year. Each module is worth a specified number of credits. Our teaching is informed by research, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline. We aim to ensure that all modules run as scheduled. If for any reason a module cannot be run we will advise you as soon as possible and will provide guidance on selecting an appropriate alternative module where available.

Modules

The tables provide an indicative list of the modules that make up the course for the current academic year. Each module is worth a specified number of credits. Our teaching is informed by research, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline. We aim to ensure that all modules run as scheduled. If for any reason a module cannot be run we will advise you as soon as possible and will provide guidance on selecting an appropriate alternative module where available.

Year 3 compulsory modules
Dtib Industrial Placement 120 credits

Entry requirements

What do I need?

UCAS

104-112 UCAS points

A Levels

BCC

BTEC

DMM

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Other UK qualifications
  • Access to HE Diploma – Pass Access with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points. Applicants to Staffs who are taking the Access to HE Diploma receive a reduced tariff point offer as part of our access and participation plan activity
  • OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma – grade DMM

Alternatively, if an applicant has significant appropriate experience, their application will be considered, provided that they satisfy the University that they are capable of responding to the challenge of undergraduate work.

If an applicant’s first language is not English a minimum score of IELTS Academic with overall 6.0 and no less than 5.5 in each band will apply.

We welcome applications from students studying a range of international and UK qualifications, including Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales, Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers and the Irish Leaving Certificate. Offers will normally be made in line with our standard entry requirements and may include specific grade requirements in relevant subjects.

We understand that you might have experienced a challenging run up to higher education and may have not met the entry requirements as listed. If this is the case don’t worry, contact us and our team of expert advisors can guide you through the next stages of application, or help you find the perfect course for your needs.

  • Access to HE Diploma – Pass Access with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points. Applicants to Staffs who are taking the Access to HE Diploma receive a reduced tariff point offer as part of our access and participation plan activity
  • OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma – grade DMM

Alternatively, if an applicant has significant appropriate experience, their application will be considered, provided that they satisfy the University that they are capable of responding to the challenge of undergraduate work.

If an applicant’s first language is not English a minimum score of IELTS Academic with overall 6.0 and no less than 5.5 in each band will apply.

We welcome applications from students studying a range of international and UK qualifications, including Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales, Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers and the Irish Leaving Certificate. Offers will normally be made in line with our standard entry requirements and may include specific grade requirements in relevant subjects.

We understand that you might have experienced a challenging run up to higher education and may have not met the entry requirements as listed. If this is the case don’t worry, contact us and our team of expert advisors can guide you through the next stages of application, or help you find the perfect course for your needs.

  • Access to HE Diploma – Pass Access with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points. Applicants to Staffs who are taking the Access to HE Diploma receive a reduced tariff point offer as part of our access and participation plan activity
  • OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma – grade DMM

Alternatively, if an applicant has significant appropriate experience, their application will be considered, provided that they satisfy the University that they are capable of responding to the challenge of undergraduate work.

If an applicant’s first language is not English a minimum score of IELTS Academic with overall 6.0 and no less than 5.5 in each band will apply.

We welcome applications from students studying a range of international and UK qualifications, including Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales, Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers and the Irish Leaving Certificate. Offers will normally be made in line with our standard entry requirements and may include specific grade requirements in relevant subjects.

We understand that you might have experienced a challenging run up to higher education and may have not met the entry requirements as listed. If this is the case don’t worry, contact us and our team of expert advisors can guide you through the next stages of application, or help you find the perfect course for your needs.

Facilities

Renewable Energy Lab

Use the latest equipment in renewable energy, including Power Systems Lab that provides real-time testing and development facilities for electrical engineering, Thin Film Lab for plastic electronics, our wind tunnel, and our high voltage cage.

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Smart Zone

A bustling centre of invention, innovation and creation with two floors of dedicated workshop and collaboration spaces for engineering and creative students. Read more

The Smart Zone fuses state-of-the-art fabrication spaces with augmented and blended reality facilities, allowing you to bring your ideas to life using the latest digital and immersive technologies. Find out more about our Smart Zone.
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Engineering Laboratories

Packed with state-of-the-art software and hardware resources reflecting current trends in the development of engineering subjects.

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Careers

Students on this programme have the opportunity to enhance their studies with a placement year, gain valuable work experience, and take part in international activities—potentially supported by the Turing funding.

All students have access to Careers, Placements & Employability, our dedicated careers team.

Students on this programme have the opportunity to enhance their studies with a placement year, gain valuable work experience, and take part in international activities—potentially supported by the Turing funding.

All students have access to Careers, Placements & Employability, our dedicated careers team.

Students on this programme have the opportunity to enhance their studies with a placement year, gain valuable work experience, and take part in international activities—potentially supported by the Turing funding.

All students have access to Careers, Placements & Employability, our dedicated careers team.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops and laboratory practicals. Seminars enable you to discuss and develop your understanding of topics covered in lectures in smaller groups of around 16-18 students. In addition, you will have timetabled meetings with your personal tutor at least twice a year. You will be taught in first-class learning spaces throughout your course. Many of our courses are accredited or recognised by professional, statutory or regulatory bodies.

Assessment

Your course will provide you with opportunities to test your understanding of your subject informally before you complete the formal assessments that count towards your final mark. Each module normally includes practice or ‘formative’ assessments, for which you receive feedback from your tutor. Practice assessments are developmental and any grades you receive for them do not count towards your module mark. There is a formal or ‘summative’ assessment at the end of each module. This includes a range of coursework assessments, such as essays, reports, portfolios, performance, presentations, final year, independent project and written examinations. The grades from formal assessments count towards your module mark.

Learning support

In addition to the excellent support you will receive from your course teaching team, our central Academic Skills team provides group and one-to-one help to support your learning in a number of areas. These include:

  • study skills such as reading, note-taking and presentation skills
  • written English, including punctuation and grammatical accuracy
  • academic writing and how to reference
  • research skills
  • critical thinking and understanding arguments
  • revision, assessment and examination skills
  • time management

Additional support

Our Student Inclusion Services support students with additional needs such as sensory impairment, or learning difficulties such as dyslexia.

Feedback

Examination feedback may take a variety of formats. However, as a minimum, generic feedback will be made available to all students who take written examinations.

Teaching

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops and laboratory practicals. Seminars enable you to discuss and develop your understanding of topics covered in lectures in smaller groups of around 16-18 students. In addition, you will have timetabled meetings with your personal tutor at least twice a year. You will be taught in first-class learning spaces throughout your course. Many of our courses are accredited or recognised by professional, statutory or regulatory bodies.

Assessment

Your course will provide you with opportunities to test your understanding of your subject informally before you complete the formal assessments that count towards your final mark. Each module normally includes practice or ‘formative’ assessments, for which you receive feedback from your tutor. Practice assessments are developmental and any grades you receive for them do not count towards your module mark. There is a formal or ‘summative’ assessment at the end of each module. This includes a range of coursework assessments, such as essays, reports, portfolios, performance, presentations, final year, independent project and written examinations. The grades from formal assessments count towards your module mark.

Learning support

In addition to the excellent support you will receive from your course teaching team, our central Academic Skills team provides group and one-to-one help to support your learning in a number of areas. These include:

  • study skills such as reading, note-taking and presentation skills
  • written English, including punctuation and grammatical accuracy
  • academic writing and how to reference
  • research skills
  • critical thinking and understanding arguments
  • revision, assessment and examination skills
  • time management

Additional support

Our Student Inclusion Services support students with additional needs such as sensory impairment, or learning difficulties such as dyslexia.

Feedback

Examination feedback may take a variety of formats. However, as a minimum, generic feedback will be made available to all students who take written examinations.

Teaching

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops and laboratory practicals. Seminars enable you to discuss and develop your understanding of topics covered in lectures in smaller groups of around 16-18 students. In addition, you will have timetabled meetings with your personal tutor at least twice a year. You will be taught in first-class learning spaces throughout your course. Many of our courses are accredited or recognised by professional, statutory or regulatory bodies.

Assessment

Your course will provide you with opportunities to test your understanding of your subject informally before you complete the formal assessments that count towards your final mark. Each module normally includes practice or ‘formative’ assessments, for which you receive feedback from your tutor. Practice assessments are developmental and any grades you receive for them do not count towards your module mark. There is a formal or ‘summative’ assessment at the end of each module. This includes a range of coursework assessments, such as essays, reports, portfolios, performance, presentations, final year, independent project and written examinations. The grades from formal assessments count towards your module mark.

Learning support

In addition to the excellent support you will receive from your course teaching team, our central Academic Skills team provides group and one-to-one help to support your learning in a number of areas. These include:

  • study skills such as reading, note-taking and presentation skills
  • written English, including punctuation and grammatical accuracy
  • academic writing and how to reference
  • research skills
  • critical thinking and understanding arguments
  • revision, assessment and examination skills
  • time management

Additional support

Our Student Inclusion Services support students with additional needs such as sensory impairment, or learning difficulties such as dyslexia.

Feedback

Examination feedback may take a variety of formats. However, as a minimum, generic feedback will be made available to all students who take written examinations.

Staff

You will be taught by an expert teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course. The team includes senior academics and professional practitioners with industry experience. Postgraduate research students who have undertaken teaching training may also contribute to the teaching of seminars under the supervision of the module leader. 

Please note, teaching team staff members may change during your studies.

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Professor Hamidreza Gohari Darabkhani

Professor-Low Carbon & Renew Energy Sys

Prof Gohari Darabkhani has focused his research and industry collaborations on technologies and projects that directly contribute to resolving current major issues in the energy industry to achieving net-zero emission targets by 2050.

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Dr Mohammad Moghimi Ardekani

Associate Professor

I joined Staffordshire University in 2019 with years of academic & industrial experiences. My main field of interest is CFD simulation of applied thermo-fluid problems for renewable energy technologies, Solar Energy & Thermal Energy Storage.

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Dr Muhammad Fahad

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer Course Leader - BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering Course Leader - Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship.

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Dr Siva Marimuthu

Senior Lecturer

Dr Siva Marimuthu obtained his aeronautical engineering related academic & research experiences from India, Malaysia & UAE. His main area of interest is the implementation of biomimetic surface patterns to solve problems in the fluid regime.

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Dr Sheikh Islam

Head of Engineering

Dr. Sheikh Islam is the Head of Engineering at University of Staffordshire, bringing over 13 years of experience in academia and industry to his role.

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Dr Muhammad Naveed Iqbal

Senior Lecturer

Dr Naveed is the Course Leader for the MSc in Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy Systems. His expertise lies in electrical power systems, with a primary research focus on power quality issues within both current and prospective power grids.

Fees

For the course starting on 20 September 2027 the tuition fees are:

Study option UK / Channel Islands International
Full-time £10,050 per year of study £17,285 per year of study

For the course starting on 20 September 2027 the tuition fees are:

Study option UK / Channel Islands International
Full-time £10,050 for your first year subsequent years will be charged at the University standard rate £17,285 for your first year subsequent years will be charged at the University standard rate

For the course starting on 20 September 2027 the tuition fees are:

Study option UK / Channel Islands International
Full-time £10,050 per year of study £17,285 per year of study

UK and Channel Island students: This tuition fee is agreed subject to UK government policy and parliamentary regulation. If the UK government passes appropriate legislation, the fee for subsequent years of study may increase in each academic year. But this increase will not exceed the rate of inflation as measured by RPIX**. Any change in fees will apply to both new and continuing students. The University will notify students of any change as early as possible. Further information about fee changes would be posted on the University’s website once this becomes available.

**RPIX is a measure of inflation equivalent to all the items in the Retail Price Index (RPI) excluding mortgage interest payments.

Included in the fees:

Travel, and accommodation costs incurred by compulsory trips and visits away from the University that are directly linked to the learning requirements of a specific module.

The use of all laboratories, workshops and specialist facilities relating to the course of study.

Heavily discounted tuition fees during the (optional) placement year.

Travel, and accommodation costs incurred by compulsory trips and visits away from the University that are directly linked to the learning requirements of a specific module.

The use of all laboratories, workshops and specialist facilities relating to the course of study.

Heavily discounted tuition fees during the (optional) placement year.

Travel, and accommodation costs incurred by compulsory trips and visits away from the University that are directly linked to the learning requirements of a specific module.

The use of all laboratories, workshops and specialist facilities relating to the course of study.

Heavily discounted tuition fees during the (optional) placement year.
Not included in the fees:

The estimated cost of text books over the duration of the course. All essential text books are available from the library, but some students chose to purchase their own copies.

Travel, subsistence, entrance fees etc. incurred by optional trips and visits away from the University related to the course.

Dependent on a student’s choice of final year project, some additional costs may be incurred for materials to support the development and delivery of the project.

The estimated cost of text books over the duration of the course. All essential text books are available from the library, but some students chose to purchase their own copies.

Travel, subsistence, entrance fees etc. incurred by optional trips and visits away from the University related to the course.

Dependent on a student’s choice of final year project, some additional costs may be incurred for materials to support the development and delivery of the project.

The estimated cost of text books over the duration of the course. All essential text books are available from the library, but some students chose to purchase their own copies.

Travel, subsistence, entrance fees etc. incurred by optional trips and visits away from the University related to the course.

Dependent on a student’s choice of final year project, some additional costs may be incurred for materials to support the development and delivery of the project.
Accommodation and living costs

Accommodation and living costs are not included in our fees. 

Sources of financial support

If you receive funding from Student Finance you may be eligible to apply for additional benefits. Details can be obtained by reading our additional funding web pages, or visiting www.gov.uk.

Scholarships and additional funding

As an undergraduate student at Staffordshire, you may be eligible for additional financial support through one of our scholarships and bursaries. You can visit our funding page to find out more and check your eligibility.

Scholarships and additional funding

As an undergraduate student at Staffordshire, you may be eligible for additional financial support through one of our scholarships and bursaries. You can visit our funding page to find out more and check your eligibility.

Scholarships and additional funding

As an undergraduate student at Staffordshire, you may be eligible for additional financial support through one of our scholarships and bursaries. You can visit our funding page to find out more and check your eligibility.

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Location Award Study option Start date
Stoke-on-Trent campus BEng (Hons) Full-time 20 September 2027 Apply now

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Stoke-on-Trent campus BEng (Hons) Full-time, with a foundation year 20 September 2027 Apply now

Apply now to Renewable Energy Engineering

Location Award Study option Start date
Stoke-on-Trent campus BEng (Hons) Full-time, with a placement year 20 September 2027 Apply now

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Students of University of Staffordshire enter into a contract with us and are bound by these rules and regulations, which are subject to change. For more information, please see: University Policies and Regulations.

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