Department of Renewable Energies and Environmental Engineering

Renewable energies are energies that come from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are all renewable. About 16% of all global energy consumption comes from renewable resources, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from hydroelectricity. New renewable resources (small hydro, modern biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, and biofuels) account for another 3% and are growing very rapidly. Furthermore, the share of renewable resources in electricity generation is around 19%, with 16% of it coming from hydroelectricity and 3% from new renewable resources. Environmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to improve the natural environment (air, water, and/or land resources), in order to provide healthy water, air, and land for human habitation and other organisms, and to remediate polluted sites. It involves waste water management and air pollution control, recycling, waste disposal, radiation protection, industrial hygiene, environmental sustainability, and public health issues as well as knowledge of environmental engineering law. It also includes studies on the environmental impact of proposed construction projects. The Department of Renewable Energies and Environmental Engineering started its activity in 2010, offering a Master’s degree in Renewable Energy Engineering. Biofuels, fuel cells and solar energy are some of the active research areas in the Department.

The Department also plans to offer the following programs in the future:

• Energy Systems (Energy Systems, Energy Technologies, Energy and Environment)
• Hybrid Systems
• Drilling Engineering
• Low Temperature Systems
• Green and Energy Storage Engineering
• Energy and Environmental Engineering