The Renewable Energy Engineering program of PUCRS’ School of Technology is the only one of its kind in the south of Brazil. The program aims to produce reflective, participatory and active professionals to improve the quality of life in society and coordinate, supervise and advise best practices for the most efficient and sustainable use of energy resources.
In the next 10 years, the Brazilian electric matrix will still be dominated by systems based on renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaic systems, biomass, wind systems, among others. In this market, distributed generation and smart grids with energy storage will be of great importance. These resources will earn the system more flexibility and complexity, thus increasing the need for highly qualified professionals in the area. Renewable energy engineers can also work in the trade, energy management, energy efficiency and design and planning of energy systems, which are areas in high demand these days.
| SEMESTER | COD | COURSES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98005-04 | Engineering Project and Conception |
| 1 | 98F41-04 | Calculus 1 |
| 1 | 98B01-04 | Technical Drawing I |
| 1 | 98D36-06 | Mechanics and Waves |
| 2 | 98006-02 | Computing and Problem Solving |
| 2 | 98F42-04 | Calculus 2 |
| 2 | 98D37-06 | Electromagnetism and Modern Physics |
| 2 | 98E08-04 | General Chemistry |
| 2 | 95302-04 | Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry |
| 3 | 98007-04 | Special Projects Laboratory I |
| 3 | 98F35-04 | Calculus 3 |
| 3 | 11521-04 | Humanism and Religious Culture |
| 3 | 98J00-02 | Introduction to Renewable Energy Systems |
| 3 | 98F38-02 | Introduction to Statistics |
| 3 | 98J01-02 | Renewable Energy Materials |
| 4 | 4459S-04 | Circuit Analysis I |
| 4 | 98J02-04 | Biomass and Biofuels |
| 4 | 980E5-24 | Elective Courses |
| 4 | 98402-02 | Environmental Engineering |
| 4 | 98012-04 | Thermodynamics I |
| 4 | 1501A-04 | Ethics and Civic Consciousness |
| 5 | 4459U-04 | Circuit Analysis II |
| 5 | 98J03-04 | Solar Energy Conversion and Applications |
| 5 | 98J04-04 | Semiconductor Devices |
| 5 | 4471X-02 | Engineering Economics |
| 5 | 44630-04 | Signals and Systems |
| 6 | 98008-04 | Special Projects Laboratory II |
| 6 | 44632-04 | Control System Analysis |
| 6 | 98J05-04 | Energy Conversion |
| 6 | 98J08-04 | Power Electronics for Energy Systems |
| 6 | 98J07-04 | Digital Systems and Microprocessors |
| 6 | 98J06-04 | Photovoltaic Systems |
| 7 | 98J10-04 | Energy in Building Constructions |
| 7 | 98J13-04 | Management of Energy Systems |
| 7 | 98J12-04 | Data Instrumentation and Acquisition for Energy Systems |
| 7 | 98J11-06 | Wind Power Systems |
| 7 | 98J09-04 | Energy Systems |
| 8 | 98J17-04 | Energy Efficiency |
| 8 | 98J15-04 | Energy in Industrial Systems |
| 8 | 98J18-04 | Energy Quality |
| 8 | 98J14-04 | Distributed Energy Systems |
| 8 | 98J16-04 | Water Power Systems |
| 9 | 98009-04 | Special Projects Laboratory III |
| 9 | 98J20-04 | Connection of Generating Plants I |
| 9 | 98J22-02 | Supervised Internship – Renewable Energy Engineering |
| 9 | 98J21-04 | Innovative Methods for Energy Production |
| 9 | 98J23-02 | Renewable Energy Research |
| 9 | 98J19-04 | Energy Supply |
| 10 | 98022-00 | Complementary Activities (120 hours) |
| 10 | 98J25-04 | Connection of Generating Plants II |
| 10 | 98010-02 | Safety Engineering and Professional Legislation |
| 10 | 98J24-04 | Energy Planning |
| 10 | 98J28-02 | Undergraduate Project |
| 10 | 98J27-04 | Smart Electrical Networks |
| 10 | 98J26-04 | Thermal Systems for Energy Production |