The Masters/MSc in Efficient Fossil Energy Technologies provides students with the expertise of three leading energy-research centres. Each university offers a pathway which draws on the strengths of the research and teaching available, making it as easy as possible to benefit from the chosen study location. A wide range of optional modules allows students to tailor their studies to meet the needs of their chosen career path and state-of-the-art video conferencing facilities enable students to take part in lectures delivered off-campus. Alternatively, students can attend in person at Nottingham and Loughborough.
This MSc comprises 60 credits of compulsory taught modules, 60 credits of optional modules and a 60-credit research project. The programme covers the core themes of power generation, carbon capture, innovation and the wider, societal/economics/policy aspect of energy generation and use. Students will choose some optional modules from a range of technical choices and some from a range of contextual/managerial choices, which provides a well-rounded range of study. It is available for study at all three Midlands Energy Graduate School universities, each of which offers a pathway as follows:
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| Core modules |
- Energy Generation and Carbon Capture (led by Nottingham) - 10 credits
- Research and Porfessional Skills (led by Nottingham) - 10 credits
- Communication & Public Engagement Skills (led by Nottingham) - 10 credits
- Industrial Case Studies (led by Loughborough) - 10 credits
- Energy Systems and Policy A and B (led by: A Birmingham, B Nottingham) - 20 credits
- Research project (led by Birmingham) - 60 credits
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| Research project topics |
- Modelling systems
- Plant design
- Supercritical reactions
- Catalysts
- Carbon capture technologies
- Heavy oil recovery
- Energy storage
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- Combustion and power generation
- Carbon capture & storage technologies
- Multi-pollutant control Energy catalysis (CO2 conversion, gas reforming etc.)
- Gasification
- Environmental management
- Reaction systems
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- Materials for conventional power generation
- Steels for ultra-supercritical steam powerplant applications
- Coatings for superalloys for high temperature service
- Degradation of materials at high temperatures
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| Options pathway: combining technical and managerial options |
- Advanced Reaction Systems
- Systems Modelling
- Conventional Energy Technology
- Measurement Techniques
- Process Engineering Fundamentals
- Project Management
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- Combined Heat and Power
- Advanced Thermal Power Systems
- Petroleum Production Engineering
- Energy Storage
- Environmental Project Management
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- Surface Engineering
- Ceramics: Properties and Processes
- Metals: Properties and Processes
- Materials Modelling
- Sustainable Use of Materials
- Teamwork and Leadership
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Further options from across the Midlands Energy Graduate School may be chosen, subject to timetabling and delivery methods
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The taught element takes place between September and May and consists of lectures, seminars, tutorials and workshops. The individual project takes place in industry or at the University of Birmingham, between May and August.
Research project
The research project must be taken at the university at which the student is registered and based on one of the themes outlined above.
Please note: The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods.