+ 60 ECTS Credits

Master´s Degree in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies + 60 ECTS Credits

Master´s Degree in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies + 60 ECTS Credits

Do you want to lead the energy transition and optimize consumption with clean sources? Train to manage building energy efficiency and renewable energy projects with technical, legal, and economic vision.

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Master´s Degree in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies + 60 ECTS Credits

Verifiable program data for this master's degree

  • 60 ECTS Credits
  • Faculty of Eficiencia Energética y Sostenibilidad en Edificación
  • Internships at real companies
  • STRUCTURALIA qualification

What will you achieve by completing this master's degree?

Energy efficiency foundations

Update your knowledge with a deep view of energy consumption optimization and the strategic context for sustainable models.

Renewable integration

Design advanced strategies to integrate clean generation into the built environment, optimizing system performance.

Advanced energy systems

Work with innovative technologies for HVAC, ACS, aerotermia, geotermia, and smart lighting control.

Technical-economic viability

Evaluate projects with rigorous technical-economic analysis and apply energy regulations for new and existing buildings.

Course curriculum

9 modules covering everything from energy efficiency management and CTE/CEE to HVAC, ACS, aerotermia, geotermia, smart lighting, and BMS. Click on each module to see the full content.

01

Module 1. Energy In Buildings (er)

Didactic Unit 1. The Energy Context

  • Introduction
  • The international energy context
  • The Spanish energy context
  • European Energy in Buildings regulatory framework
  • Regulatory framework USA, ASHRAE standards

Didactic Unit 2. New Construction Buildings. Cte And Cee

  • New building. Introduction to the CTE and energy certification
  • The CTE. Basic habitability requirements
  • The CTE. Basic energy saving requirements (RITE is seen in systems).
  • Energy certification
  • The documents recognised for energy certification and the regulatory relationship

Didactic Unit 3. Existing Buildings

  • Existing buildings. The energy audit
  • Energy audit. Phase 1: Analysis of the current situation
  • Energy audit. Phase 2: Proposals and economic analysis
  • European Standard. Serie UNE-EN_16247-1,2,3,4:2012
  • ASHRAE Energy Audit II

Didactic Unit 4. Energy Certification In Existing Buildings

  • Existing buildings. Energy certification
  • The CE3X programme. Definition of the envelope
  • The CE3X programme. Definition of the systems
  • The CE3X programme. Results and improvement measures
  • The CE3X programme. Case study
02

Module 2. Energy Systems In The Building: Hvac And Acs

Didactic Unit 1. Hvac System With Conventional Equipment

  • Introduction to the HVAC system
  • Primary loop
  • Secondary loop
  • Heat and cold generation
  • Transport fluid and terminal units

Didactic Unit 2. Aerothermal And Geothermal Systems

  • Aerothermics. Concept and characteristics
  • Aerothermics. Design and calculation
  • Geothermal energy. Concept and characteristics
  • Geothermal energy. Design and calculation
  • Comparative study

Didactic Unit 3. Ventilation

  • Introduction to ventilation
  • Ventilation systems in residential buildings
  • Ventilation in tertiary buildings
  • Primary air conditioners
  • Ventilation systems, design and calculation

Didactic Unit 4. Acs

  • Introduction
  • Demand assessment
  • Residential buildings. Design and calculation
  • Tertiary buildings. Design and calculation
  • Case study
03

Module 3. Energy Systems In The Building: Lighting And Bms

Didactic Unit 1. Lighting Systems

  • Concepts and Regulations
  • Efficient lamp and luminaire technology
  • Efficient equipment and control technology
  • Lighting audit
  • Design Criteria and Recommendations

Didactic Unit 2. Management And Control Systems 1

  • Introduction
  • Control systems
  • Control signals. Sensors
  • Control signals. Actuators
  • Control systems. Controllers

Didactic Unit 3. Management And Control Systems 2

  • Control signals. Gateways
  • Control signals. Measurement and monitoring
  • Management systems
  • Advanced management systems
  • Systems integration

Didactic Unit 4. Energy Management And Markets

  • ISO 50001 and Directive 2012/27/EU
  • The electricity market, tariff regime
  • Financial management in energy projects
  • Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)
04

Module 4. Integration Of Renewable Energies In Buildings

Didactic Unit 1. Solar Thermal

  • Principles of solar thermal
  • Evaluation of the resource
  • Low temperature solar energy
  • Solar cooling
  • Concentrated solar power

Didactic Unit 2. Solar Photovoltaics

  • Photovoltaic effect
  • Components of a photovoltaic system
  • Current state of technology and the market
  • Design and calculation of photovoltaic systems
  • Regulation and standards

Didactic Unit 3. Wind Energy

  • Evaluation of the resource
  • Description of the technology
  • Dimensioning and calculation of the energy produced
  • Mini wind turbines in the urban environment
  • Economics and environmental impact of wind energy

Didactic Unit 4. Biomass Energy

  • Biomass utilisation
  • Energy use
  • Building use
  • Systems and equipment
  • District Centrals
05

Module 5. Energy Efficiency In Industry

Didactic Unit 1. Current Energy Situation

  • Energy in industry
  • The importance of energy efficiency
  • Energy legislation
  • Grants, funding and other initiatives to promote energy efficiency in industry
  • Success stories

Didactic Unit 2. The Energy Manager

  • The position of the energy manager (I). Responsibilities
  • The position of the energy manager (II). Responsibilities
  • Energy Service Company (ESCO)
  • Implementing legislation for ESCOs
  • Practical examples of SSEs

Didactic Unit 3. Energy Auditing In Industry

  • Basic concepts
  • Methodology of the energy audit process
  • Action plans
  • Results: energy indicators
  • Success stories

Unit Didactic Unit 4. Energy Systems In Industry And Energy Saving Solutions

  • Thermal system
  • Electrical system
  • Industrial refrigeration
  • Lighting
  • Energy efficiency solutions in industry
06

Module 6. Photovoltaic Solar Energy

Didactic Unit 1. Solar Resource And Photovoltaic Effect

  • The energy of the sun
  • Radiation measurement and databases
  • The photovoltaic effect
  • The solar cell
  • The photovoltaic solar panel

Didactic Unit 2. Solar Photovoltaic Technologies

  • Crystalline silicon panel technology
  • Crystalline silicon technology
  • Thin film panel technology
  • Thin film panel technology
  • Concentrated Photovoltaic Solar

Didactic Unit 3. Electrical Energy Produced By a Photovoltaic Solar Plant. Pvsyst Programme

  • Solar energy produced. Concept of PR
  • PVsyst. Site definition and meteorological basis
  • PVsyst. Component modelling (I)
  • PVsyst. Component modelling (II)
  • PVsyst. Energy simulation and results

Didactic Unit 4. Main Equipment And Infrastructures

  • Photovoltaic self-consumption. Simulation with PVsyst software
  • Structures and solar trackers
  • Main electrical equipment
  • Medium-voltage cables and electrical substation
  • Civil works
07

Module 7. Alternative Renewable Energies. Bioethanol, Biodiesel, Biogas, Biomass Combustion And Solar Thermal Power.

Didactic Unit 1. Biomass

  • Introduction to biomass
  • Biomass as an energy source
  • Characterisation of biomass as an energy resource
  • The problem of the use of biomass
  • Biomass technologies and treatments

Didactic Unit 2. Biogas

  • Introduction to biogas
  • Biogas production
  • Biogas production technologies
  • Pre- and post-biomethanisation operations
  • Uses of biogas

Didactic Unit 3. Biofuels

  • Biodiesel HVO
  • Biodiesel FAME
  • Bioethanol
  • Bioethanol production

Didactic Unit 4. Biomass Combustion

  • The combustion reaction. Reagents
  • The combustion reaction. Products
  • Design of combustion plants
  • Biomass power generation
  • Solar Thermoelectric I
  • Solar Thermoelectric II
08

Module 8. Energy In a Smart City. Electric Vehicles, Self-consumption, Distributed Generation And Smart Grids.

Didactic Unit 1. Introduction. Concept Of The Smart City

  • Introduction and Objectives
  • Smart cities
  • Some Smart Cities experiences
  • Energy in cities
  • The consumer at the centre. Smart meters

Didactic Unit 2. Sustainable Mobility

  • The need for decarbonisation of transport
  • Possible actions to decarbonise transport
  • The electric vehicle
  • The electric bus
  • New activity or business models

Didactic Unit 3. Renewable Distributed Generation

  • Overview of renewable distributed generation
  • Boosting distributed generation and self-consumption
  • Incorporation of self-consumption into the electricity system
  • Energy communities
  • Some experiences

Didactic Unit 4. Smart Grids

  • Electricity distribution (I)
  • Electricity distribution (II)
  • Networks in the face of the energy transition
  • New tools. Acquisition of flexibility
  • Smart Grids
09

Module 9. Wind Energy

Didactic Unit 1. Physical And Meteorological Concepts Of Wind Energy

  • History of wind energy
  • Wind meteorology
  • Physics of the wind resource
  • Site selection
  • Wind measurement campaign

Didactic Unit 2. Wind Turbine Technology And Wind Data Analysis. Windographer Software

  • Wind resource
  • Exercise. Descriptive statistical analysis of the wind resource
  • Wind turbines 1
  • Wind turbines 2
  • Wind turbines 3

Didactic Unit 3. Study Of Micrositing Using a Computational Model Of Electricity Production

  • WASP programme. Data Analysis Model (WAP CLIMATE ANALYST)
  • WASP programme. Topographic terrain model (WAP MAL EDITOR)
  • WASP Programme. Wind Turbine Generator Model
  • WASP Programme. Energy Simulation I
  • WASP Programme. Energy Simulation II

Didactic Unit 4. Design Of Wind Farms

  • Civil works for a wind farm
  • Electrical installations for wind farm generation
  • High-voltage electrical substation
  • High voltage overhead power line
  • Offshore wind energy

Teaching faculty

Teaching team with professional experience in Master´s Degree in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies + 60 ECTS Credits.

AR

Adrián Rodríguez Porres

Faculty of Gestión de Proyectos en Arquitectura

metodología BIM

VG

Vidal Gascón Culebras

Inteligencia Artificial aplicada

JM

Julia Molina Virués

Faculty of Gestión de Proyectos en Arquitectura

arquitectura sostenible

Charo Rey Zabalza

Charo Rey Zabalza

Faculty of Medioambiente y Sostenibilidad

economía circular

ÁS

Ángel Sanz Bernabé

control de calidad

Isabella Sánchez Bermúdez

Isabella Sánchez Bermúdez

Faculty of Dirección de Proyectos e Innovación Tecnológica

comunicación estratégica

Rogelio Delgado Mingorance

Rogelio Delgado Mingorance

Faculty of Ingeniería Industrial

gestión y dirección de proyectos

Miguel Ángel Aparicio Jiménez

Miguel Ángel Aparicio Jiménez

What jobs could you get?

With this master's degree you could apply for roles such as:

  • Director of Energy Optimization Projects
  • Senior Consultant in Renewable Sources
  • Energy Optimization Lead in Buildings
  • Sustainable Energy Solutions Manager
  • Renewable Energy Project Advisor
  • Energy Certification and BMS Specialist

Methodology

Our teaching methodology

Equipo diverso de ingeniería trabajando con portátiles en un laboratorio maker con impresoras 3D
Learn whenever you want

Progress at your own pace, from wherever you are,
with close support.

Realistic

The EDUCA LXP methodology avoids excessively theoretical knowledge and inefficient practical methods. The combination of constantly updated content with personalized guidance throughout the learning process makes EDUCA LXP a unique methodology.

Student First

The EDUCA LXP methodology and EDUCA EDTECH Group's training place the student at the center of the learning experience, drawing on their feedback. Their feedback drives our continuous improvement.

Artificial Intelligence

Personalized learning would not be possible without a precise combination of academic experience, technology research, and Artificial Intelligence. That is why we rely on in-house AI tools, tailored to each school in the group.

Active industry professionals

Our teaching team, besides being specialists in their field, has specific training in the technology tools that make up the EDUCA EDTECH ecosystem.

Rankings and recognitions

Assessed by independent online higher-education organizations.

Organization of American States (OAS)

Since 2010, Structuralia has run a scholarship program for master's degrees in Spanish and English together with the Organization of American States (OAS), aimed at outstanding professionals from the Americas as part of the Partnerships for Education and Training Program (PAEC), which has already benefited more than 3,500 students from the region.

APICE

Structuralia and the Pan-American Association of Educational Credit Institutions (APICE) offer a specialized training scholarship program for professionals from Latin America and the Caribbean in master's degrees specialized in the STEM sector.

Educa Edtech

The Educa Edtech Foundation was created to foster personal and professional growth while championing knowledge transfer as a way to change the world, overseeing the rollout of solutions and granting aid to those who deserve it.

Financial Magazine

This outlet's 2025 Ranking has included up to 10 Structuralia master's programs across several categories, among them: Data Science, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Urban Planning, Energy and the Environment.

Mundo Posgrado

In the latest edition of its regular annual rankings, Structuralia's master's programs made the Top 10 best master's degrees in Spain in the Renewable Energy and Integrated Management Systems categories.

Escudo Digital

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Our numbers

92%of our students would recommend us
30+countries with active students
60%of our faculty are active industry professionals
15 yearstraining specialists in engineering and architecture

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