+ 60 ECTS Credits

Master´s Degree in Energy Technologies + 60 ECTS Credits

Master´s Degree in Energy Technologies + 60 ECTS Credits

Do you want to lead the shift to sustainable energy and update your skills for 2050 scenarios? Train in advanced energy technologies and gain strategic, technical mastery for real projects.

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Master´s Degree in Energy Technologies + 60 ECTS Credits

Verifiable program data for this master's degree

  • 60 ECTS Credits
  • Faculty of Energías Renovables y Eficiencia Energética
  • Internships at real companies
  • STRUCTURALIA qualification

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

Hydrogen systems

Master hydrogen generation and storage, and learn how to integrate it into complex energy systems.

Refining processes

Analyze crude oil refining schemes and map how derived products evolve in the global energy future.

Renewable electricity

Design optimized PV systems and evaluate the feasibility of wind and hydro projects for robust outcomes.

Energy transition insights

Understand natural gas and LNG value chains, and assess how biobustibles reduce dependence on hydrocarbons.

Course curriculum

9 modules covering everything from hydrogen systems to optimizing PVsyst-based designs, evaluating wind and hydro feasibility, and energy transition analysis. Click on each module to see the full content.

01

Module 1. Hydrogen As An Energy Carrier

Didactic Unit 1. Energy And Hydrogen

  • History of hydrogen
  • What is hydrogen?
  • Current electricity and energy matrix
  • Hydrogen as an energy carrier
  • Prospects for the Hydrogen Roadmap

Didactic Unit 2. Hydrogen Generation And Storage

  • PEM electrolysis
  • Alkaline Electrolysis
  • Electrolysis SOEC and AEM
  • Hydrogen storage
  • Hydrogen distribution

Didactic Unit 3. Electrical Power Generation And Other Applications

  • Fuel cells
  • PEM fuel cells
  • HV fuel cells
  • Hydrogen turbines and engines
  • Fuel cell vehicles

Didactic Unit 4. Hydrogen Installations

  • Refuelling stations
  • Dimensioning of main equipment
  • Safety considerations. Explosive atmospheres
  • Design of hydrogen fuel cell related facilities
  • Example of installation calculation.
02

Module 2. Oil Industry, Biofuels And The 2050 Scenario

Didactic Unit 1. Crude Oil And Refining Processes

  • Crude oil (I)
  • Crude oil (II)
  • Crude oil (III)
  • Refining processes (I)
  • Refining processes (II)

Didactic Unit 2. Refining Schemes And Products

  • Refining schemes (I)
  • Refining schemes (II)
  • Refining products (I)
  • Refining products (II)
  • Margin and profitability

Didactic Unit 3. Alternative Fuels To Oil. Biofuels

  • Bioenergy
  • Biofuels
  • Bioethanol & biodiesel
  • SAF & biogas
  • Bio-refineries

Didactic Unit 4. Present And Future Of The Oil Industry

  • HSE & CO2 emissions
  • Oil industry. Short and medium-term scenario
  • Crude oil markets
  • Refining product markets
  • Biofuels markets
03

Module 3. Natural Gas And Liquefied Natural Gas Industry. Key Role In The Energy Transition

Didactic Unit 1. Natural Gas And Liquefied Natural Gas Basics

  • Composition and properties
  • Exploration and production techniques
  • Deposit types and characterisation
  • Extraction techniques
  • Fracking

Didactic Unit 2. Natural Gas And Liquefied Natural Gas Value Chain (i)

  • Natural gas value chain
  • Gas processing
  • Liquefaction
  • Transport of liquefied natural gas
  • Regasification

Didactic Unit 3. Natural Gas And Liquefied Natural Gas Value Chain (ii)

  • Storage of liquefied natural gas
  • Offshore installations
  • Gas system and distribution
  • Marketing, regulation and markets
  • HSE and natural and liquefied natural gas applications

Didactic Unit 4. Energy Transition And The 2050 Scenario

  • Energy transition and global position
  • European Green Deal & LATAM Green
  • Net zero emissions by 2050
  • Natural gas central to the energy transition
  • Circular economy. Natural gas and hydrogen
04

Module 4. 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
05

Module 5. 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 the generation of a wind farm.
  • High-voltage electrical substation.
  • High-voltage overhead power line.
  • Offshore wind energy.
06

Module 6. Hydropower

Didactic Unit 1. Introduction To Hydroelectric Energy. Reservoir Infrastructures

  • Introduction and Overview of hydropower generation
  • Typology of Hydropower Plants
  • Water Resource Assessment
  • Dams and weirs. Introduction and typology
  • Dams and weirs. Stocks, spillways and outfalls

Didactic Unit 2. Piping

  • Intake works
  • Channels and pressure galleries
  • Forced piping
  • Gates and valves
  • Equipment and piping

Didactic Unit 3. Turbines And Electrical Equipment

  • Powerhouse and turbine generalities
  • Field of application of action turbines and turbines
  • Reaction turbines
  • Turbine selection criteria and performance
  • Alternators, regulation and control

Unit Didactic Unit 4. Reversible Power Plants, Projects And Environmental Aspects

  • Reversible Power Plants
  • Feasibility studies
  • Example of dimensioning
  • Hydroelectric projects
  • Environmental assessment. Mitigation and environmental impact.
07

Module 7. Conventional Thermal Generation

Didactic Unit 1. Introduction To Thermodynamics. Fuels. Steam Power Plants

  • Introduction to thermodynamics
  • Fuels and combustion
  • The steam power station. The regenerative Rankine cycle
  • The steam power station. General layout and main equipment
  • Types of steam power plants

Didactic Unit 2. Gas Turbine Power Plants

  • The gas turbine. The Brayton cycle
  • Types of gas turbines. Gas turbine parts. Technologists
  • Simple cycle power plants
  • Combined cycle power plants
  • General layout of a combined cycle power plant. Components

Didactic Unit 3. Diesel Engine Power Plants. Situation And Perspectives Of Conventional Thermal Power Plants

  • The internal combustion engine. Otto cycle and Diesel cycle
  • The Diesel engine. Types. Technologists
  • The engine centre. Types and configurations
  • The engine centre. General layout and components
  • Status and prospects of conventional thermal generation

Didactic Unit 4. Nuclear Energy

  • Nuclear Energy Basics
  • Fundamentals of Nuclear Technology
  • Conventional Nuclear Power Plants
  • Safety and radiation protection of nuclear power plants
  • The role of nuclear energy in the transition to decarbonisation.
08

Module 8. 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
09

Module 9. Offshore Offshore Wind

Didactic Unit 1. Basic Concepts Of Offshore Wind Energy

  • Introduction to offshore wind
  • Global market and main players
  • Fundamentals of offshore wind
  • Types of existing technologies
  • Environment, consenting and permitting

Didactic Unit 2. Offshore Wind Project Phases

  • Bidding phase and auction models
  • Development phase: DEVEX
  • Construction phase: CAPEX
  • Operation and decommissioning phase: OPEX & DISEX
  • Project funding

Didactic Unit 3. Main Components Of An Offshore Wind Farm

  • Foundations
  • Wind turbines
  • Transport and Installation
  • Grid connection and electrical system
  • Other elements of an offshore wind farm

Didactic Unit 4. Electricity Market

  • Actors in the energy market and their roles.
  • PPA
  • Subsidised remuneration system
  • Green certificates
  • Market challenges

Teaching faculty

Teaching team with professional experience in Master´s Degree in Energy Technologies + 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:

  • Senior Hydrogen Projects Consultant
  • Advanced Biofuels Development Lead
  • Large-Scale Photovoltaic Project Director
  • Wind Farm Optimization Specialist
  • Natural Gas and LNG Market Analyst
  • Renewable Energy Integration 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

The Master's program in Cybersecurity and Information Risk is included in the Top 25 best cybersecurity training programs according to "Escudo Digital".

Our numbers

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

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