Universidade Santiago de Compostela
Doctorate in Renewable Energies and Energy Sustainability
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
PhD
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
Spanish, Galician
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 200 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Energy is essential for the organization of society, for transportation, to maintain the proper temperature in our homes in winter and summer, and for the operation of industry, farms and offices. In spite of everything, many energy resources are finite and, at higher levels, energy consumption is, in general, a source of pollution.
The sustainability of the natural environment and the need to guarantee security of supply require using less fossil fuels, using them in a smarter way and developing alternatives. This Doctoral Program was born with a deeply interdisciplinary spirit, starting from the collaboration between fourteen departments of this University, one of its basic objectives being the integration of the rest of the departments or institutions that are involved in the field of renewable energies. of our Autonomous Community. The general objectives of this doctorate are to train specialist professionals in the field of renewable energy and sustainability to meet the needs of society in this field. The doctors will be professionals who will be able to exercise both a business and an academic role. At the same time, it is intended to cover the need for specialist researchers in renewable energy and sustainability who can exercise their research role in the field of energy efficiency and different renewable energies. This multidisciplinary preparation focuses in particular on topics such as solar energy, biomass, agro-energy and wind and tidal energy, among others. A global project would be formulated that would include from the technical design of the facilities through realistic process modeling, the return time evaluation, the study of energy efficiency and viability, its energy sustainability and, in the latter case, the construction of an energy system and its subsequent quality control and monitoring.
Lines of investigation
- Wave, tidal and offshore wind
- Solar energy and storage systems
- Distributed energy and sustainable energy applications
- Characterization and recovery of biofuels and biomass biolubricants
- Sustainable energy management of agroforestry systems
- Environmental physics: modeling and study of the dynamics of geophysical systems: atmosphere, ocean, soil-vegetation and ground and surface water
The entry profile to the Doctoral Program in Renewable Energies and Energy Sustainability, without training supplements, will generally be from the Master's studies:
- Branch of Sciences: Master in Aquaculture; Master in Biodiversity and conservation of the natural environment; Master in Marine Biology; Master in Biotechnology; Master in Science and Technology of Colloids and Interfaces; Master in Materials Science and Technology; Master in Renewable Energies; Master in Mathematical Engineering; Master in Nuclear and Particle Physics and its technological and medical applications; Master in Photonics and Laser Technologies; Master in Mathematics; Master Environment and Natural Resources; Master in Advanced Chemistry; Master in Organic Chemistry; Master in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modeling; Master in Statistical Techniques.
- Branch of Health Sciences: Master in Occupational Risk Prevention and Environmental Health.
- Branch of Engineering and Architecture: Master in High Performance Computing; Master in Project Management; Master in Environmental Engineering; Master in Chemical and Environmental Process Engineering; Master in Engineering for Rural Development; Master in Agricultural and Forestry Research; Master in Information Technology; Master in Sustainable Land and Territory Management.
- Branch of Social and Legal Sciences: Master in Law of Administrations and Public Institutions; Master in Business Management; Master in Economic Development and Innovation.
By analogy with those indicated, any other official master's degrees taught by other Spanish or foreign Universities.
Students from the Health Sciences Branch and the Social and Legal Sciences Branch who have not taken these master's degrees must take the following subjects of the Master's Degree in Renewable Energy:
- Production Technologies (3 ECTS)
- Bioclimatic Architecture and Urban Planning (3 ECTS)
- Economy and Energy: consumption, available resources, economic and sustainable model (3 ECTS)
- Management of Renewable Energy Projects and Energy Audits (3 ECTS)
- In addition, you must carry out a supervised research work on a topic to be determined by the Academic Committee of the Doctorate (3 ECTS).
Formation activities
- Participation in summer courses E1051A01
- Participation in conferences E1051A02
- Publication of research articles E1051A03
- Participation in training and/or business seminars E1051A04
- Stay in research centers E1051A05
Training complements
- Economy and energy: consumption, available resources, economic model and sustainability P1053113
- Management of renewable energy projects and energy audits P1053114
- Production technologies P1053207
- Bioclimatic architecture and urban planning P1053210
Energy is essential for the organization of society, for transportation to maintain the appropriate temperature in our homes in winter or summer and for the functioning of industry, agricultural operations and offices. Despite everything, many energy resources are finite and, furthermore, energy consumption is, in general, a source of pollution.
Environmental sustainability and the need to guarantee security of supply require using fewer fossil fuels, using them more intelligently and developing alternatives. This doctoral program was born with a deeply interdisciplinary spirit, starting from the collaboration between fourteen departments of this University, one of its basic objectives being the integration of the rest of the departments or institutions that are involved in the field of Renewable Energy. of our Autonomous Community.
The general objectives of this doctorate are to train specialist professionals in the field of renewable energy and sustainability, to cover the needs of society in this field. The doctors will be professionals who will be able to carry out both business and academic work. Simultaneously, it is intended to cover the need for researchers specialized in renewable energy and sustainability who can carry out their research work in the field of energy efficiency and different renewable energies.
The program will therefore be key to training highly specialized researchers who cover the main aspects of renewable energies and sustainability to carry out their research work in the field of energy efficiency and different renewable energies.
This multidisciplinary preparation focuses in particular on topics such as solar energy, biomass, agroenergy and wind and tidal energy, among others. A global project would be proposed that would include the technical design of facilities through modeling of realistic processes, the evaluation of the return time, the study of energy efficiency and feasibility, their energy sustainability and, in the last case, the construction of a energy system and its subsequent quality control and monitoring.
It is notable that we currently have in the program a professor from the University of Plymouth (UK) and professors from foreign subsidiaries of different multinational companies. In addition, we will try to adhere to collaboration agreements with international teaching and/or research institutions and the case of the "Science without Borders" Program, signed between USC and Brazil.