Laurea Magistrale (Second cycle degree/Two year Master - 120 ECTS) in Energy Engineering

Professional figure:

ENERGY ENGINEER

Main functions:

Occupies positions of responsibility in design, management, coordination and development of industrial and/or research activities in public and private boards and companies, as well as innovative activities within the freelance field. Possesses a broad cultural basis and a flexible professional approach which can be successfully applied to research and development activities and advanced technological applications, not only in the conventional and nuclear energy field but generally in the industrial sector. Specialises knowledge in various sectors, within the following professional profiles.

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ENERGY ENGINEER AND/OR HIGHLY QUALIFIED MANAGER IN THE THERMO-FLUID DYNAMICS DESIGN AREA

Main functions:

In charge of:

- the design of conventional and innovative domestic and industrial heating systems, considering the current regulations and the continuous technological evolution of the sector;

- the design of high energy-efficient building coatings and the certification of their thermal performance;

- the design of electrical and thermal energy production systems based on renewable sources;

- the thermo-fluid dynamic optimisation of heat exchangers and other technological equipment;

- the use of symbolic and numeric calculation codes to solve problems of fluid dynamics and heat transmission.

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EXPERT ENERGY ENGINEER AND/OR HIGHLY QUALIFIED MANAGER IN THE DESIGN OF THERMAL AND HYDRAULIC MACHINES AND ENERGY AND FOSSIL FUEL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

Main functions:

In charge of:

- the assessment the performance of gas turbines, combined units, steam and cogenerative units, both in conditions of stationary regime and in conditions which may be required according to variations in the network load;

- modelling and thermo-fluid dynamic simulation of energy production systems and the management and optimisation of machines and measurements to be taken to verify performance, using advanced computerised information systems (clusters);

- comparison of different adjustment strategies for gas turbine, steam and combined cycle units;
- management strategies for cogenerative systems according to input concerning the cost of electrical and thermal energy;

- the study of the environmental impact of the use of energy systems to produce thermal and electrical energy and their management in order to minimise emissions.

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EXPERT ENERGY ENGINEER AND/OR HIGHLY QUALIFIED MANAGER IN THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION AND CONVERSION

Main functions:

In charge of:
- the analysis and development of electrical energy systems, electrical energy production systems based on conventional and renewable sources in the free electricity market;
- The main problems relative to the use of electrical drives in industrial automation systems;

- the use of innovative electrical technologies for the production, storage and use of electrical energy, also contributing to advanced research in this sector.

In particular:

- development and application of superconductor materials for electrical equipment;

- electrical problems linked to the design and management of fuel cells and batteries;
- technologies relative to electrostatic charge formation processes;

- electrical problems linked to the design of new types of energy cables;

- analysis of shunt capacitators and energy quality.

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EXPERT ENERGY ENGINEER AND/OR HIGHLY QUALIFIED MANAGER IN THE FIELD OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING, RADIATION AND PLASMA APPLICATIONS

Main functions:

In charge of:
- exercising the radioprotection profession, after passing the state professional exams to become a "3rd level qualified expert";

- the implementation of systems for the industrial-technological, biological-biomedical use, research and environmental protection of ionising radiations, supervising the design, planning the choices and acquisitions and assuring their management in compliance with applicable legal provisions and the highest professional standards;

- the issues relative to power generation from nuclear sources and the implications of reactor physics, nuclear systems radiation protection and environmental impact assessment;

- the physical design and simulation, experimental analysis and management of thermal plasma sources able to assist the technological processes of the treatment, synthesis and transformation of conventional and innovative materials with high technological added value and interest in the energy field, including quality management and environmental protection;

- the description of the behaviour of nuclear fission reactors, the analysis of fusion reactors and, more generally, the modelling of high temperature thermal plasma;

- the study of the transport phenomena of charged cells and photons in technological and scientific applications, with particular reference to biomedical applications and materials analysis, as well as machines for the production of thermonuclear plasma;

- the precise physical modelling for thermo-fluid dynamic and electromagnetic simulation using advanced computerised information systems (clusters), the phenomena which govern processes assisted by high energy sources.

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EXPERT ENERGY ENGINEER AND/OR HIGHLY QUALIFIED MANAGER IN THE FIELD OF PROCESS ENGINEERING AND COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS

Main functions:

In charge of:
- design biomass and alternative fuel exploitation processes for the production of electricity;

- integrated management of gassy waste treatment processes deriving from stationary combustion systems;

- analysis of conventional, hydrogen and fuel cell fuel production processes;

- analysis of transport phenomena in fuel cells;

- analysis of problems linked to the running and/or design of geothermal energy production plants, plants running on wet and dry scrubbers of gassy effluent in plants based on innovative technologies.

Career opportunities:

2nd cycle graduates in Energy Engineering possesses a broad cultural base and a flexible professional approach which can be successfully applied to research and development activities and advanced technological applications, not only in the conventional and nuclear energy field but generally in the industrial sector.
In this sense, Energy Engineering graduates have extremely wide potential for employment in almost all fields of the modern technological society. In fact, all production sectors have to deal with the problem of optimising energy sources and minimising consumption; this is also of primary national interest, given the persistence in Italy of the strong dependency of foreign energy supplies. Furthermore, the advanced industrial field in which the energy engineering graduate will be called to work in demands the capacity to solve problems linked to the analysis and modelling of complex systems, reliability, safety analysis, risk assessment and prevention and environmental impact.

The main career opportunities for Energy Engineering graduates are: services companies; public and private energy procurement companies; producers of electrical and thermo electrical systems and components; energy sector design firms; civil and industrial concerns which require energy managers; research and development centres working in the innovative energy technologies field.

The 2nd cycle degree programme in Energy Engineering aims specifically to train professional figures able to occupy positions of responsibility in the management, coordination and development of industrial and/or research activities in public and private boards and companies, as well as innovative activities within the freelance field.

In particular, there are many important industrial companies which work specifically in sectors in which 2nd cycle energy engineering graduates are able to used their professional skills to fill high level middle and upper management positions, as well as in the public and private research and development fields:

- public and private energy procurement companies; research and development centres working in the innovative energy technologies field;

- suppliers of goods and services in the energy field, Energy Service Companies (ESCO);
- producers of components for heating systems, environmental conditioning systems, industrial refrigeration;

- producers of components for building coatings which require the energy certification of their products;

- laboratories certifying the thermal-physical properties of materials;

- companies working in the design, implementation and installation of thermal and electrical energy production systems based on fossil fuels and renewable sources;

- factories working in the manufacturing, mechanical, chemical, petrochemical and process sectors which require energy managers (mechanics industries, ceramics industries, chemical industries, brickworks, cement works, sugar processing, paper manufacturing, food processing and pharmaceuticals);

- automotive design and production companies;

- industries for the production and management of energy components and systems (turbines, compressors, electricity production plants);

- companies managing waste treatment and disposal plants which include energy recovery processes;

- design firms working in the radiation engineering sector with biological, biomedical and industrial-technological applications;

- design firms working in the thermo-technical plant sector, energy recovery in building complexes, cogeneration and district heating systems, electrical and thermal energy production systems based on renewable sources;

- spa resorts which under Italian law 230/95 and amendments require physical radioprotection monitoring;
- ceramic processing plants subject to physical radioprotection monitoring under Italian law 230/95 and amendments;

- physical radioprotection monitoring in underground working environments subject to Italian law 230/95 and amendments;

- industries using control methods using radiation;
- electro-mechanical sector manufacturers of high technology sources and relative components for metal cutting and welding;

- public and private research bodies working in the advanced electrical technologies sector for the production, transport and storage of electricity (photovoltaic system, fuel cell, superconductors, etc.);

- electrical equipment and machinery production industries.