Sustainable Energy Systems PhD Program A network of advanced studies throughout Portuguese Universities and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology J.M. Serra Program coordinator at Faculdade de Ciências Universidade de Lisboa 1
Scope of the doctoral program The study of Sustainable Energy Systems (SES) involves a complex framework characterized by wide time and spatial scales, requiring a multidisciplinary approach The Sustainable Energy Systems (SES) PhD program aims at educating the leaders that will contribute to the development of so-called Carbon-Free Society. The program intends to: Promote the rational use of energy, energy efficiency and the use of endogenous energy resources, in particular renewable energy; Reduce energy costs by developing new open energy and ancillary services markets with different agents (generation companies, service providers where even consumers participate) to be able to deal with the new challenges imposed by a strong presence of renewable sources; Increase transparency in the energy market both at the end-users and supply levels, by developing new regulatory approaches and new business models; Increase energy security through the diversification of energy sources; Deliver extra network capacity and system flexibility to manage large scale integration of renewable power sources in the electric grid. 2
Affiliated institutions INESC-TEC (UP), LAETA (UP, UL - IST, UC), LARSYS (UL - FCUL, UL - IST), INESC Coimbra (UC), CICC (UC), IDL (UL - FCUL) and CESA (UL - ISEG) SES EFACEC, PT (Portugal Telecom), REN (Redes Energéticas Nacionais), EDP (Energias de Portugal), Galp, IBM, RD Nester and Novabase. High Education Universidade de Lisboa (UL) Faculdade de Ciências (FCUL); Instituto Superior Técnico (IST); Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG) Universidade de Coimbra (UC) Faculdade de Economia (FE) and Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT) Universidade do Porto (UP) Faculdade de Engenharia (FEUP) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 3
Curriculum Outline YEAR 1 : Students choose their elective courses under the guidance of their thesis supervisors and the program director. Individual study plans ensure that students can obtain the specific knowledge needed to develop their work and to complement their original background (engineering, science, architecture, economics, or other). Students profit from the rich multidisciplinary offerings of the partner institutions, providing them the flexibility needed to build a curriculum tailored to their needs and aspirations. YEARS 2-4: PhD thesis preparation (180 ECTS). 4
Curriculum: Year 1 integrating multi-disciplinary aspects in the curriculum Mandatory courses (30 ECTS) i) Research methodologies. ii) Innovation and Entrepreneurship. iii) Energy Environment and Sustainability iv) Thesis project. i) Energy Planning including Economics: Energy Planning (UP, UTL); Renewable Resources: Wind (MIT, UP, UL); Solar (MIT, UL); Biofuels (UC); Energy Markets (MIT, UC); Economics (UC, UTL). Elective courses (30 ECTS) ii) Sustainable Built Environment: Buildings Technology (MIT, UC, UP, UTL,); Energy in Buildings (UC, UL, UP); Urban Studies (UC, MIT, UTL); Storage and Electrical Vehicles (UC, UP). iii) Smart Energy Networks: Management of large scale grid integration of renewable sources (UL, UP); Smart Grids and Vehicle Transportation (UP, UTL). 5
N. of PhD applications SES PhD: Applications 1246 Applications since 2007 with an average of 138 applications per year 476 Applications since 2013 with na average of 159 applications per year 150 Applications for 2015-2016 MIT Portugal SES PhD Candidates 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 SES 6
Outputs of the SES PhD: enrolled students and alumni The SES PhD program has enrolled 246 students, and 52 have already graduated since 2007 7
Impact and acceptance: scientific production SES Scientific Production 2007-2015 4 4 43 342 358 186 Int. books and book chapters Oral Pres. Patents Int. papers Posters Startups In 2014-2015, 7 books, 110 papers in international journals, and 108 presentations and posters in international meetings were produced 8
Impact and acceptance: employment SES PhD graduates are employed at: International Research Centers: JRC of the European Commission, UFRJ Brasil, Business School's Energy Centre University of Auckland New Zealand, Arizona State University, Chalmers University; Portuguese Research Centers: INESC TEC, LARSYS, IDL and companies: Tractebel Belgium, Smarter Grid Solutions (UK), REN-Portuguese TSO, EFACEC and ISA. 9
Integrating state-of-the-art energy research into educational programmes At the national level, several research centers support the research activities of the PhD Students The collaboration spans to the national laboratories for Energy (LNEG) and civil Engineering (LNEC) through internships of PhD students under the framework of research projects. Collaboration with industry has been put into practice through joint research projects (SusCity) and internships, and spans from large Portuguese companies like EDP (project INOVGRID) and GALP (e.g. SMARTGALP) to SME s. 10
Impact and acceptance: startups Some startups companies founded within the scope of the SES PhDprogram Inside Building Retrosim SDSIL : Investigação E Desenvolvimento De Soluções Solares Lda 11
Thank you J.M. Serra jmserra@fc.ul.pt Program coordinator at Faculdade de Ciências Universidade de Lisboa 12