Smart Grid Demand Management MSc/Diploma

This programme has been selected to support the skills demand in Scotland's key economic growth areas. A number of full fee bursaries are available to applicants permanently resident in Scotland. Download an application form and submit

This is a multidisciplinary programme with strong Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering components. It aims to provide students with the required electrical and mechanical knowledge and skills to understand how the components in an energy or electricity network interact; to identify the key requirements for operating a smart grid effectively; and to design, model and evaluate a smart grid based on the technological constraints of the constituents against economic constraints.

With the increased contribution of renewable and distributed power generation into the electricity network, the demands of operating such a network becomes a challenging task. There is a need for highly trained specialists with technical skills and knowledge of the key constituents of that network, from the resources and technologies, through transmission, to the supply to the end-user.

A good understanding of the economic environment within which the network has to provide the service is also required. To build these skills, the programme consists of an introductory course in the essential energy sciences and wider energy issues, electrical engineering courses in Electrical Power Systems and Distributed Generation, mechanical engineering courses in Renewable Energy Technologies and Demand Management and Energy Storage, a course in Environmental and Energy Economics, and a project-led course on Smart Grid Modelling.

The Scottish Funding Council has made available 20 scholarships covering fees only to students with Scottish backgrounds. Five of these places are reserved for applicants to this programme in the first instance. The remaining places are spread over all our Energy based MSc programmes. There is no separate application process for this. If you are eligible, you will be considered automatically. You will be notified through the summer if you have been selected.

One year (MSc), 9 months (Diploma)