Energy

Faced with the growth of the global population, environmental problems and the depletion of fossil fuel resources, our societies must engage with the energy transition by developing their ability to produce or process alternative fuels (more available, profitable and acceptable for the environment, such as hydrogen, biomass, coal, etc.) and fissile fuels for the nuclear industry. Renewable energy sources such as wind and hydropower must also be developed. In parallel, industrial processes and all energy conversion and storage facilities must adapt to the use of new raw materials and energy vectors and limit their environmental impacts. These new requirements are in addition to market needs, which are expressed in terms of both cost and product quality. The optimisation of existing processes and the development of new technologies and new industrial sectors are therefore essential solutions to meet these energy and environmental challenges. These efforts also involve the automotive, aeronautics and housing sectors. The Energy Department offers three training courses: “Fluids”, “Energy Transition” and “Environment Processes”. The courses in the department are organised around a matrix structure, with two thirds of the teaching in core modules defined by the course and one third in modules chosen from the other pathways.

Educational team

The department’s teaching team is attached to the Laboratory of Energy and Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (LEMTA) and the Institut Jean Lamour (IJL) for the purpose of research. In this context, the team members are currently involved in many research programmes in partnership with the industrial world. Studies are currently being conducted with Areva NC, ArcelorMittal, Rio Tinto Alcan, Saint-Gobain, Ascométal, Alcan, Aubert&Duval, Mittal Industeel, Cezus, Timet, Imphy, CTIF, CEA Grenoble, CEA Marcoule and ADEME.

Professions for which the course prepares students

The aim of the courses is to give young engineers the in-depth scientific and technical knowledge and methodological skills they will need to work on topical problems in the fields of industrial systems engineering and the production and rational use of energy, including:

  • fossil fuel processing (gas, oil) and coal, production of energy from biomass, production of H2 (oil, gas and electricity producers),
  • the nuclear industry,
  • energy production (thermal and solar power plants),
  • waste treatment and recovery, water treatment (environmental industries),
  • energy-intensive processes (metallurgy, glass industry, petrochemicals).

In addition, the training provides a strong awareness of environmental and sustainable development issues, and proposes projects in areas related to these themes. Several alumni have given us feedback on their entry into working life, which you are free to consult: testimonials from alumni. And don’t hesitate to browse the company list for more information on companies recruiting in the energy sector, for an internship or an engineering position following one of the Energy courses.