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Masters · 1500 h · 11 modules
Master's in Hybrid Marine Energy Parks (Offshore Wind, Wave and Floating Solar)
The Master's in Hybrid Marine Energy Parks (Offshore Wind, Wave and Floating Solar) Prepares you to plan and design hybrid marine energy parks that combine offshore wind, wave energy and floating solar PV in the same sea area. You
Duration1500 h
FormatOnline
Starts7 December
Places20 / 20
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Programme overview
What is the Master’s in Hybrid Marine Energy Parks (Offshore Wind, Wave and Floating Solar)?
The Master's in Hybrid Marine Energy Parks (Offshore Wind, Wave and Floating Solar)
Prepares you to plan and design hybrid marine energy parks that combine offshore wind, wave energy and floating solar PV in the same sea area. You will study each technology, the complementarity of resources, shared platform design, common electrical infrastructure, storage and hydrogen, joint operation and maintenance, and marine spatial planning, with a realistic view of each technology’s maturity and the challenges of integrating them.
Key advantages
- An integrated view: Three technologies and how to combine them, in a single programme.
- Applied engineering: Resource, structures, electrical systems and operations.
- Smarter use of the sea: More energy per square kilometre and less variability.
- A realistic approach: Mature and emerging technologies, with their limitations.
- Your own project: Conceptual design of a hybrid park at a real site.
Programme type
Master's Degree
Study mode
Online
Duration
1,500 hours
Modules
11
Programme highlights
- Assess resources: Analyse wind, waves and solar radiation at sea.
- Combine technologies: Design the complementarity between sources.
- Share infrastructure: Optimise platforms, cables and substations.
- Manage the energy: Integrate storage and hydrogen.
- Boost your career: Open doors to offshore wind developers, engineering firms, grid operators and consultancies.
- Train to design the marine energy parks that will make the most of every square metre of sea.
Curriculum
Programme Structure
The programme is structured in 11 modules, listed below in order of study.
01
Marine Renewable Energy and Hybrid Parks
- Overview of marine renewables
- The hybrid park concept
- Co-located and combined hybridisation
- Benefits of combining technologies
- Technical and economic challenges
- Maturity of each technology
- Demonstration projects
- Marine energy policy
- The value chain
- Sector trends
02
Combined Resource Assessment
- The offshore wind resource
- The wave resource
- Solar radiation at sea
- Databases and reanalyses
- In situ measurement and remote sensing
- Correlation between resources
- Variability and complementarity
- Extreme design conditions
- Site selection
- Combined resource report
03
Fixed and Floating Offshore Wind
- Offshore wind turbines
- Fixed foundations
- Floating platforms
- Mooring systems
- Wakes and array layout
- Aerodynamic and hydrodynamic loads
- IEC design standards
- Installation and logistics
- Floating wind in deep water
- Lessons from operating wind farms
04
Wave Energy
- Wave physics
- Classification of converters
- Oscillating water columns
- Point absorbers
- Attenuators and overtopping devices
- Power take-off systems
- Converter control
- Survival in storms
- State of development
- Integration with offshore wind
05
Offshore Floating Solar PV
- From reservoirs to the open sea
- Float and structure types
- Modules and materials for the marine environment
- Behaviour in waves
- Mooring of solar systems
- Performance and cooling
- Corrosion and biofouling
- Pioneering offshore projects
- Integration between wind turbines
- Outstanding challenges
06
Integrated Hybrid Park Design
- Sizing criteria
- Spatial layout
- Shared platforms
- Wave sheltering effects
- Interactions between devices
- Modelling combined output
- Multi-objective optimisation
- Design tools
- Sensitivity analysis
- Conceptual design
07
Electrical Systems, Storage and Hydrogen
- Array cabling
- Dynamic and static cables
- Offshore substations
- AC and DC transmission
- Battery storage
- Green hydrogen at sea
- Energy management
- Grid codes
- Power quality
- Interconnectors and offshore grids
08
Shared Operation and Maintenance
- Maintenance strategies
- Predictive maintenance
- Vessel and helicopter logistics
- Weather windows
- Access to devices
- Inspection robotics and drones
- Condition monitoring
- Personnel safety
- Spare parts management
- Operating costs
09
Environment, Coexistence and Planning
- Environmental impact assessment
- Birds and marine mammals
- Underwater noise
- The reef effect
- Fishing and other uses
- Marine spatial planning
- Navigation and maritime safety
- Seascape and social acceptance
- Environmental monitoring
- Decommissioning
10
Economics, Finance and Consenting
- Capital costs by technology
- Levelised cost of hybrid energy
- Savings from shared infrastructure
- Revenue models
- Auctions and support mechanisms
- Power purchase agreements
- Project finance
- Risk analysis
- Consenting marine projects
- International regulatory framework
11
Master's Final Project: Design of a Hybrid Marine Energy Park
- Site selection
- Resource assessment
- Technology selection
- Park configuration
- Electrical infrastructure
- Operation and maintenance strategy
- Environmental assessment
- Economic analysis
- Consenting and risk plan
- Defence before a panel
Workload
Study Time and Workload
1500 hours of study, online and at your own pace. Move the slider to the hours a week you can really put in.
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Who it is for
Industrial, electrical, naval or civil engineers: who want to specialise in marine renewables Offshore wind professionals: looking to broaden into other technologies Developer and utility staff: who evaluate offshore projects Energy and environmental consultants: working in marine planning Researchers: interested in hybrid energy systems
Faculty
Academic direction and faculty
The teaching team at Navalis: working professionals who deliver and oversee the institute's programmes.
Eng. Diego Cifuentes
Cap. Javier Abaroa (MCA)
Dr. Pau Ferrer
Dr. Nuria Llobregat
Eng. Javier Bañuls
Eng. Sofía Marquina
Eng. Tomás Riera
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Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
- 01Assess combined resources
- 02Understand each technology
- 03Design the hybrid layout
- 04Design the electrical infrastructure
- 05Plan operation and maintenance
- 06Assess feasibility
Careers
Career Opportunities
01Offshore project engineer: Design of marine renewable energy parks.
02Energy resource analyst: Assessment of wind, wave and solar resources.
03Marine electrical systems engineer: Cables, substations and grid connection.
04Operations and maintenance engineer: Asset management at sea.
05Marine planning consultant: Coexistence of uses and consenting.
06Business development manager: Developers and utilities.
Questions
Entry Requirements
No. Offshore wind is commercial, whereas wave energy and open-sea floating solar are still under development.
Yes. You work with resource data and energy yield estimation tools.
Yes, as an option for storing and using energy at sea.
Yes. It broadens your profile towards other technologies and integrated design.
The complete conceptual design of a hybrid park at a real site.
100% online, with a virtual campus available 24/7, live sessions that are recorded, and tutorials with the teaching staff.
The programme involves 1500 hours of study. You can work at your own pace within the timetable we give you when you enrol.
Each programme has its own start date, shown on this page and confirmed by our admissions team when you enquire.
On completing the programme you receive the Master's in Hybrid Marine Energy Parks (Offshore Wind, Wave and Floating Solar) qualification awarded by Navalis Magna Institute.
Online admissions
Admissions Process
No waiting for a phone call. If your documents are complete, you can pay in the same session.
Entry requirements
Academic/professional profile: A degree in industrial, electrical, naval, civil or mechanical engineering, physics, marine science or a related field; or proven professional experience in the energy or offshore sector. Language: A good working level of English to follow classes and materials. Technical requirements: A computer with a stable internet connection, an up-to-date browser and a webcam for live sessions and project presentations. Admissions process: Online application, profile review and a short interview with the academic team. We confirm your start date when you enquire.
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