How long is the BEng in Renewable Energy Engineering?

Three years full-time on-campus. The BEng in Renewable Energy Engineering offers part-time online and distance routes that extend study to four years.

Can the BEng in Renewable Energy Engineering be done online?

Yes — the BEng in Renewable Energy Engineering is delivered on-campus, online with mandatory in-person lab blocks, or by distance learning with the same lab attendance.

What are the entry requirements for the BEng in Renewable Energy Engineering?

Three A-levels including Mathematics and a science at BBC or equivalent, GCSE English and Maths at 5/C, and IELTS 6.5 for the BEng in Renewable Energy Engineering.

How much does the BEng in Renewable Energy Engineering cost?

Fees for the BEng in Renewable Energy Engineering vary by route and domicile. Means-tested bursaries and scholarships are offered — contact LSCT admissions.

BEng in Renewable Energy Engineering — UK Degree | LSCT | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The UK net-zero pipeline — offshore wind, grid reinforcement, solar build-out, EV-charging and heat-pump rollout — is one of the largest engineering programmes in Europe, and trained graduates are in structural short supply. The BEng in Renewable Energy Engineering at LSCT prepares for that work. The three-year UK honours degree sits within Engineering & Science, runs on-campus, online or by distance learning, and is taught from central London with site visits across UK renewables projects.

You will move from the foundations of electrical engineering, thermodynamics and materials into applied renewables: solar PV system design, wind turbine systems, energy storage, heat-pump and district-heating design, and grid-integration practice under UK G98/G99 frameworks. The BEng is aligned with IET and Engineering Council UK incorporated- and chartered-engineer routes, and closes with a final-year design project.

Engineering is a hands-on discipline, and the programme is built around lab, site and CAD time rather than purely theoretical exposition. Every taught module ends in an assessed practical or simulation exercise, and faculty include practising engineers from UK consultancies, contractors and public-sector engineering teams.

Across the three years, students take a structured progression from foundational modules into electives and a final-year capstone or dissertation, with year-two industry placement built into the calendar. The course design balances academic rigour with applied practice, and students leave with both a UK honours degree and a portfolio of working-context evidence for employer applications.

Key Features

UK net-zero focus — offshore wind, solar, storage, EV-charging and heat-pump design.
Aligned with IET and Engineering Council UK incorporated- and chartered-engineer routes.
Grid-integration module — G98/G99 framework and distribution-network operator practice.
Year-two placement with a UK renewables developer, contractor or consultancy.
Three study modes with mandatory in-person lab and site-visit blocks.
Final-year design project on a UK renewables system or net-zero retrofit.

What You Will Learn

The BEng in Renewable Energy Engineering is structured around ten taught modules and a final-year design project. You will graduate able to size a solar PV array, evaluate a small wind turbine site, scope a storage system, and brief a UK distribution network operator on a connection application.

Electrical engineering fundamentals — circuits, machines and power electronics.
Thermodynamics and heat transfer for energy systems.
Solar PV system design — modules, inverters, BoS and array layout.
Wind energy — turbine systems, resource assessment and offshore considerations.
Energy storage — battery chemistries, BMS, stationary applications.
Heat pumps and district heating — UK retrofit and PAS 2035 context.
Grid integration — G98/G99, ancillary services and UK distribution-network operator practice.
Sustainability and life-cycle assessment aligned with UK net-zero policy.

Assessment is built around the documents and deliverables UK engineering practice actually produces: technical drawings, calculation packs, design reports, method statements, risk assessments, simulation outputs and small site or lab investigations. Faculty include practising engineers from UK consultancies and contractors, and feedback is calibrated to Engineering Council UK competency expectations.

Who This Course Is For

A-level leavers (including a STEM subject) aiming for UK renewables graduate-route jobs.
International students seeking a UK-recognised renewables engineering degree.
Career changers in their twenties moving into engineering from related technical fields.
Electrical or mechanical technicians topping up to a chartered-engineer pathway.

Career Pathways

UK renewables and grid demand absorbs trained engineers as fast as universities can graduate them. Typical first roles after the BEng in Renewable Energy Engineering include:

Graduate Electrical Engineer at a UK renewables developer or consultancy
Renewable Energy Technician on UK solar, wind or storage projects
Site Engineer on grid-reinforcement or offshore-wind works
Environmental Consultant on renewables and net-zero briefs
Construction Project Engineer on M&E or renewables packages
Industrial Engineer in a UK clean-tech manufacturing setting

Graduates routinely progress to MSc-level study and chartered-engineer status via IET or Engineering Council UK.

LSCT's relationships with UK consultancies, contractors and engineering trade bodies support a steady flow of site visits, capstones and first-job introductions. Graduates regularly return to the school as guest tutors and project sponsors, which keeps the curriculum aligned with what UK engineering employers are actually hiring for in the year ahead.

Entry Requirements

Three A-levels at grades BBC or above including Mathematics and a science (or an equivalent UK / international qualification, BTEC DMM in engineering, Foundation Year pass).
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C and Mathematics at grade 5/C for the BEng in Renewable Energy Engineering.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A personal statement; mature applicants (21+) may apply with significant electrical or mechanical lab coursework or technical work experience and a short interview.

Why Study at LSCT

The London School of Commerce and Technology (LSCT) is a specialist higher-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. We teach in small cohorts so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule that students can rely on, and partner with UK professional bodies so qualifications carry weight with employers. London puts Whitehall, the City, Silicon Roundabout, the Royal Courts of Justice, the West End and the NHS estate within a short tube ride of every classroom — and our students use that proximity in their projects, placements and graduate job hunts. For renewables students, that means site access to UK grid substations, solar installations and offshore-wind partner organisations.

The Engineering & Science department runs a structured site-visit programme across each term — to UK infrastructure projects, manufacturing plants, laboratories and renewables installations — plus a guest-speaker series with working chartered engineers. Students on all three study modes are invited, with sessions recorded for later review.

Apply for BEng in Renewable Energy Engineering

The BEng in Renewable Energy Engineering is built to launch your career in the Engineering & Science sector. Click Enrol Now to submit your application; admissions reply within one working day. Indicate your interest sector — solar, wind, storage, grid, heat — so labs and placement matching can begin.

If you are unsure whether your prior coursework or site experience is enough, the LSCT admissions team can arrange a short conversation with a current tutor — engineering admissions are calibrated to working evidence as much as to formal qualifications, and several students join after a short technical conversation clarifies the right entry point.