Become an expert in an industry that's changing the way society uses energy with Alfred University’s renewable energy engineering bachelor’s degree (REE). One of only a few true renewable energy degree programs seated in a strong engineering foundation, this program gives you the tools, technology, and know-how you need following graduation to enter the growing renewable energy job market with countless opportunities.
School/Division
Inamori School of Engineering
Campus Locations
Main Campus - Alfred, NY
Major
Renewable Energy Engineering (BS)
Double Major
Double Major option(s) offered.
Minor
Renewable Energy Engineering
Alfred University’s Bachelor of Science in Renewable Energy Engineering is one of only a few true engineering degrees that specializes in renewable energy engineering.
Put your knowledge into practice at Alfred’s new laboratory facilities for designing and testing renewable energy technologies. To learn more about AU’s facilities, visit the Inamori School of Engineering page.
As a senior in the renewable energy engineering program, you will complete a senior design project that showcases your creative talents for solving real-world engineering problems.
In your first year in the renewable energy engineering program, you will take Introduction to Engineering, Computer-aided Design, Computer-aided Engineering, and the Renewable Energy Engineering Explorations Lab as well as foundation courses in math, chemistry, and physics.
Hands-on practical experiences continue throughout the program as you learn more about mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and business as they relate to the generation, delivery, and consumption of energy from renewable sources. As a senior, you will undertake a year-long senior design project, learning how to function as an effective group member within a realistic, job-like environment.
Renewable energy engineers are energy engineers that specialize in renewable and alternative energy technologies. Renewable energy engineers develop renewable energy systems, make improvements to energy efficiency, and apply science and engineering with an economic sense to create a more sustainable future for our planet. As examples, renewable energy engineers may work on electrical systems, advanced controls, green buildings, energy-efficient lighting, fuel cells and batteries, wind turbines, and solar power systems.
Graduating with a renewable energy engineering bachelor’s degree, you can look forward to working in energy industries specializing in renewable systems. You might work in the industry as a professional trained in government regulation, or become a regulator yourself. You might assist corporations in improving transmission and grid integration, power markets, utility operation and planning methods, and product management. Above all, the renewable energy engineering program will prepare you for communicating results to a broad audience including industrial, governmental, and public sectors.
A Bachelor of Science in Renewable Energy Engineering will prepare you to face the ever-evolving energy industry. Learn to analyze and interpret data, problem solve, take action on solutions and present findings to a range of audiences. Request more information about the renewable energy engineering program or begin your online application.
Courses for the Renewable Energy Engineering Major are listed in our digital Undergraduate Catalog.
Renewable Energy Engineering is available as a double major to any Inamori School of Engineering undergraduate. Courses for the Renewable Energy Engineering double major are listed in our digital Undergraduate Catalog.
Courses for the Renewable Energy Engineering minor are listed in our digital Undergraduate Catalog.
The REE Program at Alfred University is dedicated to the study and practice of Energy systems for a sustainable environment. Our mission is to produce the next generation of engineers and scientists who will develop and perfect renewable energy systems, make improvements on energy efficiency, and advance science and engineering with an economic sense in the aim to create a more sustainable future for our planet. Students of the REE program at Alfred will learn elements of mechanical and electrical engineering and business related to the generation, delivery and consumption of energy from renewable sources. Our systems level approach to education gives students access to the latest technologies and the wherewithal to apply them. Graduates of our program will work in the energy industries which specialize in renewable systems. They will work in industry as professionals trained in government regulation, or be regulators themselves. They will assist corporations in improving transmission and grid integration, power markets, utility operation and planning methods, and product management. They will be able to communicate results to a broad audience including industrial, government and the public sector.
The REE Program Mission Statement is consistent with that of the University and the SoE. Essential parts of the three Mission Statements are that students will be (1) good academicians, (2) good citizens, and (3) self-learners. This is consistent with the University’s major strength of being a comprehensive educational institution that provides individualized attention to the learning process.
The BS program in Renewable Energy Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the General Criteria.
If you have varied interests in engineering but are unsure which you excel at or enjoy working with the most, consider exploring our Undecided Engineering pathway. The Inamori School of Engineering provides this option to students who are undecided as first-year students and allows them to discover the field of engineering that's the best fit for them.
The objectives of the REE Program are to produce graduates who can attain, within a few years of graduation,
Alfred University uses program educational objectives as a method for outlining program outcomes and objectives. Program educational objectives (or PEOs) are broad statements that describe what we expect graduates of AU's renewable energy engineering program to attain 3-5 years after graduation. PEOs are reviewed and revised regularly to ensure that the program’s educational objectives are relevant to the needs of today's employers.
Graduates of the Renewable Energy Engineering program at Alfred University will have:
Students enrolling in the Renewable Energy Engineering major often bolster their education by double majoring or minoring in these other closely related fields:
