Master electrical power generation techniques and establish preventive maintenance plans for the future. You will contribute to the smooth operation of power plants while taking into account resources, the environment and the highest quality standards” 

This professional master’s degree in Power Generation, Promotion, Technology and Operations effectively combines the knowledge of techniques and technologies of electricity generation, without forgetting an interesting technical-economic aspect in close relation to the business of the Electricity Market, establishing the guidelines to follow to optimize cost control in maintenance procedures and operation of electric power generation plants.

The content of the curriculum also delves into Energy Resource Management to optimize the benefit of electric power production and generation, contributing to the sustainability of the planet and the improvement of the industry. 

In addition, as it is a 100% online, program, it provides the student with the ease of being able to study it comfortably, wherever and whenever they want. All you need is a device with internet access to take your career one step further. A modality in line with the current times with all the guarantees to position the professional in a highly demanded area in continuous change, in line with the SDGs promoted by the UN.

You will deepen your knowledge of energy resource management to optimize the benefit of electric power production and generation" 

This professional master’s degree in Power Generation, Promotion, Technology and Operations contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features of the program include:  

• The development of case studies presented by experts in electrical engineering
• The deepening in Energy Resources Management
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection 

You will learn in detail the different techniques and technologies of electricity generation and discover the potential business opportunities offered by their infrastructures" 

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive training program designed to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.  

Deepen your engineering knowledge and specialize in new technologies and the latest trends in power generation with TECH"

In this professional master’s degree, you will learn to successfully manage maintenance plans for power plants"

The professional master’s degree in Electricity Generation, Promotion, Technology and Exploitation is aimed at providing students with the necessary skills to undertake various functions related to electricity generation, from project design to economic and feasibility analysis of the investment required for the implementation of a power plant, to consultancy in power generation plants with conventional techniques and technologies, applied to thermal, solar, combined cycle, cogeneration, hydro, wind, maritime and nuclear energy.In this way, we propose a broad agenda with quality content and highly qualified management so that the professional can achieve all these objectives. 

The content of this professional master’s degree will guide you to successfully integrate renewable energies into the electricity generation park, contributing to the sustainability of the sector"  

General Objectives

• Interpret the investments and feasibility of power generation plants 
• Discover the potential business opportunities offered by electricity generation infrastructures 
• Delve into the latest trends, technologies and techniques in electric power generation 
• Identify the components necessary for the correct functionality and operation of the facilities that make up the power generation plants 
• Establish preventive maintenance plans that ensure and guarantee the proper operation of the power plants, taking into account human and material resources, the environment and the most rigorous quality standards 
• Successfully manage maintenance plans for power generation plants 
• Analyze the different productivity techniques existing in power generation plants, taking into account the particular characteristics of each facility 
• Select the most appropriate contracting model according to the characteristics of the power plant to be built 

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Economics of Electricity Generation 

• Identify the most appropriate generation technology for a given power demand or need to expand the power generation fleet demand or the need to expand the power generation park 
• Detailed knowledge and diversification of the different generation techniques and technologies 
• Acquire the necessary background knowledge of the existing technologies and techniques in the generation of electric power and the future trend of the same 
• Integrating renewable energies into the electric power generation fleet 
• Establish the guidelines that must be taken into account in the environmental management of this type of facilities
• Study the profitability of a power generation plant based on production revenues/costs, plant economics and financial planning 
   

Module 2. Industrial Boilers for Electric Power Generation and Production 

• Interpret the concepts of energy and heat involved in the production of electrical energy, together with the different fuels involved in the process
• Address the analysis and study of the thermodynamic processes that occur during the operation of industrial processes for the generation of electrical energy
• Break down the components and equipment that make up the steam generators used in the production of electrical energy
• Acquire knowledge of the operation of the systems that are part of steam generators 
• Analyze the operating procedures of steam generators for safe functionality
• Correctly manage the different controls to which steam generators used for electric power generation must be subjected

Module 3. Conventional Thermal Plants

• Interpret the production process of conventional thermal power plants together with the different systems involved
• Addressing start-up and planned shutdowns in this type of power plant
• Know in detail the composition of power generation equipment and its auxiliary systems
• Acquire the necessary knowledge to optimize the operation of turbogenerators, turbines and auxiliary systems that are part of the power generation process in a conventional power plant
• You will correctly manage the physical-chemical treatment of water to be converted into steam for energy production, together with the failures that occur due to poor treatment
• Correct sizing of the flue gas treatment and purification system to minimize the environmental impact of this type of power plant and comply with new environmental regulations and legislation
• Prepare documentation related to the safety and design of steam generators in conventional thermal power plants
• Analyze alternatives to traditional fuels and the modifications to be made to a conventional plant to adapt it to renewable fuels

Module 4. Solar Generation

• Interpret the solar potential and the parameters to be taken into account in the site selection for solar installations
• Addressing the needs of installations that can be supplied with off-grid photovoltaic systems
• To know in detail the elements that compose the photovoltaic plants connected to the electrical distribution grid
• Acquire the necessary knowledge to carry out photovoltaic installations in the self-consumption modality
• Selecting and correctly dimensioning the necessary elements in a thermoelectric/thermosolar power plant
• Correctly analyze the operation of the different solar collectors that are part of solar thermal power plants
• Manage the different methodologies for energy storage in thermoelectric power plants
• Design of a thermoelectric power plant with CCP technology collectors

Module 5. Combined Cycle

• Coordinate the operation of the different systems that are part of the combined cycle facilities
• Sizing improvements in the thermodynamic processes of energy production in this type of power plants
• Detailed knowledge of the protocols and treaties on atmospheric emissions and how they influence combined cycle plants
• Acquire the necessary knowledge to optimize the operation of gas turbines, reciprocating engines and waste heat boilers
• Identify the parameters that affect the performance of the combined cycle power plant
• Structuring the auxiliary systems of combined cycle plants
• Select the ideal operating level based on the different types of existing combined cycle plants
• Develop projects for hybridization of combined cycles with solar energy

Module 6. Cogeneration 

• Establish the operating and safety criteria according to the requirements of the system to be supported by cogeneration
• Analyze the different types of cycles that can exist in cogeneration plants
• Know in detail the technology associated with reciprocating engines and turbines used in cogeneration plants
• Deepen the knowledge of pyrotubular steam generators
• Integrate the operation of the various technologies used in the machines with absorption techniques
• Assigning priorities in trigeneration, tetrageneration and microcogeneration facilities 
• Supervise and control the correct operation of cogeneration plants with tail cycle 
• Select the type and size of the cogeneration plant according to the energy needs to be covered in the adjacent installations
• Identify new trends in cogeneration plants

Module 7. Hydraulic Power Plants

• Identify water resources and optimize the type of water resource use
• Deepen in the functioning of the power generation technique and which variables allow to optimize its productivity
• Selecting the most suitable generation turbine according to the current state of technology
• Breakdown of the different typologies and functionality of dams for the accumulation of water resources
• Control the operation of hydroelectric power plants using pumping techniques
• Analyze the civil works equipment necessary to undertake this type of project
• Regulating and controlling the production of electrical energy in this type of power plant
• Deal in detail with the technologies and techniques of mini-hydraulic plants

Module 8. Wind Generation and Offshore Energy

• Identify suitable locations for the construction of wind farms
• Detailed knowledge and interpretation of data from meteorological stations to analyze the potential of a wind farm
• Control and prepare the working environment in wind turbines
• Apply the different working techniques for the execution of wind turbines
• Evaluate the operation of a wind turbine and the latest trends in wind power generation
• Elaborate and promote the feasibility of wind power generation parks
• Diagnose the equipment necessary to build offshore wind power plants
• Locate marine resources for electric power generation
• Plan the construction of a wave energy power generation plant

Module 9. Nuclear Power Plants

• Analyze the fundamentals of nuclear energy and its potential for energy generation today
• Evaluate the parameters involved in nuclear reactions
• Identify the components, equipment and functionality of the systems of a nuclear power plant
• Deepen in the operation of the different types of reactors currently operating in nuclear power plants
• Optimize the performance of thermodynamic processes in nuclear power plants
• Establish operational and operating guidelines for safety in this type of plants
• Know in detail the treatment associated with the waste produced in nuclear power plants, together with the decommissioning and decommissioning of a nuclear power plant
• Deepen knowledge of the evolution of nuclear power plants and the new generation of power plants to be built in the near future 
• Evaluate the potential of SMR small modular reactors

Module 10. Construction and Operation of Electric Power Production Plants

• Selecting the most beneficial type of contract for the construction of a power production plant 
• Analyze how the exploitation of renewable energies affects the Electricity Market
• Perform maintenance to optimize the performance of the steam generators
• Diagnose failures in gas and steam turbines and reciprocating engines
• Elaborate the maintenance plan of a wind farm
• Execute and design the maintenance plan of a photovoltaic plant
• Study the profitability of a production plant by analyzing its life cycle
• In-depth knowledge of the elements attached to an electric power production plant for its discharge to the distribution network 

Deepen knowledge of the evolution of nuclear power plants and the new generation of power plants to be built in the near future”