Department of Process, Energy and Environmental Technology

The Department of Process, Energy and Environmental Technology is located on the Porsgrunn campus. The campus is surrounded by a wide variety of businesses, providing exciting career opportunities in an international environment.

Study programme

The “A-veg” is a study programme for applicants with Higher Education Entrance Qualification + R1/R2 mathematics and physics, or a preliminary course or tertiary vocational education. The “Y-veg” is a study programme for applicants with relevant craft certificates as a background.  

Bachelor of Engineering

• Structural Engineer – Construction and Building Design (regular and “Y-veg”)
• Structural Engineer – Planning and Infrastructure (Regular and “Y-veg”)
• Mechanical Engineer – Construction Engineering (regular and “Y-veg”)
• Chemical Engineer – Clean Energy and Process Technology (Regular and “Y-veg”)
• Three-semester (TRES) — engineering education for students lackingspecialisation in mathematics and physics. You take the intensive course during the summer before the start of studies and in the autumn semester.
• Natural sciences course

Master’s Studies

• Process Technology, full-time and online/part-time
• Energy and Environmental Technology, full-time and online part-time

Doctoral degree

• PhD in Technology

Research

The Department's focus areas in research are:

• Energy and CO2 capture
  • CO2 capture
  • Alternative forms of energy
  • Biotechnology
• Process security, combustion and explosions

Here is a list of all employees’ publications in Cristin.

Collaboration

We have extensive cooperation with a number of the major industrial companies in Norway.

A film from the International Energy Industry Agency is a good illustration of what we are working on within energy research and digitalisation.