Energy Engineering Major
Established in 1977, the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) is a national research institution in the field of energy technology, boasting world-class researchers, faculty, and research infrastructure.
The KIER campus is composed of four specialized majors: Hydrogen Energy Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering, Clean Energy Engineering, and Energy Systems Engineering.
Hydrogen Energy focuses on the production and storage of green/blue hydrogen, and fuel cells (Buan Branch).
Renewable Energy focuses on solar power, solar thermal energy, wind power, marine energy, biomass, secondary batteries, and AI-based resource assessment. Branches are located in Buan, Ulsan, Gwangju, and Jeju.
Clean Energy focuses on greenhouse gas capture, fossil fuel clean-up, and CCUS (carbon capture, utilization, and storage). Energy Systems focuses on the optimization and enhancement of convergence systems, and ICT and AI linked technologies.
At the KIER campus, next-generation energy experts are nurtured through a curriculum that emphasizes field training and artificial intelligence, supported by excellent infrastructure.
Hydrogen Energy Engineering
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As a key technology for realizing a carbon-neutral society, interest in hydrogen energy technology is increasing. This major boasts top-tier faculty and facilities to cultivate theoretical and practical skills across the entire hydrogen process, including production, storage, transportation, and utilization.
In the production and storage sectors, the focus is on water electrolysis technology, fossil fuel-based hydrogen extraction technology, and metal and composite hydride storage technology. In the utilization sector, there are opportunities to develop skills in various fuel cell technologies applicable to mobile uses (e.g., cars, heavy equipment, trains, drones), stationary uses (e.g., homes, buildings, distributed power plants), and special uses (e.g., portable and extreme environments). We train key personnel capable of excelling in the entire lifecycle of hydrogen energy, from core materials and components to systems, performance evaluation, and certification.
Renewable Energy Engineering
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We train specialized technical personnel in renewable energy to overcome the climate crisis through energy transition and to technically address energy security and environmental conservation issues.
As the nation's sole representative national research institute and graduate campus for renewable energy, we offer advanced practical education programs in policy, technology, and industry fields, including photovoltaic technology, onshore and offshore wind power generation, renewable energy resource assessment, and zero-energy solar houses.
Energy Systems Engineering
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Achieving a carbon-neutral society by 2050 requires a paradigm shift from the traditional energy supply focus to enhancing the efficiency of the entire energy system from production to consumption.
The Department of Energy Systems Engineering aims to cultivate engineering skills and competencies required for various technologies. These include distributed integrated energy management to address the uncertainties and variability of renewable energy and innovate energy supply structures, energy management technologies in industrial sectors through data-driven process and facility analysis, zero-GWP (Global Warming Potential) cooling technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate global warming, high-efficiency platform technologies for energy-intensive devices, and supercritical CO2 power generation technologies. Our goal is to contribute to the power and energy industries and research and development, while training leaders capable of thriving in the global energy industry and advanced research fields.
Clean Energy Engineering
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A sustainable society through the harmonious development of economy, society, and environment can be realized through the development of clean energy technologies. Clean energy technologies aim to eliminate the generation of pollutants at the source or to reduce the pollutants that have been generated.
Key research areas include greenhouse gas capture, conversion, and utilization technologies; fine dust reduction technologies; clean coal technologies; gasification technologies; high-value-added technologies for oil and gas; biomass production and high-value-added technologies; and technologies for producing alternative fuels and recovering energy from waste resources. Through these, we aim to cultivate experts in climate change response technologies equipped with convergent thinking and specialized knowledge in materials, catalysts, processes, and systems.
