RES | the School for Renewable Energy Science

About RES

RES’s main academic objective and goal is to offer excellent education programs in renewable energy science and technologies, and to strengthen future cooperation between leading Icelandic and International academic and research institutions in the utilization of renewable energies.

RES - the School for Renewable Energy Science (a new private institution of higher learning) was established in the spring 2006. The RES Graduate School started in the February 2008 offering an intensive one-year M.Sc. Program in Renewable Energy Science. The Graduate Program is offered in cooperation with the University of Iceland and the University of Akureyri, as well as in partnership with a number of leading technical universities and institutions around the world. See a list and contact information for our partner universities and affiliates here.

Iceland’s Leadership in Renewable Energy
Iceland has much to offer when it comes to the increasingly important field of renewable energy science, technology, and renewable policy implementation. Over the last few decades a vast knowledge has built-up in Iceland in the utilization of geothermal (high and low-temperature) and hydropower resources and more recently in the production, storage, and demonstration of hydrogen as an energy carrier in the transportation sector. Increased emphasis on natural resource biotechnology in Iceland has also created knowledge in the production of methane, biodiesel, ethanol/methanol and hydrogen from waste or biomass.

During the course of the 20th century, Iceland changed from being among Europe’s poorest countries, dependent upon peat and imported coal for its energy, to a country with the world highest living standard, with practically all stationary energy and about 77% of the primary energy coming from indigenous renewable energy sources, the highest of any country. In particular, Icelandic researchers and consultants are regarded as one of the world leading energy experts in assessing the energy-capacity potential of both high- and low-temperature geothermal fields, in exploration and drilling techniques, as well as in all other aspects of geothermal energy utilization. Icelandic researchers have coordinated and participated in a number of EU funded research projects dealing with alternative transportation fuels, and are now actively working on eliminating Iceland’s dependence on fossil fuels (currently 23% of primary energy) in the transportation sector and fishing. Therefore Iceland could well become the first nation in the world where 100% of primary energy consumption is coming from renewable energy sources.

Contact Information

RES \| the School for Renewable Energy Science Solborg v/Nordurslod IS600 Akureyri Iceland tel: +354 464 0100 fax: +354 464 0109 email: res@res.is

RES \| Office	Sunnuhlid 12 IS603 Akureyri Iceland	tel: +354 464 0100 tax: +354 464 0109 email: office@res.is
RES \| Classroom	Sunnuhlid 12 IS603 Akureyri Iceland	tel: +354 464 3131 fax: +354 464 3131
RES \| Dormitory	Kjalarsida 1B IS603 Akureyri Iceland