Energy consultants advise clients on the advantages and disadvantages of different energy sources. They help clients to understand energy tariffs and try to reduce their energy consumption and carbon footprint by using energy efficient products and methods.
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Field of information concerning the reduction of the use of energy. It encompasses calculating the consumption of energy, providing certificates and support measures, saving energy by reducing the demand, encouraging efficient use of fossil fuels, and promoting the use of renewable energy.
Sources of energy that do not originate from fossil fuels and have few greenhouse emissions.
The practice of reducing energy consumption and using fewer energy services. As a sustainable process, energy conservation is done by replacing used energy with alternative sources, using more efficient energy products, or refraining from particular energy products or services to conserve it.
Sustainable technologies which allow to produce more value using limited resources while reducing the impact on the environment, restraining the risks of scarcity.
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Advise individuals or organisations on methods in which they can reduce their consumption of utilities, such as heat, water, gas, and electricity, in order for them to save money and incorporate sustainable practices.
Define the energy profile of buildings. This includes identifying the energy demand and supply of the building, and its storage capacity.
Analyse the energy market and external factors which may influence trends in the energy market in order to predict the movement of prices for energy and utility consumption.
Evaluate and analyse the total amount of energy used by a company or an institution by assessing the needs linked to the operative processes and by identifying the causes of superfluous consumption.
The type of natural gas that can be found in shale formations.
Fuels or power sources that serve, at least partly, as a substitute in the traditional energy supply to transport such as oil and fossil sources. They have the potential to contribute to decarbonisation efforts and enhance the environmental performance of the economy and transport sector.
The tangible characteristics of a product such as its materials, properties and functions, as well as its different applications, features, use and support requirements.
The characteristics of a service that might include having acquired information about its application, function, features, use and support requirements.
A business practice to conduct long-term sustainable growth by seeking environmental, economic, and social strategies as its three main pillars.
Techniques and sales methods used in order to present a product or service to customers in a persuasive manner and to meet their expectations and needs.
The techniques used to persuade customers to purchase a product or a service.
The principles concerning customer behaviour and target markets with the aim of promotion and sales of a product or a service.
The consulting approach that is used to help businesses to know more about their sustainability impact and implement strategies to become eco-friendly and efficient.
The modern and traditional heating systems alimented by gas, wood, oil, biomass, solar power and other renewable energy sources and their energy saving principles.
The principles of electricity and electrical power circuits, as well as the associated risks.
The trends and major driving factors in the electricity trading market, electricity trades methodologies and practice, and the identification of the major stakeholders in the electricity sector.
Factors that contribute to lower energy consumption of buildings. Building and renovation techniques used to achieve this. Legislation and procedures regarding energy performance of buildings.
Heating systems fuelled by gas, wood, oil, biomass, solar power, and other reneable energy sources and their energy saving principles, applicable specifically to industrial buildings and facilities.
The field of market analysis and research and its particular research methods.
The different types of energy sources which cannot be depleted, such as wind, solar, water, biomass, and biofuel energy. The different technologies used to implement these types of energy to an increasing degree, such as wind turbines, hydroelectric dams, photovoltaics, and concentrated solar power.
The energy which originates from light and heat from the sun, and which can be harnessed and used as a renewable source of energy using different technologies, such as photovoltaics (PV) for electricity production and solar thermal energy (STE) for thermal energy generation.
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Evaluate customers’ personal circumstances, needs and preferences.
Evaluate supplier performance in order to assess if suppliers follow the agreed contracts, meet the standard requirements and provide the desired quality.
Examine sales reports to see what goods and services have and have not sold well.
Provide expertise with regard to energy saving and energy efficiency for the realisation of international projects, including projects in the field of development cooperation.
Analyse and evaluate the energy consumption in a systematic manner in order to improve the energy performance.
Prepare and deliver an understandably constructed sales talk for a product or a service, identifying and using persuasive argumentation.
Providing something with a component or feature not fitted during manufacture or adding something that it did not have when first constructed. used in relation to the installation of new building systems, such as heating systems, but it might also refer to the fabric of a building, for example, retrofitting insulation or double glazing. Design solutions to retrofit existing residential and commercial building space in order to upgrade their performance, for example by reducing energy and water usage. Evaluate the range of retrofit technologies available and select the more suitable ones based on the characteristics of the building.
Determine the appropriate system in relation to available energy sources (soil, gas, electricity, district etc) and that fit the NZEB demands.
Perform the evaluation and assessment of the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel. Compare costs, technologies and available sources to produce, transport and store hydrogen. Take into account the environmental impact to support the process of decision making.
Use appropriate questions and active listening in order to identify customer expectations, desires and requirements according to product and services.
Identify the type and amount of energy supply necessary in a building or facility, in order to provide the most beneficial, sustainable, and cost-effective energy services for a consumer.
Carry out the plan to gain competitive advantage on the market by positioning the company's brand or product and by targeting the right audience to sell this brand or product to.
Inform potential customers of an energy retailer on the monthly fees charged for their energy supply services, and any additional charges.
Instruct the facility manager or similar figures on monitoring parameters, to guarantee that the system achieves the designed energy saving goals.
Oversee the distribution of touristic catalogues and brochures.
Oversee creation, production and distribution of touristic catalogues and brochures.
Build a good relation with suppliers in order to improve knowledge and quality of supply.
Come to an agreement between commercial partners with a focus on terms and conditions, specifications, delivery time, price etc.
Perform the evaluation and assessment of the potential of district heating and cooling system. Realise a standardised study to determine the costs, restrictions, and the demand for heating and cooling of the buildings and conduct research to support the process of decision making.
Perform the evaluation and assessment of the potential of electric heating. Realise a standardised study to determine whether the application of electric heating is appropriate under the given condition and conduct research to support the process of decision making.
Perform the evaluation and assessment of the potential of the application of solar cooling. Realise a standardised study to estimate the cooling demand of the building, costs, benefits and life cycle analysis, and conduct research to support the process of decision making.
Provide customers with official documents that prove their purchase and payment.
Promote the use of renewable electricity and heat generation sources to organisations and individuals, in order to work towards a sustainable future and encourage sales of renewable energy equipment, such as solar power equipment.
Initiate activities in order to attract new and interesting customers. Ask for recommendations and references, find places where potential customers can be located.
Provide organisations and individuals searching for alternative methods to provide buildings with energy on the cost, benefits, and negative aspects of the installation and use of geothermal heat pumps for utility services, and what one must take into account when considering the purchase and installation of geothermal heat pumps.
Provide organisations and individuals searching for alternative energy fuels information on costs, benefits, and negative aspects of the use of hydrogen. Inform about what one must take into account when considering the implementation of hydrogen solutions.
Provide organisations and individuals searching for alternative energy methods on the cost, benefits, and negative aspects of the installation and use of wind turbines, both residential and common, and what one must take into account when considering the implementation of wind turbine technology.
Provide information and advice to clients on how to preserve an energy efficient heating system in their home or office and possible alternatives.
Make up prices and documents for the products that customers may purchase.
Attend exhibitions organised to enable companies in a specific sector to demonstrate their latest products and services, study the activities of their competitors, and observe recent market trends.
Reach out to and meet up with people in a professional context. Find common ground and use your contacts for mutual benefit. Keep track of the people in your personal professional network and stay up to date on their activities.
Determine potential suppliers for further negotiation. Take into consideration aspects such as product quality, sustainability, local sourcing, seasonality and coverage of the area. Evaluate the likelihood of obtaining beneficial contracts and agreements with them.
Implement strategies which aim to promote a specific product or service, using the developed marketing strategies.
Give information to customers related to the grants and financing programmes attributed by the government for small and large scale projects in various fields such as the promotion of renewable energies.
Negotiate the terms, conditions, costs and other specifications of a contract while making sure they comply with legal requirements and are legally enforceable. Oversee the execution of the contract, agree on and document any changes in line with any legal limitations.
Identify and work with suppliers to ensure quality of supply and best price has been negotiated.
Gather, assess and represent data about target market and customers in order to facilitate strategic development and feasibility studies. Identify market trends.
Promote sustainability and raise awareness about the environmental impact of human and industrial activity based on the carbon footprints of business processes and other practices.
Provide organisations and individuals searching for alternative methods to provide facilities and residences with energy on the costs, benefits, and negative aspects of the installation and use of solar panels, and what one must take into account when considering the purchase and installation of solar systems.
Review content and check accuracy of completed contracts.