energy engineer

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b2cede50-82bb-4684-9f11-1930e12ad672

Description

Energy engineers design new, efficient and clean ways to produce, transform, and distribute energy to improve environmental sustainability and energy efficiency. They deal with the extraction of energy through natural resources, such as oil or gas, or renewable and sustainable sources, such as wind or solar power.

Hierarchy

2 · Professionals → 21 · Science and engineering professionals → 214 · Engineering professionals (excluding electrotechnology) → 2149 · Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified

Related skills

adjust engineering designs (essential · skill/competence)
alternative energy (essential · knowledge)
analyse energy consumption (essential · skill/competence)
approve engineering design (essential · skill/competence)
building automation (essential · knowledge)
demonstrate disciplinary expertise (essential · skill/competence)
design a solar absorption cooling system (essential · skill/competence)
design a solar heating system (essential · skill/competence)
determine appropriate heating and cooling system (essential · skill/competence)
develop energy saving concepts (essential · skill/competence)
energy (essential · knowledge)
energy conservation (essential · knowledge)
energy efficiency (essential · knowledge)
energy market (essential · knowledge)
energy micro-generation technologies (essential · knowledge)
engineering principles (essential · knowledge)
engineering processes (essential · knowledge)
geothermal energy (essential · knowledge)
geothermal energy systems (essential · knowledge)
industrial heating systems (essential · knowledge)
instruct on energy saving technologies (essential · skill/competence)
manage electricity transmission system (essential · skill/competence)
manage personal professional development (essential · skill/competence)
marine energy (essential · knowledge)
natural gas (essential · knowledge)
operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating (essential · skill/competence)
perform a feasibility study on biogas energy (essential · skill/competence)
perform a feasibility study on biomass systems (essential · skill/competence)
perform a feasibility study on combined heat and power (essential · skill/competence)
perform a feasibility study on heat pumps (essential · skill/competence)
perform feasibility study on geothermal energy (essential · skill/competence)
perform feasibility study on solar heating (essential · skill/competence)
perform project management (essential · skill/competence)
promote sustainable energy (essential · skill/competence)
renewable energy (essential · knowledge)
smart grids systems (essential · knowledge)
solar absorption cooling system (essential · knowledge)
solar energy (essential · knowledge)
state estimation (essential · knowledge)
supervise gas distribution operations (essential · skill/competence)
sustainable technologies (essential · knowledge)
technical drawings (essential · knowledge)
types of heat pumps (essential · knowledge)
types of wind turbines (essential · knowledge)
use technical drawing software (essential · skill/competence)
wind energy (essential · knowledge)
alternative fuels (optional · knowledge)
analyse energy market trends (optional · skill/competence)
assess environmental impact (optional · skill/competence)
biogas energy (optional · knowledge)
calculate solar panel orientation (optional · skill/competence)
carry out energy management of facilities (optional · skill/competence)
combined heat and power generation (optional · knowledge)
conduct energy audit (optional · skill/competence)
conduct engineering site audits (optional · skill/competence)
create designs for pipeline engineering (optional · skill/competence)
design a building management system (optional · skill/competence)
design a domotic system in buildings (optional · skill/competence)
design biomass installations (optional · skill/competence)
design geothermal energy systems (optional · skill/competence)
design heat pump installations (optional · skill/competence)
design principles (optional · knowledge)
design smart grids (optional · skill/competence)
design solar energy systems (optional · skill/competence)
design thermal equipment (optional · skill/competence)
design ventilation network (optional · skill/competence)
develop electricity distribution schedule (optional · skill/competence)
develop energy policy (optional · skill/competence)
develop strategies for electricity contingencies (optional · skill/competence)
district heating and cooling (optional · knowledge)
electric generators (optional · knowledge)
electrical power safety regulations (optional · knowledge)
electricity consumption (optional · knowledge)
energy performance of buildings (optional · knowledge)
energy transformation (optional · knowledge)
ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule (optional · skill/competence)
ensure compliance with environmental legislation (optional · skill/competence)
environmental engineering (optional · knowledge)
environmental legislation (optional · knowledge)
examine engineering principles (optional · skill/competence)
execute feasibility study on hydrogen (optional · skill/competence)
fluid mechanics (optional · knowledge)
fossil fuels (optional · knowledge)
fuel gas (optional · knowledge)
gas consumption (optional · knowledge)
heat transfer processes (optional · knowledge)
identify fitted source for heat pumps (optional · skill/competence)
inspect building systems (optional · skill/competence)
maintain solar energy systems (optional · skill/competence)
make electrical calculations (optional · skill/competence)
manage engineering project (optional · skill/competence)
manage gas transmission system (optional · skill/competence)
mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects (optional · skill/competence)
oversee quality control (optional · skill/competence)
perform risk analysis (optional · skill/competence)
promote environmental awareness (optional · skill/competence)
provide information on hydrogen (optional · skill/competence)
provide information on wind turbines (optional · skill/competence)
quality standards (optional · knowledge)
read engineering drawings (optional · skill/competence)
resource-efficient technologies (optional · knowledge)
respond to electrical power contingencies (optional · skill/competence)
select sustainable technologies in design (optional · skill/competence)
supervise electricity distribution operations (optional · skill/competence)
transmission towers (optional · knowledge)
types of photovoltaic panels (optional · knowledge)
use thermal analysis (optional · skill/competence)
zero-energy building design (optional · knowledge)

Details

Base · occupation_urihttp://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b2cede50-82bb-4684-9f11-1930e12ad672

Base · occupation_code2149.9

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Translation · preferred_labelenergy engineer

Translation · alt_labelsenergies engineer
energy technology engineering specialist
energy technology engineering expert
power engineer
energy technology engineering consultant
energy engineering specialist
energy engineering consultant
energy technology engineer
energy engineering researcher
energy technology engineering adviser
energy engineering expert
energy efficiency engineer
energy engineering adviser

Translation · descriptionEnergy engineers design new, efficient and clean ways to produce, transform, and distribute energy to improve environmental sustainability and energy efficiency. They deal with the extraction of energy through natural resources, such as oil or gas, or renewable and sustainable sources, such as wind or solar power.