Profession solar energy sales consultant

Solar energy sales consultants provide advice on solar energy for domestic or industrial purposes, and aim to promote the use of solar energy as an alternative and more sustainable source of energy. They communicate with prospective clients, and attend networking events, to ensure increased sales of solar energy products.

Personality Type

• Enterprising / Conventional

Knowledge

• Electricity market

  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.

• Solar energy

  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.

• Characteristics of products

  The tangible characteristics of a product such as its materials, properties and functions, as well as its different applications, features, use and support requirements.

• Energy efficiency

  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.

• Industrial heating systems

  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.

• Domestic heating systems

  The modern and traditional heating systems alimented by gas, wood, oil, biomass, solar power and other renewable energy sources and their energy saving principles.

• Characteristics of services

  The characteristics of a service that might include having acquired information about its application, function, features, use and support requirements.

Skills

• Inform customers on energy consumption fees

  Inform potential customers of an energy retailer on the monthly fees charged for their energy supply services, and any additional charges.

• Develop professional network

  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.

• Promote environmental awareness

  Calculate the carbon footprint of business processes and other practices in order to promote sustainability and to raise awareness for the environmental impact.

• Inform on government funding

  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.

• Identify customer's needs

  Use appropriate questions and active listening in order to identify customer expectations, desires and requirements according to product and services.

• Provide information on solar panels

  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.

• Advise on heating systems energy efficiency

  Provide information and advice to clients on how to preserve an energy efficient heating system in their home or office and possible alternatives.

• Promote sustainable energy

  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.

• Assess customers

  Quickly compose a picture of a customers’ personal circumstances, needs and preferences.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB