Occupation Atlassolar power plant operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6d823dbb-4008-4fb7-b98d-f9d934478647
solar power plant operator
Solar power plant operators operate and maintain equipment which produce electrical energy from solar power. They monitor measuring equipment to ensure the safety of operations, and that the production needs are met. They also react to system problems, and repair faults.
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Typically associated skills
Essential (15)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply health and safety standards
- electric current
- electric generators
- electrical power safety regulations
- electricity
- install concentrated solar power systems
- install photovoltaic systems
- maintain concentrated solar power systems
- maintain electrical equipment
- maintain photovoltaic systems
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- monitor electric generators
- photovoltaic systems
- respond to electrical power contingencies
- solar energy
Optional (47)
- address problems critically
- arrange equipment repairs
- automation technology
- battery chemistry
- battery components
- battery fluids
- chemical products
- control temperature
- cooperate with colleagues
- coordinate electricity generation
- develop strategies for electricity contingencies
- electricity consumption
- ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule
- ensure equipment maintenance
- ensure safety in electrical power operations
- fuel gas
- gather data
- hydraulics
- hydroelectricity
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- install hydraulic systems
- liaise with engineers
- maintain hydraulic systems
- maintain sensor equipment
- manage data
- maritime meteorology
- offshore constructions and facilities
- offshore renewable energy technologies
- operate battery test equipment
- operate hydraulic machinery controls
- operate hydraulic pumps
- operate hydrogen extraction equipment
- operate steam turbine
- prevent marine pollution
- provide information on solar panels
- read engineering drawings
- renewable energy
- repair battery components
- replace large components
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- sensors
- set up machine controls
- smart grids systems
- statistical analysis system software
- survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment
- use communication techniques
- wear appropriate protective gear
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