Study Guide

- understands the importance and utilisation of renewable energy as part of
energy production and climate change management
- knows environmental impacts of energy production
- knows the regional renewable energy sources and understands the
operational preconditions of decentralised and centralised energy solutions
- masters production technologies and processes based on renewable energy
sources
- understands the combustion theory, solid fuels and gasification as well as
combustion techniques
- knows the planning, sizing and investment implementation of small and
medium-sized energy production solutions

- knows the principles of the enterprise’s social and environmental
responsibility as part of corporate strategic management
- knows the principles and methods of corporate environmental and quality
management
- can observe environmental aspects of corporate operations and assess
environmental impacts of operations and make development suggestions
- knows the principles of regional and product-oriented industrial ecology
and is familiar with their applications
- can assess life-cycle environmental impacts of products and services
- knows the life-cycle methodology and can apply it to its use
- knows the principles of material and energy efficiency and knows
techniques and business models applicable to them

- knows basics of corporate operations and is well familiar with planning a
company start-up
- can make cost, profitability, pricing and investment calculations
- knows central labour legislation regulating employment
- understands supervisory requirements, responsibilities, rights and duties in
changing operational environment
- knows business opportunities of energy and environmental field
- knows business regulations and markets in the field

- knows basics of environmental and energy policy as well as their legislation
and administration and can apply them at work
- manages different development methods and can apply them appropriately
- can plan development measures and draft an implementation plan together
with stakeholders
- has an inquiry-oriented approach to principles and ways of action

- manages mathematic applications and problem solving needed in the field
of energy and environment
- can apply basic concepts of physics and manages measuring technology
- knows bio-refinery processes and the principles of combustion
- manages the most common office software
- manages sample taking, measuring and planning techniques and can
analyse different data
- can use GIS and mapping tools

- knows key technologies of recycling of materials, waste treatment and
utilisation as well as their application possibilities
- knows the basics of municipal engineering
- knows industrial control processes of gaseous and solid emissions and liquid
discharges including raw material supply
- can draft and implement a watercourse research and analysis plan

- is able to assume responsibility for one’s own actions and their
consequences.
- is able to work according to the code of professional ethics of one’s field.
- is able to take different parties into account.
- is able to apply the principles of equality.
- is able to apply the principles of sustainable development.

- is able to solve problems and develop working methods innovatively.
- is able to work in projects.
- is able to carry out research and development projects and to apply existing
knowledge and methods of one’s field.
- is able to find customer-oriented, sustainable and profitable solutions

- has the language competence necessary for the work in the field and its
development.
- is able to cooperate with people from different cultural backgrounds.
- is able to take into account the opportunities and effects of
internationalisation.

- is able to assess and develop one’s competences and learning methods.
- is able to retrieve/ search, process and analyse information critically.
- can assume responsibility for team learning and knowledge sharing.

- is able to function as a member of a work community and contribute to its
work well-being.
- is able to function in various communication and interaction situations at
work.
- is able to use information and communication technology in the tasks of
one’s field.
- is able to establish personal occupational contacts and to work in networks.
- is able to make decisions in new and unforeseen situations.
- is able to manage one’s work and to work independently in tasks requiring
expertise.
- has developed entrepreneurial skills/ abilities.