Christopher Hart Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, US

- Lead financing/tax equity due diligence for over 2 GW of utility scale PV projects in CAISO and ERCOT. - Manage diligence requests from the largest tax equity banks in the US. - Lead commissioning and capacity testing on PV projects, including implementation/development of custom ASTM 2848 software. - Responsible for M&A evaluations of new greenfield and.

Framingham, MA, US

Denver, CO, US

Job Functions:- Lead Luminate's solar performance engineering and energy estimation team. Includes setting standards and vetting assumptions for all solar energy modeling. - Perform energy estimates on solar photovoltaic projects ranging in size from 100kW to 100+MW. - Analyze performance and financial viability of solar + battery storage systems..

Chennai, IN

• Development engineer for utility scale photovoltaic projects (10 – 200 MWdc) in CA, AZ, NV, UT, and HI
• Created energy estimates using PVSyst and personalized tools to account for site-specific complexities
• Utilized design optimization for string size, DC/AC ratio, and site grading properties
• Supported project finance efforts of over $1B of projects
• Negotiated with independent engineers on project energy estimates
• Used a comparison of on-site data to multiple transposition models to successfully boost project value of 500MW utility fleet.

Chennai, IN

• Managed product launch of proprietary cost estimating software
• Led cross-functional teams to fine tune Cap-Ex estimates for utility and C&I solar PV projects

San Mateo, CA, US

• Develop models capable of modeling various finance structures for commercial PV deployment
• Optimize PV systems to balance performance and project returns
• Responsible for writing and reviewing RFPs and evaluating RFP responses for commercial and industrial solar projects
• Use AutoCAD to lay out PV systems on rooftops, garages, and parking lots
• Responsible for managing the engineering team in daily activities
• Walk roofs and facilities to understand installation issues and engage stakeholders in proposed solutions

Boulder, CO, US

• Conducted research on a wide variety of technical and economic issues affecting the current electricity generation and delivery infrastructure
• Using historic costs, learning curves and projected demand for electricity, built a model to predict the capital cost of various renewable electricity technologies through 2050
• Collaborated with leaders of the utility-scale Solar PV industry to find ways to reduce the balance of systems cost of large PV systems.
• Gathered data and performed research to support the findings of Amory Lovins’ book Reinventing Fire

Palo Alto, CA, US

Ms, Civil/Environmental Engineering

Bs, Aerospace Engineering Sciences