Robert Singlehurst Email & Phone Number

Ottawa

Ottawa

• Project and construction management of commercial, residential and multi-unit residential photovoltaic, solar water-heating and earth energy systems;
• Technical design and support of renewable energy systems;
• Photovoltaic system performance analysis with PVsyst and SAM software;
• Independent engineering due diligence and construction monitoring of utility-scale photovoltaic projects;
• Policy, code and standards development with Canadian Solar Industry Association (CanSIA) and Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

Ottawa

• Consulting in solar energy education, training and certification with the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA).
• Policy, standards and code development with CanSIA, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), and with the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) as a member of the Ontario Building Code Technical.

Ottawa, ON

• Project management of solar water and of solar air heating installations at Walter Meier facility, including system modelling, sizing and design, installer training and site supervision;
• Development of business and marketing strategies for new product release;
• Technical writing, editing and development of marketing and sales materials;
• Solar thermal training program development;
• Competitive analysis of solar thermal manufacturers;
• Policy, code and standards development with CanSIA and CSA, and Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing (MMAH), speaker to Metro (Toronto) Area Plumbing Advisory Committee.

Dorchester (London), ON

• Product development of residential and commercial solar thermal systems;
• Engineering, sizing and design of solar thermal water-heating systems;
• Technical writing of installation manuals, technical editing of marketing materials;
• Training program development and training of solar domestic hot water system installers;
• Remote and on-site assessment of solar thermal system applications and challenges;
• Product, technical and warranty support services;

• Comparative analyses of evacuated-tube and flat-plate solar thermal systems;
• Installation, commissioning, instrumentation and monitoring of solar thermal domestic hot-water systems;
• Modelling of solar thermal system performance;
• Programming of data acquisition and control systems with LabView;
• Supervision of undergraduate research project.

Ottawa

• Secondary teacher in science and mathematics;
• Cross-country ski team coach and supervisor of Environment Club and EarthCare team;
• Facilitated natural and cultural history programs at outdoor centres;
• Worked with children ages 5 to 18, and with special-needs children and adults.

M.Sc., Renewable Energy

B.Sc.E., Applied Mathematics And Mechanical Engineering

B.Ed., Physics, Mathematics, Environmental Education

Certificate, Professional Photography