Expert Details
Energy and Carbon Management, CHP and Renewable Energy Design, and Energy Efficiency Research
ID: 728199
United Kingdom
Accredited Energy Assessor to issue Display Energy Certificate (DEC) for government and public buildings, Accredited Energy Assessor to inspect Complex Central Air Conditioning Systems (Air conditioning Inspector) and researching into why buildings consume more energy than design predictions.
He has carried out building energy performance assessment and analysis for Dudley Group of Hospitals (Russell’s Hall Hospital), University College London Hospital (NHS Trust), Taberner House (Croydon Council), Ministry of Defence sites (Over ten sites), Foreign and Commonwealth Offices (FCO), Lambeth Council, Brent Council and many more.
He modernised Wandsworth Council, London CHP system to reduce operational failures to increase investment returns.When he was operating in Ghana, the Department of Urban Roads Ghana approahed him with traffic lights failure problems. He desiged a standby system to power traffic lights in the event of power failures. The problem was that the power supply from the grid in Ghana has been very poor over twenty years ago.
Most of the time power failures cause traffic mess in the cities and he designed a very simple but effective system to eliminate or reduce this problem.
When the grid power was on, a bank of storage batteries were charged by inverter / charger and energy stored in the battery bank was used to power the lights.
When the grid power fails, the DC power from the batteries are converted to AC power by the inverter and supply to the lights. The change over is so swift that the lights do not go off. The system was very successful but due to high cost of inerter /charger and storage batteries at the time only few could be installed. Again the power consumption per lamp was also high, demanding large size inverter / charger and storage batteries.
Now that light emitting diode (LED) traffic lamps are available with low power consumption, the project will be revisited to install more units
As part of providing energy consultancy services for Brent Council, carried out an investigation and research into some buildings for voltage fluctuations. The aim was to reduce voltage fluctuations, stabilise the voltage, regulate the operational voltage band i.e. set maximum and minimum limits to reduce energy consumption and increase equipment life.
The building voltage analysis was carried out using a simple device with astonishing result which was presented to the head of property department, demonstrating the current trend and what could be saved for installation voltage reduction equipment.
The proposal was accepted and the equipment installed with amazing result in energy consumption reduction.
He initiated an energy efficiency programme to reduce energy consumption in Vale Farm Leisure Centre in London which was managed by Brent Council. Three projects were proposed to deal with the rise of energy consumption at the site. The whole three projects were implemented.
The first project was to installed pool covers on the swimming pools to reduce heat loss during unoccupied hours, reduce water evaporation, reduce air ventilation duty and many more.
The second and third projects were pool temperaure control using automatic device and installing space humidity sensor to measure the level of humidity in the space to modulate fresh air supply using variable speed drive to regulate fan speed to match demand. The project won an award for its outstanding energy savings.
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 2010 | Degree: PhD (Partime) | Subject: Why buildings consume more energy than design predictions | Institution: Brunel University, West London |
Year: 2006 | Degree: MSc | Subject: Sustainable Energy Technology and Management | Institution: Brunel University, West London |
Year: 1998 | Degree: BEng (Hons) | Subject: Energy Engieering | Institution: Southbank University, London |
Year: 1996 | Degree: HND | Subject: Building Services Enegineering (Refrigeration) | Institution: Northwest London College (Willesden Centre) |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 2008 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Senior Carbon Manager | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:He is responsible for all energy and carbon management projects (i.e. investigation of complex central air conditioning and heating systems performance, CHP design and modernisation, Energy management, Assessing and Analysing of building energy performance, Leading energy efficiency projects etc. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2006 to 2008 | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Energy Consultant/Researcher | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:Consultancy and research projects aimed at saving energy consumption and reducing CO2 emissions for our clients. Detail assessment and analysis of building energy performance. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2001 to 2005 | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Managing Director | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:The company was set up by Expert and he was the managing director of the company |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1999 to 2000 | Employer: Total Environmental Services, Putney London | Title: Undisclosed | Department: Energy Consulting |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
Government Experience
Years | Agency | Role | Description |
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Years: 2006 to 2008 | Agency: Brent Council, London | Role: Energy Consultant/Researcher | Description: He assisted the Council to meet their CO2 emission target by 2011. |
Years: 2008 to 2009 | Agency: Croydon Council, London | Role: Energy Consultant | Description: He assited them to reduce their energy consumption to meet their CO2 reduction commitment target. |
International Experience
Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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Years: 2001 to 2005 | Country / Region: Ghana | Summary: Set up energy consultancy company to assist district assemblies (Councils), companies, hospitals, institutions and others managed their energy consumption, minimise waste and improve their operations efficiency. Trained technicians to design and install solar power (PV) sytems for individuals in the urban and rural areas. |
Career Accomplishments
Associations / Societies |
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He is a charted engineer and member of Charted Institution of Buildig Services Engineers (CIBSE) and registered member of the Engineering Council UK. He is accredited Low Carbon Consultant, Energy Assessor, Air conditioning Inspector, Member Charted Management Institute (MCMI), Member Energy Institute. |
Licenses / Certifications |
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Charte Engineer CEng), Low Carbon Consultant (LCC), Energy Assessor (EA), Air conditioning Inspector (ACI), Member Charted Management Institute (MCMI), Member Energy Institute (MEI). |
Professional Appointments |
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Member CHP group |
Additional Experience
Expert Witness Experience |
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Assessing and analysing of building energy performance, CHP design, feasibility study and application of renewable energy, inspection and investigation of complex air conditioning systems, proposing, developing, implementing and monitoring of energy efficiency projects, building energy survey and others |
Training / Seminars |
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Trained non-engineering staff to become energy advisors, officers and gave a CHP design and modernisation presentation at the Energy Institute seminar. |
Vendor Selection |
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Sourcing or locating supliers and vendors are through OPUS (an industrial directorate of manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, constants etc) and from the Internet through Google search. |
Marketing Experience |
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Professional qualifications as a resource for industrial trends, growth, etc, are gained through the Charted Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and Energy Institute, London. |
Other Relevant Experience |
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Assisting colleagues in solving engineering problems |
Language Skills
Language | Proficiency |
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TWI | He is good in speaking, reading and writing the above language in Ghana |