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Barnes, Mr Robert

Barnes, Mr Robert

Maritime first career to chief engineer; managing and maintaining ships’ machinery, fuel, M&E & water utilities, included 500kWe prototype CHP unit. Family business; engineered bespoke heat recovery projects; designed and manufactured bolt-on HR package for local government care home laundry. Four years consultancy for 1.5MW bi-fuelled, recuperated CHP project for 3 offshore oil platforms. Ten years Carbon Trust consultancy network projects, then Rpec. ESOS Lead Assessor 2015 and 2019 for maritime companies. Interests, new fuels, cryogenics and superconductivity.  

RPEC Consultant details


Designation: CEng, FIMechE, FEI, FIMarEST, MRINA

Job title: Director

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-barnes-b24391/


Organisation email: Bob.barnes@rbc-ships.com

Websites: www.rbc-ships.com

Countries: UK -

Organisation: Robert Barnes & Co, consulting engineers

Subjects: Energy efficiency, Management systems


All consultants on the RPEC register have had their areas of expertise reviewed and rated:

Level Key
1 Fundamental
2 Intermediate
3 Advanced
4 Expert
Sector experience
Category Experience level
Accommodation and food service activities 3
Administrative and support service activities 3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3
Arts, entertainment and recreation 3
Chemical and petrochemical 3
Education 3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Food and tobacco 3
Household 1
Human health and social work activities 4
Industries and manufacturing not elsewhere specified 3
Information and communication 3
Non-ferrous metals 3
Other service activities 4
Paper, pulp and print 3
Professional, scientific and technical services 4
Public administration and defence 4
Real estate activities 1
Textile and leather 1
Transport equipment 3
Transportation and storage 3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 1
Wholesale and retail trade 1
Technology experience
Category Experience level
Absorption refrigeration 2
Boilers 4
Boiler house / plant room 3
Building energy management systems (BEMS) 1
Building fabric 3
Combined heat and power (CHP) 4
Combustion processes 3
Comfort cooling 2
Compressed air 3
Control and instrumentation 3
District heating 3
Energy from waste 2
Glazing systems 2
Heat recovery - high temperature 3
Heat recovery - low temperature 3
HVAC systems and plant 3
Insulation 3
Low temperature hot water (LTHW) 3
Lighting and natural light 3
Motors and drives 3
Office equipment 3
Orientation 3
Pumps and fans 3
Renewable energy - Biomass 2
Renewable energy - Solar 3
Renewable energy - Wind 1
Shading 1
Thermal mass 1
Waste minimisation 1
Water conservation 2
Refrigeration and chilling 3
Skills and concepts
Category Experience level
Advanced process control systems 3
Board level presentations 4
Carbon management 3
Conceptual design 3
Emissions trading 2
Energy management - Data collection and analysis 3
Energy management - Management strategy and systems 2
Energy management - Workforce engagement 3
Energy metering 3
Energy procurement 3
Environmental management systems 3
Facilities management 4
Financial appraisal 4
Industrial maintenance 3
Materials handling 1
Process intensification 1
Process integration 3
Quality systems 4
Regulatory compliance 4
Training 3
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