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Patterson, Mr James

Patterson, Mr James

James Patterson is a Director of ClearLead Consulting.  James has a B Eng (Hons) in Fuel and Energy Engineering from the University of Leeds, and is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Energy Institute and a Member of the EI’s Register of Professional Energy Consultants.  He has over 30 years’ experience in energy and carbon management consultancy across most industrial, commercial and public sectors in the UK and Internationally.  He has carried out several hundreds of energy audits including many for ESOS/EED compliance purposes and is also an expert on the development of ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems.

RPEC Consultant details



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 2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2
Arts, entertainment and recreation 2
Chemical and petrochemical 2
Construction 1
Education 2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Financial and insurance activities 2
Food and tobacco 2
Human health and social work activities 2
Industries and manufacturing not elsewhere specified 4
Information and communication 2
Iron and steel 3
Mining and quarrying 2
Non-ferrous metals 3
Non-metallic minerals 2
Paper, pulp and print 2
Professional, scientific and technical services 2
Public administration and defence 2
Textile and leather 2
Transportation and storage 2
Wholesale and retail trade 2
Technology experience
Category Experience level
Boilers 2
Building energy management systems (BEMS) 3
Combined heat and power (CHP) 2
Combustion processes 3
Compressed air 2
Control and instrumentation 3
District heating 3
Drying / Evaporation 2
Energy from waste 2
Heat exchangers 2
Heat recovery - high temperature 3
Heat recovery - low temperature 2
HVAC systems and plant 3
Insulation 2
Low temperature hot water (LTHW) 3
Lighting and natural light 3
Medium temperature hot water (MTHW) / Steam distribution systems 2
Motors and drives 3
Office equipment 3
Pumps and fans 2
Renewable energy - Biomass 2
Renewable energy - Solar 2
Renewable energy - Wind 2
Separation technologies 2
Thermal mass 3
Refrigeration and chilling 3
Renewable energy - Hydro 2
Skills and concepts
Category Experience level
Advanced process control systems 2
Carbon management 4
Conceptual design 3
Energy management - Data collection and analysis 4
Energy management - Management strategy and systems 4
Energy management - Workforce engagement 4
Energy metering 4
Industrial maintenance 2
Process intensification 1
Quality systems 2
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