Kyle Downes

Kyle Downes has over 12 years of experience in the renewable energy industry. Kyle is currently the Director of Project Engineering at Lightsource bp, where they oversee project engineering and management. Prior to this, they worked as a Senior Manager of Engineering at the same company.

Before joining Lightsource bp, Downes served as a Senior Project Engineer/Project Manager at Clean Energy Associates (CEA). Kyle also worked as a Project Manager at Fiedler Group and Permacity Solar.

Downes gained valuable experience as an Electrical Engineer at Panasonic Eco Solutions North America, where they worked on photovoltaic projects. Kyle also worked as a Project Engineer at PsomasFMG in the field of engineering.

Earlier in their career, Downes served as an Electrical Engineer at Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH, where they played a significant role in utility-scale solar projects in Hawaii. Kyle was involved in various aspects of project design, construction, and maintenance.

Downes began their career as an intern at London Hydro, where they developed a geographical information system (GIS) enabled database and oversaw its implementation throughout the company.

Overall, Kyle Downes has gained extensive experience in project engineering, management, and renewable energy throughout their career.

From 2007 to 2011, Kyle Downes attended Western University, where they pursued a Bachelor of Engineering Science degree with a focus on Electrical Engineering - Power Systems.