Cool Earth Solar: News Archive
Cool Earth Solar, developer and owner of high concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) power plants today announced that Mr. Rob Lamkin has joined the firm as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lamkin brings extensive expertise to Cool Earth with his 20 years experience in the energy business.
“With his experience at Calpine, Mirant, and Radiant Energy, Rob has demonstrated strong leadership with the successful development and management of dozens of power plants representing thousands of megawatts in electric generation capacity. He will lead our team through the entire process of power plant development, project financing, and operations. Rob’s experience is exactly what Cool Earth Solar needs as it scales rapidly into a utility-grade provider of cost-effective, robust, clean energy”, said Dr. Eric Cummings, founder of Cool Earth Solar.
Mr. Lamkin has served as a corporate officer at two Fortune 500 energy companies where he had leadership responsibility for power plant development, project construction, asset management, trading and marketing, and project finance.
At the Calpine Corporation, Mr. Lamkin was the corporate officer with business responsibility for successfully raising over $1 billion dollars in capital for the development and construction of new power plants. Under Mr. Lamkin’s direction, over 10,000 MW of new power plant capacity were successfully developed and permitted.
In his role as Vice President at Calpine, Mr. Lamkin was also responsible for leading the Asset Management, Marketing & Origination, Legislative and Government Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, and the Transmission groups for the Western United States Region. This included management responsibility for nearly 20 operating power projects totaling over 7,000 MW.
About Cool Earth Solar
Cool Earth Solar develops and builds solar concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems intended for utility scale application. By radically reducing the material and weight of CPV, Cool Earth Solar has developed a cost effective power plant design that can compete economically with conventional fuels.