Faye Tomson
Consultant
Contact Details
faye.tomson@synergie-environ.co.uk
tel: 0141 228 6110

Bio

Faye studied Renewable Energy Technologies in Cornwall, and then Energy and Environmental Engineering at the University of Leeds. She has a good understanding of engineering in the energy and process industries from her time at Leeds, however it is applying this knowledge to the field of energy efficiency and renewables that is her passion. Faye has worked in the UK, Asia, and America gaining a wide variety of work experience from PV to biomass and biogas, and also in business development, marketing, community and cooperative working and project management. Her technical background means that Faye is a versatile member of the Synergie Environ team, able to use her transferable technical skills in a variety of situations to maximise technical and economic opportunities.

Skills &: Experience

Faye's work experience is varied within the field of renewable energy. Before working for Synergie Environ, she worked at the West Highland Housing Association to finalise business cases and heat loadings for delivery of three district heating networks from Biomass, and one from a communal GSHP in Oban and surrounding areas. She wrote the Energy Strategy for the Association, and completed renewable energy options appraisals for many housing schemes belonging to the Association. She also was responsible for securing over £1M of funding during her time with WHHA.

In the beginning of her career Faye began to specialise in photovoltaics, and went to California where she learned the intricacies of PV system design and installation. Later when at the University of Leeds she worked as part of a team developing materials for next generation solar cells, and had two papers published in the Online Journal of Physics. As her career developed she realised the potential of renewable heat, and worked on a self employed basis advising the Forestry Commission on the development of woodfuel supply chains in Yorkshire and the Humber, and also gained experience in the field of anaerobic digestion through her final year design project at the University of Leeds. She worked for Engineers Without Borders for several years first as a volunteer working and biomass in Sri Lanka, and later as a Project Manager for a micro hydro project in Borneo.