Tom Lambert

 

ABOUT US

History

Brochure

Team

Board of Advisors

 

Education

  • MSc. Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University
  • BSc. Mechanical Engineering, with distinction, University of Alberta

 

Experience

President and Senior Engineer
Mistaya Engineering Inc., February 1998 – Present

  • Develop engineering software for the renewable energy industry, including Windographer and HOMER software
  • Write documentation and provide technical support for software products.
  • Perform feasibility studies for renewable power projects.
  • Provide consulting services on renewable power system modeling.
  • Supervise employee and contractors.

 

Renewable Energy Engineer,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory May 1997 – January 1998

Transformed HOMER from a limited-capability model used inside NREL into a powerful tool downloaded by over 29,000 people in 191 countries, and incorporated into engineering programs in dozens of universities worldwide.
Conceived of and created ViPOR, an optimization model that uses simulated annealing to design power distribution systems for un-electrified villages.
Performed feasibility studies for renewable power and rural electrification projects.

Publications

Lambert T, Gilman P, Lilienthal P, “Micropower system modeling with HOMER”, Integration of Alternative Sources of Energy, Farret FA, Simões MG, John Wiley & Sons, December 2005, ISBN 0471712329

Weis TM, Lambert TW, “Electricity supply optimization in Kyuquot: wind, mini-hydro, and grid options”, Pembina Institute Report, November 2004

Lilienthal PD, Lambert TW, Gilman P, “Computer modeling of renewable power systems”, Cleveland CJ, editor-in-chief, Encyclopedia of Energy, Elsevier Inc., Volume 1, pp. 633-647, NREL Report No. CH-710-36771, 2004

Baring-Gould EI, Lilienthal P, Lambert TW, Manwell JF, “The National Renewable Energy Laboratory Hybrid System Modeling Suite”, Proceedings of the 2nd European PV Hybrid and Mini-Grid Conference, September 2003

Seguro JV, Lambert TW, “Modern estimation of the parameters of the Weibull wind speed distribution for wind energy analysis”, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 85 (1) 75-84, 2000

Lambert TW, Hittle DC “Optimization of autonomous village electrification systems by simulated annealing”, Solar Energy, 68 (1) 121, 2000

Professional Memberships

  • American Wind Energy Association
  • Canadian Wind Energy Association
  • Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta

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