Training – Site Assessment 1
Training Reference #1:
So many times, we receive inquiries regarding how to take the next step in understanding how specific renewable energies work, and how to determine whether those options are suitable for the requester’s location.
For those of you wanting to know more about how you can make that determination, we would like to introduce you to RETScreen©. RETScreen is a software application, developed in Canada, that is used by a great majority of solar and wind professionals in their discovery, planning and design phases of renewable energy projects.
The best description to be found is from their own website:
The RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software is a unique decision support tool developed with the contribution of numerous experts from government, industry, and academia. The software, provided free-of-charge, can be used worldwide to evaluate the energy production and savings, costs, emission reductions, financial viability and risk for various types of Renewable-energy and Energy-efficient Technologies (RETs). The software (available in multiple languages) also includes product, project, hydrology and climate databases, a detailed user manual, and a case study based college/university-level training course, including an engineering e-textbook.
As will be true for all our training articles, we are referring you on to the product or service provider so that you can receive accurate and professional information regarding their offerings. For RETScreen, please visit their website at: www.retscreen.net, and an intro video at: www.retscreen.net/ang/video.php
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