2007-12-11: Canada Launches Clean Energy Software
Canada’s Environment Minister, John Baird, together with Natural Resources Minister, Gary Lunn, officially launched the latest version of RETScreen, a highly successful software tool developed by Natural Resources Canada to help assess the viability of clean energy projects. RETScreen is now being used as an evaluation tool for clean energy by 129,000 people across the world.
The full press release is available from Natural Resources Canada's News Room.
Click here to download the new RETScreen Software (25 MB).
2007-09-26: Energy Efficiency & RETScreen Version 4
Canadian engineers, architects, technologists, planners, facility managers and educators are invited to a free RETScreen Version 4 introductory training seminar. The seminar is intended for these and other professionals who would like to learn how to use the RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software to assess the viability of energy efficiency measures for commercial, institutional and residential buildings, and for industrial facilities. Registration will be on a first-come-first-serve basis. Click on the events below for details and to register online:
The RETScreen Software, available free-of-charge, is now being used by more than 121,000 people in 219 countries and this is growing at more than 600 new users every week. RETScreen is quickly becoming the international standard for clean energy project analysis.
Please feel free to forward this e-mail to colleagues who would be interested in attending one of these seminars. International seminars will be offered at a later date.
2007-06-29: RETScreen Version 4 Beta Test Now Available
Version 4 of the RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software is now available for beta testing. The significant new version of the software can be downloaded from the RETScreen Website (23.9 MB).
Beta testing definition: In software development, a beta test is the second phase of software testing in which a sampling of the intended audience tries the product out. (Beta is the second letter of the Greek alphabet.) Originally, the term alpha test meant the first phase of testing in a software development process. The first phase includes unit testing, component testing, and system testing. Beta testing can be considered "pre-release testing." Beta test versions of software are now distributed to a wide audience on the Web partly to give the program a "real-world" test and partly to provide a preview of the next release.
Beta Testing definition sponsored by SearchSMB.com
2007-03-15: RETScreen Software Passes 100 000 User Milestone
Natural Resources Canada's article discusses the milestone recently passed by the RETScreen Software and benefits resulting by its use. It also gives an overview of the upcoming version of the software. Click here to see this article on our website.
2007-02-28: Summit Magazine - RETScreen Article
Reporter David Newman of Summit, Canada's magazine on public sector purchasing, "was blown away by RETScreen" during visit to the Varennes labs. Click here to read the article.
2007-02-08: Cleantech Minutes - RETScreen Video
Learn how free software developed by Natural Resources Canada can help people make decisions about the efficiency and cost of installing clean energy projects.
View in Windows Media Player
View in RealPlayer
Read the transcript
2007-01-31: 100,000 users milestone passed for RETScreen Software
The RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software recently passed the 100,000 users milestone. Mr. Dermot Gibbons of the Kinspan Group plc, a building products manufacturer headquartered in Ireland, was officially the 100,000th registered user.
RETScreen is experiencing exponential growth with demand for the software now expanding at more than 500 new users every week. RETScreen is used in
217 countries, lead by Canada (27,613), with the following countries rounding out the top 20: United States (12,891); France (11,106); United Kingdom (4,628);
Italy (4,216); Spain (3,635); Australia (1,927); Germany (1,785); Belgium (1,629); Greece (1,574); Portugal (1,493); India (1,485); Ireland (1,030); Brazil (1,029); Mexico (826); Romania (674); Netherlands (634); Switzerland (630); Poland (627); and China (577).
The profiles of the users are broken down as follows: 20% professional services; 19% educational institution/R&D centre; 10% project developer/owner; 6% product suppliers; 6% financial/government/multi-lateral; and 3% association/NGO.
49% of users are using the software and related tools for assessing projects; 27% for project development; 25% for market studies or sales; 24% for training; 15% for information dissemination; 14% for product R&D; 13% for project due-diligence; 9% for policy analysis; and 13% for other purposes.
Demand for RETScreen is expected to explode following the upcoming release of Version 4. In collaboration with Natural Resources Canada’s Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE), in this major new version, the software's capabilities have been expanded from renewable energy, cogeneration and district energy, to include a full array of financially viable clean power, heating and cooling technologies, and energy efficiency measures. The international appeal of this decision support tool has been improved through the expansion of climate data with NASA, covering the entire surface of the planet, as well as through a collaboration with the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) to translate the software into 21 languages that cover roughly 2/3 of the world's population. The expected outcome of this work is that by the end of 2012, an estimated 300,000 planners, professionals and decision-makers will have been empowered to make better energy decisions as a result of the knowledge transferred and by the subsequent use of the improved decision-making tools.
2007-01-23: Beta version of RETScreen arena model released
The Refrigeration and RETScreen program teams at CETC-Varennes have collaborated to develop the new RETScreen model for assessing the viability of energy efficient arena projects (i.e. skating & curling rinks), with a focus on heat recovery from refrigeration systems. The Beta version of this decision-support tool is now on-line and can be downloaded from the RETScreen Website under the "Arenas & Supermarkets" heading in the download table.
This tool has been funded by the Refrigeration Action Program for Buildings (RAPB), the CETC-Varennes deployment program targeted to reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of ice and curling rinks and supermarkets. This pre-feasibility study tool incorporates standard RETScreen capabilities and features. It aims at supporting decision makers, building owners, managers, and consultants of these sectors to evaluate different options for the implementation of new or retrofit heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems. The tool will enable the evaluation of CoolSolution and its comparison with conventional technologies. CoolSolution, an official mark of Natural Resources Canada, designates the HVAC&R set of technologies and practices developed at CETC-Varennes and promoted in RAPB.
RETScreen arena model training is planned over the next few months. A similar RETScreen model for evaluating energy efficient supermarket projects is currently under development and will be available next fiscal year.
2007-01-16: California Energy Commission & RETScreen Hydro Model
The RETScreen Small Hydro Model, developed at CETC-Varennes, was used extensively in a recently published report by the California Energy Commission and Navigant Consulting. The study estimates the potential of small hydro electricity generation in man-made conduits (e.g. canals) which would be eligible under the state of California's Renewable Portfolio Standard.
The study located areas where hydropower potential was the greatest and then used RETScreen to estimate the power potential of these sites. The RETScreen Small Hydro model was also used to "estimate capital and operations and maintenance (O&M) costs associated with identified classes of sites" as well as to determine which small hydro technology would be best suited to each region.
The result is a county-by-county map of small hydropower potential using man-made conduits. Los Angeles county and Stanislaus county, just east of the San Francisco Bay Area, had the most small hydropower potential with between 20 and 45 MW each.
This report, including the map, is publicly available on the California Energy Commission's Website.
Canada’s Environment Minister, John Baird, together with Natural Resources Minister, Gary Lunn, officially launched the latest version of RETScreen, a highly successful software tool developed by Natural Resources Canada to help assess the viability of clean energy projects. RETScreen is now being used as an evaluation tool for clean energy by 129,000 people across the world.
The full press release is available from Natural Resources Canada's News Room.
Click here to download the new RETScreen Software (25 MB).
2007-09-26: Energy Efficiency & RETScreen Version 4
Canadian engineers, architects, technologists, planners, facility managers and educators are invited to a free RETScreen Version 4 introductory training seminar. The seminar is intended for these and other professionals who would like to learn how to use the RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software to assess the viability of energy efficiency measures for commercial, institutional and residential buildings, and for industrial facilities. Registration will be on a first-come-first-serve basis. Click on the events below for details and to register online:
- Whitehorse, YT – October 23, 2007
- Ottawa, ON – October 31, 2007
- Iqaluit, NU – November 1, 2007
- Toronto, ON – November 6, 2007 (Session from 9 to 12 am)
- Toronto, ON – November 6, 2007 (Session from 2 to 5 pm)
- Winnipeg, MB – November 20, 2007
- Regina, SK – November 21, 2007
- Calgary, AB – November 23, 2007
- Vancouver, BC – November 26, 2007
- Victoria, BC – November 28, 2007
- Quebec, QC – November 29, 2007 (French)
- Montreal, QC – December 6, 2007 (French)
- St. John’s, NL – December 10, 2007
- Halifax, NS – December 12, 2007
- Moncton, NB – December 18, 2007 (French)
- Moncton, NB – December 18, 2007
- Charlottetown, PE – December 20, 2007
- Edmonton, AB – January 8, 2008
- Yellowknife, NT – January 10, 2008
- Montreal, QC – January 15, 2008
- Gatineau, QC – January 22, 2008 (French)
The RETScreen Software, available free-of-charge, is now being used by more than 121,000 people in 219 countries and this is growing at more than 600 new users every week. RETScreen is quickly becoming the international standard for clean energy project analysis.
Please feel free to forward this e-mail to colleagues who would be interested in attending one of these seminars. International seminars will be offered at a later date.
2007-06-29: RETScreen Version 4 Beta Test Now Available
Version 4 of the RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software is now available for beta testing. The significant new version of the software can be downloaded from the RETScreen Website (23.9 MB).
Beta testing definition: In software development, a beta test is the second phase of software testing in which a sampling of the intended audience tries the product out. (Beta is the second letter of the Greek alphabet.) Originally, the term alpha test meant the first phase of testing in a software development process. The first phase includes unit testing, component testing, and system testing. Beta testing can be considered "pre-release testing." Beta test versions of software are now distributed to a wide audience on the Web partly to give the program a "real-world" test and partly to provide a preview of the next release.
Beta Testing definition sponsored by SearchSMB.com
2007-03-15: RETScreen Software Passes 100 000 User Milestone
Natural Resources Canada's article discusses the milestone recently passed by the RETScreen Software and benefits resulting by its use. It also gives an overview of the upcoming version of the software. Click here to see this article on our website.
2007-02-28: Summit Magazine - RETScreen Article
Reporter David Newman of Summit, Canada's magazine on public sector purchasing, "was blown away by RETScreen" during visit to the Varennes labs. Click here to read the article.
2007-02-08: Cleantech Minutes - RETScreen Video
Learn how free software developed by Natural Resources Canada can help people make decisions about the efficiency and cost of installing clean energy projects.
View in Windows Media Player
View in RealPlayer
Read the transcript
2007-01-31: 100,000 users milestone passed for RETScreen Software
The RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software recently passed the 100,000 users milestone. Mr. Dermot Gibbons of the Kinspan Group plc, a building products manufacturer headquartered in Ireland, was officially the 100,000th registered user.
RETScreen is experiencing exponential growth with demand for the software now expanding at more than 500 new users every week. RETScreen is used in
217 countries, lead by Canada (27,613), with the following countries rounding out the top 20: United States (12,891); France (11,106); United Kingdom (4,628);
Italy (4,216); Spain (3,635); Australia (1,927); Germany (1,785); Belgium (1,629); Greece (1,574); Portugal (1,493); India (1,485); Ireland (1,030); Brazil (1,029); Mexico (826); Romania (674); Netherlands (634); Switzerland (630); Poland (627); and China (577).
The profiles of the users are broken down as follows: 20% professional services; 19% educational institution/R&D centre; 10% project developer/owner; 6% product suppliers; 6% financial/government/multi-lateral; and 3% association/NGO.
49% of users are using the software and related tools for assessing projects; 27% for project development; 25% for market studies or sales; 24% for training; 15% for information dissemination; 14% for product R&D; 13% for project due-diligence; 9% for policy analysis; and 13% for other purposes.
Demand for RETScreen is expected to explode following the upcoming release of Version 4. In collaboration with Natural Resources Canada’s Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE), in this major new version, the software's capabilities have been expanded from renewable energy, cogeneration and district energy, to include a full array of financially viable clean power, heating and cooling technologies, and energy efficiency measures. The international appeal of this decision support tool has been improved through the expansion of climate data with NASA, covering the entire surface of the planet, as well as through a collaboration with the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) to translate the software into 21 languages that cover roughly 2/3 of the world's population. The expected outcome of this work is that by the end of 2012, an estimated 300,000 planners, professionals and decision-makers will have been empowered to make better energy decisions as a result of the knowledge transferred and by the subsequent use of the improved decision-making tools.
2007-01-23: Beta version of RETScreen arena model released
The Refrigeration and RETScreen program teams at CETC-Varennes have collaborated to develop the new RETScreen model for assessing the viability of energy efficient arena projects (i.e. skating & curling rinks), with a focus on heat recovery from refrigeration systems. The Beta version of this decision-support tool is now on-line and can be downloaded from the RETScreen Website under the "Arenas & Supermarkets" heading in the download table.
This tool has been funded by the Refrigeration Action Program for Buildings (RAPB), the CETC-Varennes deployment program targeted to reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of ice and curling rinks and supermarkets. This pre-feasibility study tool incorporates standard RETScreen capabilities and features. It aims at supporting decision makers, building owners, managers, and consultants of these sectors to evaluate different options for the implementation of new or retrofit heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems. The tool will enable the evaluation of CoolSolution and its comparison with conventional technologies. CoolSolution, an official mark of Natural Resources Canada, designates the HVAC&R set of technologies and practices developed at CETC-Varennes and promoted in RAPB.
RETScreen arena model training is planned over the next few months. A similar RETScreen model for evaluating energy efficient supermarket projects is currently under development and will be available next fiscal year.
2007-01-16: California Energy Commission & RETScreen Hydro Model
The RETScreen Small Hydro Model, developed at CETC-Varennes, was used extensively in a recently published report by the California Energy Commission and Navigant Consulting. The study estimates the potential of small hydro electricity generation in man-made conduits (e.g. canals) which would be eligible under the state of California's Renewable Portfolio Standard.
The study located areas where hydropower potential was the greatest and then used RETScreen to estimate the power potential of these sites. The RETScreen Small Hydro model was also used to "estimate capital and operations and maintenance (O&M) costs associated with identified classes of sites" as well as to determine which small hydro technology would be best suited to each region.
The result is a county-by-county map of small hydropower potential using man-made conduits. Los Angeles county and Stanislaus county, just east of the San Francisco Bay Area, had the most small hydropower potential with between 20 and 45 MW each.
This report, including the map, is publicly available on the California Energy Commission's Website.
2006-11-06: RETScreen for Ontario Power Authority
CETC-Varennes has been working with the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) and the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to prepare a new simplified version of the RETScreen Software targeted at end-use consumers, to be used as part of OPA's soon to be launched Standard Offer Program (SOP). This consumer-focused version will complement the professional version of RETScreen already being used by planners, professionals and industry to assess potential projects. The new "Simplified Analysis" version of the RETScreen Software is now available at the RETScreen Website.
The Standard Offer Program has been created to help boost development of small, clean, and renewable energy projects – those less than 10 MW. Electricity produced from wind, biomass and small hydro projects will be paid 11 cents per kWh, while solar electricity projects will be paid 42 cents per kWh. OPA and OEB are encouraging the use of RETScreen as part of this new program. For more information, see the Ontario Power Authority Website and the Ontario Energy Board Website.
2006-09-29: Energy Training and the RETScreen Software
The RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software is experiencing a significant uptake in the energy training and educational sector. Here are some of the facts:
We count on you to help us get the word out on RETScreen. Please forward this message to your friends, family and colleagues who you believe would benefit from using RETScreen.
2006-09-26: CBC News highlights clean energy e-Learning courses at Willis College
2006-08-22: CBC news at Six (Ottawa, ON, Canada) highlighted the growing interest for cleaner energy technologies and need for courses that build the capacity of people to evaluate the technical and financial viability of potential projects. During that report, Mr. Frederic S. Pouyot, Head of Clean Energy Education at Willis College, said that interest has resulted in a "boom" in courses about renewable and clean energy. Willis College, based in Ottawa, offers a complete Renewable/Clean Energy Project Analyst Program based on training material developed for the RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software. Willis College is one of more than 100 universities and colleges that are presently using RETScreen for training (click here to see the list).
The full CBC television news report can be seen at the Willis College Website: click here to see.
The RETScreen Clean Energy Projects Analysis Software now has more than 90,000 software users in 216 countries around the world. For additional information or to download free-of-charge the software and other related tools, please visit the RETScreen Website.
2006-07-12: RETScreen Version 4: Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Engineers at the CANMET Energy Technology Centre - Varennes, with support from a large international team of experts from industry, government and academia, have been busy working on a major new version of the RETScreen International Clean Energy Project Analysis Software. The RETScreen Software, available free-of-charge, is now being used by more than 86,000 people in 216 countries and this is growing at more than 450 new users every week. RETScreen is quickly becoming the de facto international standard for clean energy project pre-feasibility analysis.
In RETScreen Version 4, the software's capabilities have been expanded from renewable energy, cogeneration and district energy, to include a full array of financially viable clean power, heating and cooling technologies, and energy efficiency measures. The international appeal of this decision support tool has been improved through the expansion of climate data, required by the tool, covering the entire surface of the planet, including central-grid, isolated-grid and off-grid areas, as well as through the translation of the software into 21 languages that cover roughly 2/3 of the world’s population.
The key outputs of this significant effort are as follows:
RETScreen has already had a major impact on how pre-feasibility studies are done, with more than 86,000 users in 216 countries saving more than $1 billion to-date through the use of the software. The impact of this effort will be very large, saving current and new users approximately $8 billion through 2012, while facilitating the implementation around the globe of a large number of clean energy projects that will improve air quality and lead to a significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
RETScreen International
Empowering cleaner energy decisions
CETC-Varennes has been working with the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) and the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to prepare a new simplified version of the RETScreen Software targeted at end-use consumers, to be used as part of OPA's soon to be launched Standard Offer Program (SOP). This consumer-focused version will complement the professional version of RETScreen already being used by planners, professionals and industry to assess potential projects. The new "Simplified Analysis" version of the RETScreen Software is now available at the RETScreen Website.
The Standard Offer Program has been created to help boost development of small, clean, and renewable energy projects – those less than 10 MW. Electricity produced from wind, biomass and small hydro projects will be paid 11 cents per kWh, while solar electricity projects will be paid 42 cents per kWh. OPA and OEB are encouraging the use of RETScreen as part of this new program. For more information, see the Ontario Power Authority Website and the Ontario Energy Board Website.
2006-09-29: Energy Training and the RETScreen Software
The RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software is experiencing a significant uptake in the energy training and educational sector. Here are some of the facts:
- 110 universities and colleges have now integrated RETScreen into their courses or programs: www.retscreen.net/ang/universities.php
- Many training institutions have begun to list their RETScreen related courses on the RETScreen Training Calendar (upcoming www.retscreen.net/ang/11_form1.php and past www.retscreen.net/ang/11_form1_previous.php) to facilitate access to their courses by the RETScreen user community
- Training-of-Trainers workshops originally developed with UNEP continue, such as the one with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA: www.retscreen.net/ang/11_form2.php?idTraining=1284
- 18 million hits were made on the RETScreen Website over the last 12 months (www.retscreen.net), with many directed at the RETScreen e-Learning site: www.retscreen.net/ang/t_training.php
- RETScreen course slides, Website and the Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Model are now available in 21 languages that cover 2/3 of the world's population. The full suite of RETScreen Software and NASA climate data will be available in 21 languages with the upcoming release of RETScreen Version 4 (www.retscreen.net/ang/news_m.php), including new energy efficiency modules, in collaboration with the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) and NASA and
- 91,000 people in 216 countries are now using RETScreen, and this is growing at more than 450 new users every week.
We count on you to help us get the word out on RETScreen. Please forward this message to your friends, family and colleagues who you believe would benefit from using RETScreen.
2006-09-26: CBC News highlights clean energy e-Learning courses at Willis College
2006-08-22: CBC news at Six (Ottawa, ON, Canada) highlighted the growing interest for cleaner energy technologies and need for courses that build the capacity of people to evaluate the technical and financial viability of potential projects. During that report, Mr. Frederic S. Pouyot, Head of Clean Energy Education at Willis College, said that interest has resulted in a "boom" in courses about renewable and clean energy. Willis College, based in Ottawa, offers a complete Renewable/Clean Energy Project Analyst Program based on training material developed for the RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software. Willis College is one of more than 100 universities and colleges that are presently using RETScreen for training (click here to see the list).
The full CBC television news report can be seen at the Willis College Website: click here to see.
The RETScreen Clean Energy Projects Analysis Software now has more than 90,000 software users in 216 countries around the world. For additional information or to download free-of-charge the software and other related tools, please visit the RETScreen Website.
2006-07-12: RETScreen Version 4: Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Engineers at the CANMET Energy Technology Centre - Varennes, with support from a large international team of experts from industry, government and academia, have been busy working on a major new version of the RETScreen International Clean Energy Project Analysis Software. The RETScreen Software, available free-of-charge, is now being used by more than 86,000 people in 216 countries and this is growing at more than 450 new users every week. RETScreen is quickly becoming the de facto international standard for clean energy project pre-feasibility analysis.
In RETScreen Version 4, the software's capabilities have been expanded from renewable energy, cogeneration and district energy, to include a full array of financially viable clean power, heating and cooling technologies, and energy efficiency measures. The international appeal of this decision support tool has been improved through the expansion of climate data, required by the tool, covering the entire surface of the planet, including central-grid, isolated-grid and off-grid areas, as well as through the translation of the software into 21 languages that cover roughly 2/3 of the world’s population.
The key outputs of this significant effort are as follows:
- Development of a suite of new models to evaluate energy efficiency measures for residential, commercial and institutional buildings; communities; and industrial facilities and processes.
- Expansion of the RETScreen Climate Database to 4,700 ground-station locations around the globe and incorporation of the improved NASA Surface Meteorology and Solar Energy Dataset for populated areas, directly into the RETScreen software.
- Integration of the existing RETScreen models for renewable energy (e.g. wind energy) and combined heat and power, along with the new models for energy efficiency measures, all into one software file, and expansion of the capabilities of existing models to evaluate emerging technologies, such as ocean current and wave power.
- Translation of the integrated single software file and databases into 21 languages (e.g. Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, etc.).
- Broad dissemination of the tool via the RETScreen Website and CD-ROM, with locally targeted training and dissemination by an international network of RETScreen trainers and outreach partners.
RETScreen has already had a major impact on how pre-feasibility studies are done, with more than 86,000 users in 216 countries saving more than $1 billion to-date through the use of the software. The impact of this effort will be very large, saving current and new users approximately $8 billion through 2012, while facilitating the implementation around the globe of a large number of clean energy projects that will improve air quality and lead to a significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
RETScreen International
Empowering cleaner energy decisions
2006-06-29: RETScreen presented at the 3rd World Urban Forum (WUF3)
Attendees to the Third Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF3), held from June 19-23, 2006 in Vancouver (B.-C.), Canada, had the opportunity to see a RETScreen presentation and demonstration. This international forum examines rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies and policies. Convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and the Government of Canada under the theme of "Sustainable Cities – Turning Ideas into Action," this Third World Urban Forum brought together 10,000 participants from over 100 countries, representing governments, United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations, urban professionals, local authorities, the private sector and academia. RETScreen was presented during a networking event entitled "Empowering cleaner energy decisions in 213 countries worldwide."
2006-04-07: RETScreen wins international funding from REEEP
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) recently announced 32 new projects that have won funding, out of 209 proposals that were received from across the globe. CETC-Varennes won one of these REEEP grants, for the development and dissemination of a new multi-lingual version of the energy efficiency models being incorporated into the RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software. This round of REEEP funding comes from donations by the governments of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Italy.
Work on this major new version of RETScreen is well underway. RETScreen Version 4 will expand the software’s capabilities from renewable energy and cogeneration, to include financially viable energy efficiency measures for residential, commercial and institutional buildings; and for industrial facilities and processes. The international appeal will be improved by expanding climate data to cover the entire surface of the planet in collaboration with NASA and by translating the software into 21 languages that cover 2/3 of the world’s population. REEEP (www.reeep.org) is joining other RETScreen partners, such as NASA, UNEP, GEF and the World Bank, in working with NRCan to further develop and disseminate the RETScreen decision support tool, for the benefit of the global community.
There are now more than 80,000 registered RETScreen users in 213 countries, currently growing at more than 425 new users every week. Canada alone has 24,000 RETScreen users. With the introduction of the new energy efficiency models into RETScreen, with all models to be available in 21 languages, and with an expanding international network of RETScreen trainers, explosive growth in the RETScreen user base is expected after the release of Version 4, with a projected 300,000 users worldwide by 2012.
2006-03-17: City University of New York establishes RETScreen software lab
Following a training workshop, the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) at the Bronx Community College (BCC), part of the City University of New York (CUNY) has established a RETScreen software lab at the college. The college plans on hosting further RETScreen trainings on specific clean energy technologies and is also seeking to deliver trainings in partnership with other organizations. On March 3rd and 4th, 2006, seventeen participants from eight regional organizations, including faculty from the New York Metropolitan Sustainable Energy Consortium, the Bronx Community College, the Farmingdale campus of the State University of New York, the US Merchant Marine Academy, and Pace University School of Law were trained on how to deliver RETScreen training seminars.
The Center for Sustainable Energy, administered by the US Department of Energy (DOE), was established in 2003 at the BCC to promote the use of renewable and efficient energy technologies in urban communities through education, training, workforce development, research, and project facilitation. The collaboration between CETC-Varennes staff and the BCC yielded the first RETScreen training of trainers in New York State.
RETScreen now has more than 78,000 software users in 213 countries around the world. For additional information or to download other related tools, please visit the RETScreen Website: www.retscreen.net.
2006-02-21: The Australian Institute of Energy integrates the RETScreen Download Table to their website.
2006-01-26: RETScreen: Multilingual Clean Energy Project Analysis Tools
The RETScreen International Clean Energy Project Analysis Tools are available in both English and French, with many also available in 19 other languages. In addition to the RETScreen Software that can be used worldwide to evaluate the energy production, life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emission reductions for various types of technologies, the tools include product, cost and weather databases, a detailed online user manual, a college/university-level training course (e.g. slides, instructor’s voice & notes), and over 85 case studies on real projects. All of these tools are available free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website (see links below).
Multilingual Tools Available:
العربية - Arabic: www.retscreen.net/ar/home.php
বাংলা - Bengali: www.retscreen.net/bn/home.php
中文 - Chinese: www.retscreen.net/zh/home.php
Dansk - Danish: www.retscreen.net/da/home.php
Nederlands - Dutch: www.retscreen.net/nl/home.php
English: www.retscreen.net/ang/menu.php
Suomi - Finnish: www.retscreen.net/fi/home.php
French - French: www.retscreen.net/fr/menu.php
Deutsch - German: www.retscreen.net/fr/home.php
Ελληνικά - Greek: www.retscreen.net/el/home.php
हिन्दी - Hindi: www.retscreen.net/hi/home.php
Italiano - Italian: www.retscreen.net/it/home.php
日本語 - Japanese: www.retscreen.net/ja/home.php
한국어 - Korean: www.retscreen.net/ko/home.php
Polski - Polish: www.retscreen.net/pl/home.php
Português - Portuguese: www.retscreen.net/pt/home.php
Română - Romanian: www.retscreen.net/ro/home.php
Русский - Russian: www.retscreen.net/ru/home.php
Español - Spanish: www.retscreen.net/es/home.php
Svenska - Swedish: www.retscreen.net/sv/home.php
ఆంగ్లము - Telugu: www.retscreen.net/te/home.php
2006-01-01 : RETScreen : decision support and capacity building tools for clean energy project analysis.
- Wind Energy Projects
- Small Hydro Projects
- Photovoltaic Projects
- Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Projects
- Biomass Heating Projects
- Solar Air Heating Projects
- Solar Water Heating Projects
- Solar Passive Heating Projects
- Ground-Source Heat Pump Projects
- Energy Efficient Arena & Supermarket Projects
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Attendees to the Third Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF3), held from June 19-23, 2006 in Vancouver (B.-C.), Canada, had the opportunity to see a RETScreen presentation and demonstration. This international forum examines rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies and policies. Convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and the Government of Canada under the theme of "Sustainable Cities – Turning Ideas into Action," this Third World Urban Forum brought together 10,000 participants from over 100 countries, representing governments, United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations, urban professionals, local authorities, the private sector and academia. RETScreen was presented during a networking event entitled "Empowering cleaner energy decisions in 213 countries worldwide."
2006-04-07: RETScreen wins international funding from REEEP
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) recently announced 32 new projects that have won funding, out of 209 proposals that were received from across the globe. CETC-Varennes won one of these REEEP grants, for the development and dissemination of a new multi-lingual version of the energy efficiency models being incorporated into the RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software. This round of REEEP funding comes from donations by the governments of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Italy.
Work on this major new version of RETScreen is well underway. RETScreen Version 4 will expand the software’s capabilities from renewable energy and cogeneration, to include financially viable energy efficiency measures for residential, commercial and institutional buildings; and for industrial facilities and processes. The international appeal will be improved by expanding climate data to cover the entire surface of the planet in collaboration with NASA and by translating the software into 21 languages that cover 2/3 of the world’s population. REEEP (www.reeep.org) is joining other RETScreen partners, such as NASA, UNEP, GEF and the World Bank, in working with NRCan to further develop and disseminate the RETScreen decision support tool, for the benefit of the global community.
There are now more than 80,000 registered RETScreen users in 213 countries, currently growing at more than 425 new users every week. Canada alone has 24,000 RETScreen users. With the introduction of the new energy efficiency models into RETScreen, with all models to be available in 21 languages, and with an expanding international network of RETScreen trainers, explosive growth in the RETScreen user base is expected after the release of Version 4, with a projected 300,000 users worldwide by 2012.
2006-03-17: City University of New York establishes RETScreen software lab
Following a training workshop, the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) at the Bronx Community College (BCC), part of the City University of New York (CUNY) has established a RETScreen software lab at the college. The college plans on hosting further RETScreen trainings on specific clean energy technologies and is also seeking to deliver trainings in partnership with other organizations. On March 3rd and 4th, 2006, seventeen participants from eight regional organizations, including faculty from the New York Metropolitan Sustainable Energy Consortium, the Bronx Community College, the Farmingdale campus of the State University of New York, the US Merchant Marine Academy, and Pace University School of Law were trained on how to deliver RETScreen training seminars.
The Center for Sustainable Energy, administered by the US Department of Energy (DOE), was established in 2003 at the BCC to promote the use of renewable and efficient energy technologies in urban communities through education, training, workforce development, research, and project facilitation. The collaboration between CETC-Varennes staff and the BCC yielded the first RETScreen training of trainers in New York State.
RETScreen now has more than 78,000 software users in 213 countries around the world. For additional information or to download other related tools, please visit the RETScreen Website: www.retscreen.net.
2006-02-21: The Australian Institute of Energy integrates the RETScreen Download Table to their website.
2006-01-26: RETScreen: Multilingual Clean Energy Project Analysis Tools
The RETScreen International Clean Energy Project Analysis Tools are available in both English and French, with many also available in 19 other languages. In addition to the RETScreen Software that can be used worldwide to evaluate the energy production, life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emission reductions for various types of technologies, the tools include product, cost and weather databases, a detailed online user manual, a college/university-level training course (e.g. slides, instructor’s voice & notes), and over 85 case studies on real projects. All of these tools are available free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website (see links below).
Multilingual Tools Available:
العربية - Arabic: www.retscreen.net/ar/home.php
বাংলা - Bengali: www.retscreen.net/bn/home.php
中文 - Chinese: www.retscreen.net/zh/home.php
Dansk - Danish: www.retscreen.net/da/home.php
Nederlands - Dutch: www.retscreen.net/nl/home.php
English: www.retscreen.net/ang/menu.php
Suomi - Finnish: www.retscreen.net/fi/home.php
French - French: www.retscreen.net/fr/menu.php
Deutsch - German: www.retscreen.net/fr/home.php
Ελληνικά - Greek: www.retscreen.net/el/home.php
हिन्दी - Hindi: www.retscreen.net/hi/home.php
Italiano - Italian: www.retscreen.net/it/home.php
日本語 - Japanese: www.retscreen.net/ja/home.php
한국어 - Korean: www.retscreen.net/ko/home.php
Polski - Polish: www.retscreen.net/pl/home.php
Português - Portuguese: www.retscreen.net/pt/home.php
Română - Romanian: www.retscreen.net/ro/home.php
Русский - Russian: www.retscreen.net/ru/home.php
Español - Spanish: www.retscreen.net/es/home.php
Svenska - Swedish: www.retscreen.net/sv/home.php
ఆంగ్లము - Telugu: www.retscreen.net/te/home.php
2006-01-01 : RETScreen : decision support and capacity building tools for clean energy project analysis.
- Wind Energy Projects
- Small Hydro Projects
- Photovoltaic Projects
- Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Projects
- Biomass Heating Projects
- Solar Air Heating Projects
- Solar Water Heating Projects
- Solar Passive Heating Projects
- Ground-Source Heat Pump Projects
- Energy Efficient Arena & Supermarket Projects
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2005 11 23: RETScreen: Canada's greenhouse gas reduction solution
The RETScreen Software, recognized as the world's leading software for screening the viability of renewable energy technology applications, is one of Natural Resources Canada's key elements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This free software, currently used by more than 70,000 users worldwide, recently released a model for combined heat & power (CHP) project analysis, available in 21 languages. Furthermore, a major new version of the software is currently under development and will include building, industrial, commercial and community energy efficiency. For more information about the RETScreen Software, see the article featured in November 2005 Edition of Natural Elements, Natural Resources Canada newsletter.
2005 10 01 : RETScreen : Distance Learning now available.
2005 09 29: RETScreen International - Training Material for Photovoltaic Projects
We are pleased to inform you that the full Photovoltaic Project Analysis Training Course Module is now available and can be downloaded free-of-charge from the RETScreen Website.
This training module aims to help people better analyse the technical and financial viability of potential photovoltaic projects (e.g. on-grid (central-grid and isolated-grid PV systems), off-grid (stand-alone (PV-battery) and hybrid (PV-battery-genset) systems) and water pumping applications (PV-pump systems)). The training material available includes:
- Photovoltaic Project Analysis Presentation
- PowerPoint presentation slides with instructor’s voice
- PowerPoint presentation slides
- Instructor’s notes
- Engineering e-Textbook
- Includes RETScreen software model algorithms description.
- Online User Manual
- Printout of the help file included within the software.
- Case studies
- Include RETScreen analysis and information about the built project.
Developed in collaboration with NASA, UNEP, The World Bank and GEF, the RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software and the training material are now used worldwide for individual distance learning, for professional training seminars and in many Colleges and Universities.
Over 1,000,000 products have been downloaded from the RETScreen Website to date and more than 12,000 are downloaded each week. The RETScreen Software now has more than 67,000 users in 209 countries. For additional information or to download any of the RETScreen products free-of-charge, please visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 09 27: RETScreen International - Training Material for Small Hydro Projects
We are pleased to inform you that the full Small Hydro Project Analysis Training Course Module is now available and can be downloaded free-of-charge from the RETScreen Website.
This training module aims to help people better analyse the technical and financial viability of potential small hydro projects (e.g. central-grid and isolated-grid connected projects, ranging in size from multi-turbine small and mini hydro installations to single-turbine micro hydro systems.) The training material available includes:
- Small Hydro Project Analysis Presentation
- PowerPoint presentation slides with instructor’s voice
- PowerPoint presentation slides
- Instructor’s notes
- Engineering e-Textbook
- Includes RETScreen software model algorithms description.
- Online User Manual
- Printout of the help file included within the software.
- Case studies
- Include RETScreen analysis and information about the built project.
Developed in collaboration with NASA, UNEP, The World Bank and GEF, the RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software and the training material are now used worldwide for individual distance learning, for professional training seminars and in many Colleges and Universities.
Over 1,000,000 products have been downloaded from the RETScreen Website to date and more than 12,000 are downloaded each week. The RETScreen Software now has more than 67,000 users in 209 countries. For additional information or to download any of the RETScreen products free-of-charge, please visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 09 19: RETScreen International - Training Material for Wind Energy Projects
We are pleased to inform you that the full Wind Energy Project Analysis Training Course Module is now available and can be downloaded free-of-charge from the RETScreen Website.
This training module aims to help people better analyse the technical and financial viability of potential wind energy projects (e.g. central-grid and isolated-grid connected projects, ranging in size from large-scale multi-turbine wind farms to small-scale single-turbine wind-diesel hybrid systems.) The training material available includes:
-PowerPoint presentation slides
Include RETScreen instructor’s voice and notes.
-Engineering e-Textbook
Includes RETScreen software model algorithms description.
-Case studies
Include RETScreen analysis and information about the built project.
Developed in collaboration with NASA, UNEP, and GEF, the RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software and the training material are now used worldwide for individual distance learning, for professional training seminars and in many Colleges and Universities.
Over 1,000,000 products have been downloaded from the RETScreen Website to date and more than 12,000 are downloaded each week. The RETScreen Software now has more than 66,000 users in 209 countries. For additional information or to download any of the RETScreen products free-of-charge, please visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 09 02: RETScreen featured in Office of Energy Efficiency's Heads Up CIPEC Newsletter
Entitled: Natural Resources Canada builds on RETScreen success with Cogen analysis model; this article states that the RETScreen Software is the world’s leading software for assessing the viability or renewable energy projects and describes the new RETScreen Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Project Analysis Model, available in 21 languages.
This article is available at the Office of Energy Efficiency Website.
2005 08 29: RETScreen International - Solar Water Heating Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Solar Water Heating Project Model (Version 3) in French and English. This updated model, which includes updated product data and a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
The RETScreen Solar Water Heating Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production, life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for three basic applications: domestic hot water, industrial process heat and swimming pools (indoor and outdoor), ranging in size from small residential systems to large scale commercial, institutional and industrial systems.
RETScreen now has more than 65,000 software users in 208 countries around the world and is growing at 375 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 08 17: RETScreen International - Biomass Heating Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Biomass Heating Project Model (Version 3) in French and English. This updated model, which includes a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
The RETScreen Biomass Heating Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production (or savings), life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for biomass and/or waste heat recovery (WHR) heating projects, ranging in size from large scale developments for clusters of buildings to individual building applications. The model can be used to evaluate three basic heating systems using: waste heat recovery; biomass; and biomass and waste heat recovery combined. It also allows for a "peak load heating system" to be included (e.g. oil-fired boiler). The model is designed to analyse a wide range of systems with or without district heating.
RETScreen now has more than 64,000 software users in 208 countries around the world and is growing at 375 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 08 16: RETScreen International – Passive Solar Heating Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Passive Solar Heating Project Model (Version 3) in French and English. This updated model, which includes a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
The RETScreen International Passive Solar Heating Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production (or savings), life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for passive solar designs and/or energy efficient window use in low-rise residential and small commercial building applications. The model can be used where there is a relatively significant heating load. The model calculates, for both retrofit or new construction projects, the difference in heating and cooling energy consumption between a proposed passive solar building design (or energy efficient window use) and an identical building but without the passive solar (or energy efficient window) features.
RETScreen now has more than 64,000 software users in 208 countries around the world and is growing at 375 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 07 28: RETScreen featured in Elsevier’s Refocus newsletter
Elsevier's Refocus Weekly e-newsletter, which is read by 23,000 renewable energy industry professionals every week around the globe, recently featured an article on RETScreen International. This article describes the RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software and details the new RETScreen Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Project Model, available in 21 languages. Furthermore, it mentions the recent updates for five other models and describes the impact that RETScreen is having in Canada and worldwide.
This article is available at the Refocus Website.
2005 07 19: RETScreen International – Ground-Source Heat Pump Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Ground-Source Heat Pump Project Model (Version 3) in French and English. This updated model, which includes updated product data and a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
RETScreen International Ground-Source Heat Pump Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production (or savings), life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for the heating and/or cooling of residential, commercial, institutional and industrial buildings. The model can be used to evaluate both retrofit and new construction projects using either ground-coupled (horizontal and vertical closed-loop) or groundwater heat pumps.
RETScreen now has more than 63,000 software users in 207 countries around the world and is growing at 400 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 07 05: RETScreen International – Photovoltaic Project Model Update (Version 3.2)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Photovoltaic Project Model (Version 3.2) in French and English. This updated model, which includes updated product data and a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
RETScreen International Photovoltaic Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production (or savings), life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for three basic PV applications: on-grid; off-grid; and water pumping. For on-grid applications, the model can be used to evaluate both central-grid and isolated-grid PV systems. For off-grid applications, the model can be used to evaluate both stand-alone (PV-battery) and hybrid (PV-battery-genset) systems. For water pumping applications, the model can be used to evaluate PV-pump systems.
RETScreen now has more than 62,000 software users in 207 countries around the world and is growing at 400 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 06 29: RETScreen International wins prestigious NASA award
Gregory J. Leng, Section Head of CETC-Varenne's RETScreen International, was awarded the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Group Achievement Award on June 10, 2005 at the NASA Langley Research Centre in Hampton, Virginia (US).
Gregory J. Leng is a member of the Earth Sciences Applications Team, that was awarded NASA's highest honour, for their exceptional achievement in developing the highly successful air quality, aviation weather, and energy management applications for the earth science enterprise.
To learn more about this achievement and read about the accolades RETSceen received from senior staff at NASA and the US Government, please see the article at the RETScreen International Website.
2005 06 22: RETScreen International – Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Project Analysis Model Release
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the CHP Project Analysis Model. This new model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production, life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for combined heat & power projects. It can be used to evaluate multiple applications including: power; heating; cooling; single buildings or multiple buildings; industrial processes; communities; district heating and district cooling. This model can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
The CHP Project Analysis Model permits analysis with a wide range of renewable and non-renewable fuels (which can be used in parallel), including landfill gas, biomass, bagasse, biodiesel, hydrogen, natural gas, oil/diesel, coal, municipal waste, etc. These fuels can be evaluated using multiple types of power, heating and/or cooling equipment, including reciprocating engines, gas turbines, gas turbine - combined cycle, steam turbines, geothermal systems, fuel cells, wind turbines, hydro turbines, photovoltaic modules, boilers, heat pumps, biomass systems, heaters, furnaces, compressors, absorption chillers, etc., all working under various operating conditions (base load, intermediate load and/or peak load).
Available in 21 languages, the RETScreen model also accounts for emerging rules under the Kyoto Protocol (including the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Joint Implementation (JI) and emissions trading).
The product database integrated within the CHP model includes data for 5,880 power, heating and cooling systems manufactured worldwide. The weather database integrated within the model provides access to meteorological data covering the entire surface of the planet, including 4,720 ground-monitoring stations and NASA satellite data. The model also includes an online manual, a Metric/Imperial unit switch, more than 12 computational tools (e.g. landfill gas calculator), and a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, which carries out a Monte Carlo simulation.
The RETScreen software now has more than 61,000 users in 207 countries around the world and is growing at 375 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools free-of-charge, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 06 20: RETScreen Training in Minneapolis, Minnesota
By Joe Bowman, The Green Institute
This spring, the number of Minnesotans trained to do solar assessments using the RETScreen software increased. Responding to a growing interest to incorporate solar and other renewable technologies into building projects, the workshop was offered to architects, engineers, renewable energy installers, local government building managers, consultants and solar advocates. The goal of the workshop was to provide technical training on using the RETScreen software tool for predicting energy output and financial viability of a solar energy system. The event was attended by individuals with varying backgrounds in mechanical and building engineering and design, Hennepin County Environmental Officials, renewable energy professionals, and researchers from the Center for Sustainable Building Research.
The workshop was coordinated by The Green Institute and sponsored by the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance, with collaboration between the Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment and the Center for Sustainable Building Research from the University of Minnesota. Ron Wroblewski, the instructor for the workshop, leads similar trainings for the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, based in Wisconsin. Future Minnesota workshops and trainings for renewable energy technologies will be available through partnerships with The Green Institute and the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society.
For more information, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 06 14: NRCan's Winning Link to NASA
NASA's cutting edge research is applied with the help of NRCan. Natural Resources Canada's article addresses the partnership between NRCan and NASA, which led to the development of the RETScreen International software, a superior and free tool to evaluate the feasibility of clean energy technologies. For more information, see the article at the RETScreen International Website.
2005 05 26: RETScreen International Sets International Standard
International response to RETScreen International's innovative software package is growing exponentially. Natural Resources Canada's article states the positive reception of the Chinese version of the RETScreen International clean energy project analysis software worldwide. For more information, see the article at the RETScreen International Website.
2005 05 19: RETScreen International - Solar Water Heating Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Solar Water Heating Project Model (Version 3). This updated model, which includes updated product data and a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
The RETScreen Solar Water Heating Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production, life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for three basic applications: domestic hot water, industrial process heat and swimming pools (indoor and outdoor), ranging in size from small residential systems to large scale commercial, institutional and industrial systems.
RETScreen now has more than 59,000 software users in 206 countries around the world and is growing at 300 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 05 16: RETScreen International - Biomass Heating Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Biomass Heating Project Model (Version 3). This updated model, which includes a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
The RETScreen Biomass Heating Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production (or savings), life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for biomass and/or waste heat recovery (WHR) heating projects, ranging in size from large scale developments for clusters of buildings to individual building applications. The model can be used to evaluate three basic heating systems using: waste heat recovery; biomass; and biomass and waste heat recovery combined. It also allows for a "peak load heating system" to be included (e.g. oil-fired boiler). The model is designed to analyse a wide range of systems with or without district heating.
RETScreen now has more than 58,000 software users in 206 countries around the world and is growing at 300 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 05 12: RETScreen International - Passive Solar Heating Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Passive Solar Heating Project Model (Version 3). This updated model, which includes a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
The RETScreen International Passive Solar Heating Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production (or savings), life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for passive solar designs and/or energy efficient window use in low-rise residential and small commercial building applications. The model can be used where there is a relatively significant heating load. The model calculates, for both retrofit or new construction projects, the difference in heating and cooling energy consumption between a proposed passive solar building design (or energy efficient window use) and an identical building but without the passive solar (or energy efficient window) features.
RETScreen now has more than 58,000 software users in 206 countries around the world and is growing at 300 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 05 09: RETScreen International - Ground-Source Heat Pump Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Ground-Source Heat Pump Project Model (Version 3). This updated model, which includes updated product data and a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
RETScreen International Ground-Source Heat Pump Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production (or savings), life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for the heating and/or cooling of residential, commercial, institutional and industrial buildings. The model can be used to evaluate both retrofit and new construction projects using either ground-coupled (horizontal and vertical closed-loop) or groundwater heat pumps.
RETScreen now has more than 58,000 software users in 206 countries around the world and is growing at 300 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 05 06: RETScreen International - Solar Air Heating Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Solar Air Heating Project Model (Version 3). This updated model, which includes a metric/imperial unit switch; updated product data; and a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
The RETScreen International Solar Air Heating Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production (or savings), life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for two basic applications: ventilation air heating and process air heating. The model is designed specifically for the analysis of transpired-plate solar collectors. This emerging technology has been successfully applied in a range of applications from small residential to larger commercial/industrial scale ventilation systems, as well in the air drying processes for various crops.
RETScreen now has more than 58,000 software users in 206 countries around the world and is growing at 300 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 04 20: RETScreen International: Results and Impacts 1996-2012
The recently released RETScreen International: Results and Impacts 1996-2012 report provides a brief overview of the RETScreen International Clean Energy Decision Support Centre, it highlights results-to-date and it summarises an independent study that assesses the present and future impacts of RETScreen.
Even with the conservative approach followed in the impact assessment, the firm SGA concludes that RETScreen has had a significant impact on all indicators in the short time that the software and related tools have been available, including:
- Saving stakeholders an estimated $240 million in Canada and $600 million worldwide through the use of the RETScreen software and related tools;
- Facilitating the implementation of roughly 320 megawatts (MW) of projects in Canada worth $750 million and 1,000 MW of projects worldwide worth approximately $1.8 billion; and
- Helping Canadian and international stakeholders take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the order of 630 kilotonnes (kt) of CO2 per year to date and a projected 20 megatonnes (Mt) of CO2 per year by 2012.
SGA goes on to conclude that the RETScreen Software will have a substantial influence on the global clean energy industry in the years to come and an exponential rise in the impacts of RETScreen International can be expected.
The report is available in English and French in PDF format at the RETScreen Website: www.retscreen.net/ang/impact.php
Printed copies of the report can be obtained by contacting RETScreen Customer Support at: rets@nrcan.gc.ca, indicating the number of copies requested and by providing the complete mailing address, including contact person.
2005 04 08: RETScreen International Featured in EarthToys E-Magazine
This e-magazine, which relays information about the renewable energy industry, recently featured an article on RETScreen International. This article not only describes how the RETScreen clean energy project analysis software works, but also details each of the RETScreen technology models. Furthermore, it mentions various training available worldwide on these different technologies.
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The RETScreen Software, recognized as the world's leading software for screening the viability of renewable energy technology applications, is one of Natural Resources Canada's key elements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This free software, currently used by more than 70,000 users worldwide, recently released a model for combined heat & power (CHP) project analysis, available in 21 languages. Furthermore, a major new version of the software is currently under development and will include building, industrial, commercial and community energy efficiency. For more information about the RETScreen Software, see the article featured in November 2005 Edition of Natural Elements, Natural Resources Canada newsletter.
2005 10 01 : RETScreen : Distance Learning now available.
2005 09 29: RETScreen International - Training Material for Photovoltaic Projects
We are pleased to inform you that the full Photovoltaic Project Analysis Training Course Module is now available and can be downloaded free-of-charge from the RETScreen Website.
This training module aims to help people better analyse the technical and financial viability of potential photovoltaic projects (e.g. on-grid (central-grid and isolated-grid PV systems), off-grid (stand-alone (PV-battery) and hybrid (PV-battery-genset) systems) and water pumping applications (PV-pump systems)). The training material available includes:
- Photovoltaic Project Analysis Presentation
- PowerPoint presentation slides with instructor’s voice
- PowerPoint presentation slides
- Instructor’s notes
- Engineering e-Textbook
- Includes RETScreen software model algorithms description.
- Online User Manual
- Printout of the help file included within the software.
- Case studies
- Include RETScreen analysis and information about the built project.
Developed in collaboration with NASA, UNEP, The World Bank and GEF, the RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software and the training material are now used worldwide for individual distance learning, for professional training seminars and in many Colleges and Universities.
Over 1,000,000 products have been downloaded from the RETScreen Website to date and more than 12,000 are downloaded each week. The RETScreen Software now has more than 67,000 users in 209 countries. For additional information or to download any of the RETScreen products free-of-charge, please visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 09 27: RETScreen International - Training Material for Small Hydro Projects
We are pleased to inform you that the full Small Hydro Project Analysis Training Course Module is now available and can be downloaded free-of-charge from the RETScreen Website.
This training module aims to help people better analyse the technical and financial viability of potential small hydro projects (e.g. central-grid and isolated-grid connected projects, ranging in size from multi-turbine small and mini hydro installations to single-turbine micro hydro systems.) The training material available includes:
- Small Hydro Project Analysis Presentation
- PowerPoint presentation slides with instructor’s voice
- PowerPoint presentation slides
- Instructor’s notes
- Engineering e-Textbook
- Includes RETScreen software model algorithms description.
- Online User Manual
- Printout of the help file included within the software.
- Case studies
- Include RETScreen analysis and information about the built project.
Developed in collaboration with NASA, UNEP, The World Bank and GEF, the RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software and the training material are now used worldwide for individual distance learning, for professional training seminars and in many Colleges and Universities.
Over 1,000,000 products have been downloaded from the RETScreen Website to date and more than 12,000 are downloaded each week. The RETScreen Software now has more than 67,000 users in 209 countries. For additional information or to download any of the RETScreen products free-of-charge, please visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 09 19: RETScreen International - Training Material for Wind Energy Projects
We are pleased to inform you that the full Wind Energy Project Analysis Training Course Module is now available and can be downloaded free-of-charge from the RETScreen Website.
This training module aims to help people better analyse the technical and financial viability of potential wind energy projects (e.g. central-grid and isolated-grid connected projects, ranging in size from large-scale multi-turbine wind farms to small-scale single-turbine wind-diesel hybrid systems.) The training material available includes:
-PowerPoint presentation slides
Include RETScreen instructor’s voice and notes.
-Engineering e-Textbook
Includes RETScreen software model algorithms description.
-Case studies
Include RETScreen analysis and information about the built project.
Developed in collaboration with NASA, UNEP, and GEF, the RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software and the training material are now used worldwide for individual distance learning, for professional training seminars and in many Colleges and Universities.
Over 1,000,000 products have been downloaded from the RETScreen Website to date and more than 12,000 are downloaded each week. The RETScreen Software now has more than 66,000 users in 209 countries. For additional information or to download any of the RETScreen products free-of-charge, please visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 09 02: RETScreen featured in Office of Energy Efficiency's Heads Up CIPEC Newsletter
Entitled: Natural Resources Canada builds on RETScreen success with Cogen analysis model; this article states that the RETScreen Software is the world’s leading software for assessing the viability or renewable energy projects and describes the new RETScreen Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Project Analysis Model, available in 21 languages.
This article is available at the Office of Energy Efficiency Website.
2005 08 29: RETScreen International - Solar Water Heating Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Solar Water Heating Project Model (Version 3) in French and English. This updated model, which includes updated product data and a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
The RETScreen Solar Water Heating Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production, life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for three basic applications: domestic hot water, industrial process heat and swimming pools (indoor and outdoor), ranging in size from small residential systems to large scale commercial, institutional and industrial systems.
RETScreen now has more than 65,000 software users in 208 countries around the world and is growing at 375 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 08 17: RETScreen International - Biomass Heating Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Biomass Heating Project Model (Version 3) in French and English. This updated model, which includes a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
The RETScreen Biomass Heating Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production (or savings), life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for biomass and/or waste heat recovery (WHR) heating projects, ranging in size from large scale developments for clusters of buildings to individual building applications. The model can be used to evaluate three basic heating systems using: waste heat recovery; biomass; and biomass and waste heat recovery combined. It also allows for a "peak load heating system" to be included (e.g. oil-fired boiler). The model is designed to analyse a wide range of systems with or without district heating.
RETScreen now has more than 64,000 software users in 208 countries around the world and is growing at 375 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 08 16: RETScreen International – Passive Solar Heating Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Passive Solar Heating Project Model (Version 3) in French and English. This updated model, which includes a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
The RETScreen International Passive Solar Heating Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production (or savings), life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for passive solar designs and/or energy efficient window use in low-rise residential and small commercial building applications. The model can be used where there is a relatively significant heating load. The model calculates, for both retrofit or new construction projects, the difference in heating and cooling energy consumption between a proposed passive solar building design (or energy efficient window use) and an identical building but without the passive solar (or energy efficient window) features.
RETScreen now has more than 64,000 software users in 208 countries around the world and is growing at 375 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 07 28: RETScreen featured in Elsevier’s Refocus newsletter
Elsevier's Refocus Weekly e-newsletter, which is read by 23,000 renewable energy industry professionals every week around the globe, recently featured an article on RETScreen International. This article describes the RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software and details the new RETScreen Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Project Model, available in 21 languages. Furthermore, it mentions the recent updates for five other models and describes the impact that RETScreen is having in Canada and worldwide.
This article is available at the Refocus Website.
2005 07 19: RETScreen International – Ground-Source Heat Pump Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Ground-Source Heat Pump Project Model (Version 3) in French and English. This updated model, which includes updated product data and a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
RETScreen International Ground-Source Heat Pump Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production (or savings), life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for the heating and/or cooling of residential, commercial, institutional and industrial buildings. The model can be used to evaluate both retrofit and new construction projects using either ground-coupled (horizontal and vertical closed-loop) or groundwater heat pumps.
RETScreen now has more than 63,000 software users in 207 countries around the world and is growing at 400 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 07 05: RETScreen International – Photovoltaic Project Model Update (Version 3.2)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Photovoltaic Project Model (Version 3.2) in French and English. This updated model, which includes updated product data and a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
RETScreen International Photovoltaic Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production (or savings), life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for three basic PV applications: on-grid; off-grid; and water pumping. For on-grid applications, the model can be used to evaluate both central-grid and isolated-grid PV systems. For off-grid applications, the model can be used to evaluate both stand-alone (PV-battery) and hybrid (PV-battery-genset) systems. For water pumping applications, the model can be used to evaluate PV-pump systems.
RETScreen now has more than 62,000 software users in 207 countries around the world and is growing at 400 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 06 29: RETScreen International wins prestigious NASA award
Gregory J. Leng, Section Head of CETC-Varenne's RETScreen International, was awarded the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Group Achievement Award on June 10, 2005 at the NASA Langley Research Centre in Hampton, Virginia (US).
Gregory J. Leng is a member of the Earth Sciences Applications Team, that was awarded NASA's highest honour, for their exceptional achievement in developing the highly successful air quality, aviation weather, and energy management applications for the earth science enterprise.
To learn more about this achievement and read about the accolades RETSceen received from senior staff at NASA and the US Government, please see the article at the RETScreen International Website.
2005 06 22: RETScreen International – Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Project Analysis Model Release
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the CHP Project Analysis Model. This new model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production, life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for combined heat & power projects. It can be used to evaluate multiple applications including: power; heating; cooling; single buildings or multiple buildings; industrial processes; communities; district heating and district cooling. This model can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
The CHP Project Analysis Model permits analysis with a wide range of renewable and non-renewable fuels (which can be used in parallel), including landfill gas, biomass, bagasse, biodiesel, hydrogen, natural gas, oil/diesel, coal, municipal waste, etc. These fuels can be evaluated using multiple types of power, heating and/or cooling equipment, including reciprocating engines, gas turbines, gas turbine - combined cycle, steam turbines, geothermal systems, fuel cells, wind turbines, hydro turbines, photovoltaic modules, boilers, heat pumps, biomass systems, heaters, furnaces, compressors, absorption chillers, etc., all working under various operating conditions (base load, intermediate load and/or peak load).
Available in 21 languages, the RETScreen model also accounts for emerging rules under the Kyoto Protocol (including the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Joint Implementation (JI) and emissions trading).
The product database integrated within the CHP model includes data for 5,880 power, heating and cooling systems manufactured worldwide. The weather database integrated within the model provides access to meteorological data covering the entire surface of the planet, including 4,720 ground-monitoring stations and NASA satellite data. The model also includes an online manual, a Metric/Imperial unit switch, more than 12 computational tools (e.g. landfill gas calculator), and a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, which carries out a Monte Carlo simulation.
The RETScreen software now has more than 61,000 users in 207 countries around the world and is growing at 375 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools free-of-charge, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 06 20: RETScreen Training in Minneapolis, Minnesota
By Joe Bowman, The Green Institute
This spring, the number of Minnesotans trained to do solar assessments using the RETScreen software increased. Responding to a growing interest to incorporate solar and other renewable technologies into building projects, the workshop was offered to architects, engineers, renewable energy installers, local government building managers, consultants and solar advocates. The goal of the workshop was to provide technical training on using the RETScreen software tool for predicting energy output and financial viability of a solar energy system. The event was attended by individuals with varying backgrounds in mechanical and building engineering and design, Hennepin County Environmental Officials, renewable energy professionals, and researchers from the Center for Sustainable Building Research.
The workshop was coordinated by The Green Institute and sponsored by the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance, with collaboration between the Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment and the Center for Sustainable Building Research from the University of Minnesota. Ron Wroblewski, the instructor for the workshop, leads similar trainings for the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, based in Wisconsin. Future Minnesota workshops and trainings for renewable energy technologies will be available through partnerships with The Green Institute and the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society.
For more information, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 06 14: NRCan's Winning Link to NASA
NASA's cutting edge research is applied with the help of NRCan. Natural Resources Canada's article addresses the partnership between NRCan and NASA, which led to the development of the RETScreen International software, a superior and free tool to evaluate the feasibility of clean energy technologies. For more information, see the article at the RETScreen International Website.
2005 05 26: RETScreen International Sets International Standard
International response to RETScreen International's innovative software package is growing exponentially. Natural Resources Canada's article states the positive reception of the Chinese version of the RETScreen International clean energy project analysis software worldwide. For more information, see the article at the RETScreen International Website.
2005 05 19: RETScreen International - Solar Water Heating Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Solar Water Heating Project Model (Version 3). This updated model, which includes updated product data and a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
The RETScreen Solar Water Heating Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production, life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for three basic applications: domestic hot water, industrial process heat and swimming pools (indoor and outdoor), ranging in size from small residential systems to large scale commercial, institutional and industrial systems.
RETScreen now has more than 59,000 software users in 206 countries around the world and is growing at 300 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 05 16: RETScreen International - Biomass Heating Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Biomass Heating Project Model (Version 3). This updated model, which includes a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
The RETScreen Biomass Heating Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production (or savings), life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for biomass and/or waste heat recovery (WHR) heating projects, ranging in size from large scale developments for clusters of buildings to individual building applications. The model can be used to evaluate three basic heating systems using: waste heat recovery; biomass; and biomass and waste heat recovery combined. It also allows for a "peak load heating system" to be included (e.g. oil-fired boiler). The model is designed to analyse a wide range of systems with or without district heating.
RETScreen now has more than 58,000 software users in 206 countries around the world and is growing at 300 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 05 12: RETScreen International - Passive Solar Heating Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Passive Solar Heating Project Model (Version 3). This updated model, which includes a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
The RETScreen International Passive Solar Heating Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production (or savings), life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for passive solar designs and/or energy efficient window use in low-rise residential and small commercial building applications. The model can be used where there is a relatively significant heating load. The model calculates, for both retrofit or new construction projects, the difference in heating and cooling energy consumption between a proposed passive solar building design (or energy efficient window use) and an identical building but without the passive solar (or energy efficient window) features.
RETScreen now has more than 58,000 software users in 206 countries around the world and is growing at 300 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 05 09: RETScreen International - Ground-Source Heat Pump Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Ground-Source Heat Pump Project Model (Version 3). This updated model, which includes updated product data and a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
RETScreen International Ground-Source Heat Pump Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production (or savings), life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for the heating and/or cooling of residential, commercial, institutional and industrial buildings. The model can be used to evaluate both retrofit and new construction projects using either ground-coupled (horizontal and vertical closed-loop) or groundwater heat pumps.
RETScreen now has more than 58,000 software users in 206 countries around the world and is growing at 300 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 05 06: RETScreen International - Solar Air Heating Project Model Update (Version 3)
We are pleased to inform you of the recent release of the Solar Air Heating Project Model (Version 3). This updated model, which includes a metric/imperial unit switch; updated product data; and a new Sensitivity & Risk Analysis worksheet, can be downloaded free-of-charge at the RETScreen Website.
The RETScreen International Solar Air Heating Project Model can be used world-wide to easily evaluate the energy production (or savings), life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction for two basic applications: ventilation air heating and process air heating. The model is designed specifically for the analysis of transpired-plate solar collectors. This emerging technology has been successfully applied in a range of applications from small residential to larger commercial/industrial scale ventilation systems, as well in the air drying processes for various crops.
RETScreen now has more than 58,000 software users in 206 countries around the world and is growing at 300 new users every week. For additional information or to download the software, and other related tools, visit the RETScreen Website.
2005 04 20: RETScreen International: Results and Impacts 1996-2012
The recently released RETScreen International: Results and Impacts 1996-2012 report provides a brief overview of the RETScreen International Clean Energy Decision Support Centre, it highlights results-to-date and it summarises an independent study that assesses the present and future impacts of RETScreen.
Even with the conservative approach followed in the impact assessment, the firm SGA concludes that RETScreen has had a significant impact on all indicators in the short time that the software and related tools have been available, including:
- Saving stakeholders an estimated $240 million in Canada and $600 million worldwide through the use of the RETScreen software and related tools;
- Facilitating the implementation of roughly 320 megawatts (MW) of projects in Canada worth $750 million and 1,000 MW of projects worldwide worth approximately $1.8 billion; and
- Helping Canadian and international stakeholders take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the order of 630 kilotonnes (kt) of CO2 per year to date and a projected 20 megatonnes (Mt) of CO2 per year by 2012.
SGA goes on to conclude that the RETScreen Software will have a substantial influence on the global clean energy industry in the years to come and an exponential rise in the impacts of RETScreen International can be expected.
The report is available in English and French in PDF format at the RETScreen Website: www.retscreen.net/ang/impact.php
Printed copies of the report can be obtained by contacting RETScreen Customer Support at: rets@nrcan.gc.ca, indicating the number of copies requested and by providing the complete mailing address, including contact person.
2005 04 08: RETScreen International Featured in EarthToys E-Magazine
This e-magazine, which relays information about the renewable energy industry, recently featured an article on RETScreen International. This article not only describes how the RETScreen clean energy project analysis software works, but also details each of the RETScreen technology models. Furthermore, it mentions various training available worldwide on these different technologies.
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2004 12 08: RETScreen software passes 50,000 user milestone
The RETScreen International Clean Energy Project Analysis recently passed the 50,000 registered users milestone, with the demand for the software currently growing at more than 250 new users every week. RETScreen is used in 202 countries; lead by Canada, and with the United States, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, Italy, Germany, Belgium and India rounding out the top 10.
The profiles of the users are broken down as follows: 20% professional services; 19% educational institution/R&D centre; 10% project developer/owner; 6% product suppliers; 6% financial/government/multi-lateral; and 3% association/NGO.
49% of users are using the software and related tools for assessing projects; 27% for project development; 25% for market studies or sales; 24% for training; 15% for information dissemination; 14% for product R&D; 13% for project due-diligence; 9% for policy analysis; and 13% for other purposes.
In addition, the RETScreen Website has had more than 23,000,000 hits since April 2001, with more than 500,000 documents downloaded so far.
2004 07 08: RETScreen Featured in July 2004 Issue of "International Water Power & Dam Construction Magazine"
2004 04 07: RETScreen - Core Team includes 8 full-time staff.
2004 03 31: RETScreen International: Results and Impacts 1996-2012.
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The RETScreen International Clean Energy Project Analysis recently passed the 50,000 registered users milestone, with the demand for the software currently growing at more than 250 new users every week. RETScreen is used in 202 countries; lead by Canada, and with the United States, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, Italy, Germany, Belgium and India rounding out the top 10.
The profiles of the users are broken down as follows: 20% professional services; 19% educational institution/R&D centre; 10% project developer/owner; 6% product suppliers; 6% financial/government/multi-lateral; and 3% association/NGO.
49% of users are using the software and related tools for assessing projects; 27% for project development; 25% for market studies or sales; 24% for training; 15% for information dissemination; 14% for product R&D; 13% for project due-diligence; 9% for policy analysis; and 13% for other purposes.
In addition, the RETScreen Website has had more than 23,000,000 hits since April 2001, with more than 500,000 documents downloaded so far.
2004 07 08: RETScreen Featured in July 2004 Issue of "International Water Power & Dam Construction Magazine"
2004 04 07: RETScreen - Core Team includes 8 full-time staff.
2004 03 31: RETScreen International: Results and Impacts 1996-2012.
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2003 10 18: Since its first release in 1998, RETScreen has had a rapid uptake around the world, where more than 35,000 people in 196 countries have licensed a copy of the software. In fact, demand for the software has been growing at more than 200 new users every week and this is expected to continue to accelerate over the coming years.
2003 04 01: Clean Energy Training Material Available
Renewable energy outreach and training material has been developed by Natural Resources Canada for use free-of-charge by professors and professionals at educational centres and training/outreach organisations around the globe that want to promote the proper technical-financial analysis and deployment of viable renewable energy systems, as well as for direct use by planners, professionals, industry, university/college students, etc., in self-study distance learning format. The training material includes PowerPoint presentation slides and a new "Renewable Energy Project Analysis: RETScreen Engineering & Cases Textbook".
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2003 04 01: Clean Energy Training Material Available
Renewable energy outreach and training material has been developed by Natural Resources Canada for use free-of-charge by professors and professionals at educational centres and training/outreach organisations around the globe that want to promote the proper technical-financial analysis and deployment of viable renewable energy systems, as well as for direct use by planners, professionals, industry, university/college students, etc., in self-study distance learning format. The training material includes PowerPoint presentation slides and a new "Renewable Energy Project Analysis: RETScreen Engineering & Cases Textbook".
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2002 10 11: RETScreen now has more than 25,000 users in 196 countries around the world.
2002 10 31: UNEP-GEF and CETC-Varennes Collaborate on RETScreen & SWERA
The RETScreen International Renewable Energy Decision Support Centre at CETC-Varennes and the United Nations Environment Programme's Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (UNEP/DTIE) have initiated a collaboration on the Global Environment Facility (GEF) co-financed, UNEP lead Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment (SWERA) project. SWERA is assessing the solar energy resources at 10 to 40 km resolution in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, South Asia, and East Asia. As well, SWERA is assessing wind energy resources in high resolution of 1 to 5 km in Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Cuba, Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and parts of China, Brazil and Bangladesh.As part of this collaboration, the CETC-Varennes team will work with UNEP/DTIE, through the SWERA technical assistance agencies, UNEP/Global Resource Information Database (UNEP/GRID) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado, to integrate the data output of the SWERA project with the RETScreen Renewable Energy Project Analysis Software. In addition, SWERA partners will use RETScreen to develop a set of project pre-feasibility studies in the 13 countries that are part of SWERA. SWERA will make these studies publicly available for further use by interested stakeholders. In support of this work, several members of the SWERA team at the Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) in New Delhi, India will become Certified RETScreen Trainers to provide RETScreen technical support to the 13-country study teams.
2002 05 01: RETScreen now has more than 21,000 users in 185 countries around the world.
2002 04 29: The CANMET Energy Diversification Research Laboratory (CEDRL) is now called the CANMET Energy Technology Centre - Varennes (CETC).
2002 04 01: Federal Government Facilities & Renewable Energy
The CANMET Energy Diversification Research Laboratory (CEDRL), the Renewable Energy Deployment Initiative (REDI) and the Federal Buildings Initiative (FBI) are working together to promote the deployment of renewable energy systems at Government of Canada facilities. As part of this collaboration, the Renewable Energy Capacity Building Program (RECAP) at CEDRL delivers REDI-sponsored "Renewable Energy Training Seminars".
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2002 10 31: UNEP-GEF and CETC-Varennes Collaborate on RETScreen & SWERA
The RETScreen International Renewable Energy Decision Support Centre at CETC-Varennes and the United Nations Environment Programme's Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (UNEP/DTIE) have initiated a collaboration on the Global Environment Facility (GEF) co-financed, UNEP lead Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment (SWERA) project. SWERA is assessing the solar energy resources at 10 to 40 km resolution in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, South Asia, and East Asia. As well, SWERA is assessing wind energy resources in high resolution of 1 to 5 km in Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Cuba, Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and parts of China, Brazil and Bangladesh.As part of this collaboration, the CETC-Varennes team will work with UNEP/DTIE, through the SWERA technical assistance agencies, UNEP/Global Resource Information Database (UNEP/GRID) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado, to integrate the data output of the SWERA project with the RETScreen Renewable Energy Project Analysis Software. In addition, SWERA partners will use RETScreen to develop a set of project pre-feasibility studies in the 13 countries that are part of SWERA. SWERA will make these studies publicly available for further use by interested stakeholders. In support of this work, several members of the SWERA team at the Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) in New Delhi, India will become Certified RETScreen Trainers to provide RETScreen technical support to the 13-country study teams.
2002 05 01: RETScreen now has more than 21,000 users in 185 countries around the world.
2002 04 29: The CANMET Energy Diversification Research Laboratory (CEDRL) is now called the CANMET Energy Technology Centre - Varennes (CETC).
2002 04 01: Federal Government Facilities & Renewable Energy
The CANMET Energy Diversification Research Laboratory (CEDRL), the Renewable Energy Deployment Initiative (REDI) and the Federal Buildings Initiative (FBI) are working together to promote the deployment of renewable energy systems at Government of Canada facilities. As part of this collaboration, the Renewable Energy Capacity Building Program (RECAP) at CEDRL delivers REDI-sponsored "Renewable Energy Training Seminars".
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2001 10 31: New training course now available. Click here for more info.
2001 10 31: RETScreen now has more than 19,000 users in 182 countries around the world.
2001 09 15: RETScreen usage is growing at the rate of 150 new users per week!
2001 04 30: New Renewable Energy Training Workshop launched.
The first of a series of Renewables Energy Training Workshops was delivered to 25 employees from the Federal Government and industry. Participants cames from Public Works, Environment Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs, NRCan's Renewable Energy Deployment Initiative (REDI), NRCan's Laurentian Forestry Centre, Johnson Controls, the World's largest Energy Service Company (ESCO) and a number of consulting firms. The objective of the workshop was to increase awareness of cost-effective applications of renewable energy systems and strenghten capacity to evaluate, plan, finance and implement renewable energy projects.The REDI sponsored workshop was developed and delivered by CEDRL's Renewable Energy Capacity Building Program (RECAP) in collaboration with the Energy Resources Branch's (ERB) Renewable Energy Deployment Initiative and the Office of Energy Efficiency's (OEE) Federal Buildings Initiative (FBI). This workshop launched a number of new activities to promote the deployment of renewable energy systems at federal facilities. As a follow-up to the training workshops and to help ensure successful implementation of projects, CEDRL is providing REDI sponsored post-training tecnical support to the workshop attendees.
2001 04 30: RETScreen International at the Summit of the Americas.
Natural Resources Canada selected RETScreen International as one of the two NRCan products/services to be highlighted at the "Summit of the Americas" in Quebec City as part of the Canada Pavilion.
2001 03 01: RETScreen now has more than 15,000 users in 175 countries around the word.
2001 01 15: RETScreen used by key international organisations.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a collaborating organization with CEDRL on RETScreen International, recently informed CEDRL that they were pleased to hear that FMO, the Dutch development bank, is now using RETScreen to estimate carbon value in a pipeline of new renewable energy technology (RET) investments.In addition, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) recently wrote to CEDRL stating that RETScreen was very helpful for them where they used the software tool to validate a new 6.5MW small hydro project in Costa Rica. The Costa Rica project was already designed and the owners of the project, Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz, had requested a loan from the bank. CABEI used RETScreen to do a due-diligence review of the loan application and the project was finally approved by CABEI's Board of Directors.Finally, The World Bank and the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) invited Gregory Leng of CEDRL to present RETScreen at the Village Power 2000 Conference held at the World Bank in Washington. Response to the new version of RETScreen International has been excellent. RETScreen now has more than 12,000 users in 175 countries and accelerated growth is taking place.
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2001 10 31: RETScreen now has more than 19,000 users in 182 countries around the world.
2001 09 15: RETScreen usage is growing at the rate of 150 new users per week!
2001 04 30: New Renewable Energy Training Workshop launched.
The first of a series of Renewables Energy Training Workshops was delivered to 25 employees from the Federal Government and industry. Participants cames from Public Works, Environment Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs, NRCan's Renewable Energy Deployment Initiative (REDI), NRCan's Laurentian Forestry Centre, Johnson Controls, the World's largest Energy Service Company (ESCO) and a number of consulting firms. The objective of the workshop was to increase awareness of cost-effective applications of renewable energy systems and strenghten capacity to evaluate, plan, finance and implement renewable energy projects.The REDI sponsored workshop was developed and delivered by CEDRL's Renewable Energy Capacity Building Program (RECAP) in collaboration with the Energy Resources Branch's (ERB) Renewable Energy Deployment Initiative and the Office of Energy Efficiency's (OEE) Federal Buildings Initiative (FBI). This workshop launched a number of new activities to promote the deployment of renewable energy systems at federal facilities. As a follow-up to the training workshops and to help ensure successful implementation of projects, CEDRL is providing REDI sponsored post-training tecnical support to the workshop attendees.
2001 04 30: RETScreen International at the Summit of the Americas.
Natural Resources Canada selected RETScreen International as one of the two NRCan products/services to be highlighted at the "Summit of the Americas" in Quebec City as part of the Canada Pavilion.
2001 03 01: RETScreen now has more than 15,000 users in 175 countries around the word.
2001 01 15: RETScreen used by key international organisations.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a collaborating organization with CEDRL on RETScreen International, recently informed CEDRL that they were pleased to hear that FMO, the Dutch development bank, is now using RETScreen to estimate carbon value in a pipeline of new renewable energy technology (RET) investments.In addition, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) recently wrote to CEDRL stating that RETScreen was very helpful for them where they used the software tool to validate a new 6.5MW small hydro project in Costa Rica. The Costa Rica project was already designed and the owners of the project, Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz, had requested a loan from the bank. CABEI used RETScreen to do a due-diligence review of the loan application and the project was finally approved by CABEI's Board of Directors.Finally, The World Bank and the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) invited Gregory Leng of CEDRL to present RETScreen at the Village Power 2000 Conference held at the World Bank in Washington. Response to the new version of RETScreen International has been excellent. RETScreen now has more than 12,000 users in 175 countries and accelerated growth is taking place.
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2000 11 15: RETScreen Website first to meet new common look & feel standard.
CEDRL completely revised the RETScreen Website( http://retscreen.gc.ca ), which is the first Website at NRCan to be fully in-line with the 33 new Common Look and Feel (CLF) standards, including the 46 criteria from the international World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). This is an important first step in helping NRCan meet Government On-Line (GOL) objectives. In addition to reaching the CLF standards, RETScreen goes well beyond GOL Tier 1 objectives, possibly even beyond Tier 3.The RETScreen Website was approved by the Common Look and Feel Coordinator for NRCan. CEDRL benefited from the input and support from groups such as the Energy Sector's (ES) Management Services Division, REDI, CREN, CETB GOL Forum, ES GOL Workshop, OCTI and the ES Internet Forum. This did represent a huge effort for CEDRL to meet the CLF requirements.
2000 11 15 : RETScreen International - Version 2000
Natural Resources Canada's CANMET Energy Diversification Research Laboratory (CEDRL) is pleased to inform you of the release of "RETScreen International - Version 2000." The new version of this standardized renewable energy project analysis software is now available free-of-charge.
2000 10 03: RETScreen now has more than 10,000 users in 170 countries around the word.
2000 10 03: Collaboration with United Nations (UNEP) results in a new GHG emission mitigation model.
2000 10 03: RETScreen usage is growing at the rate of 100 new users per week!
2000 09 29: RETScreen team receives an award at the Circumpolar Housing Forum 2000.
Ron Alward of NRCan, on behalf of the entire RETScreen team, received a Northern Housing Award from the organizers of the international "Circumpolar Housing Forum 2000" conference held in Yellowknife, Canada last week. The conference organizers stated that the award is in recognition of the important role of RETScreen is playing in helping to eliminate barriers and in promoting renewable energies in northern communities.
2000 05 30: RETScreen now has more than 7,000+ users in 140 countries around the world.
2000 03 01: RETScreen studies cost one-tenth the amount required for conventional studies!
To help accelerate the implementation of Renewable Energy Technology projects, CEDRL established an initiative to identify high-potential projects in Canada's remote communities. A total of 51 potential projects were identified among 300 remote communities scattered across Canada, and were evaluated with the RETScreen Renewable Energy Project Analysis Software by a team of 11 consulting firms hired by CEDRL. Of these, 27 projects offered commercial potential without government incentives. A detailed background to this initiative, as well as project descriptions for 27 projects are now available for download in PDF format. Click here to have more information and to access PDF files.
2000 01 01: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and NRCan are co-operating to increase the awareness and enhance the usefulness of RETScreen internationally.
As part of this collaboration, UNEP's Division of Technology, Industry and Economics and CEDRL are developing a greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) mitigation model for RETScreen. The UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment is also participating in this work. This new GHG model will allow users to calculate the estimated GHG emissions avoided by the proposed RET project being evaluated. Funding for the work is provided by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
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CEDRL completely revised the RETScreen Website( http://retscreen.gc.ca ), which is the first Website at NRCan to be fully in-line with the 33 new Common Look and Feel (CLF) standards, including the 46 criteria from the international World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). This is an important first step in helping NRCan meet Government On-Line (GOL) objectives. In addition to reaching the CLF standards, RETScreen goes well beyond GOL Tier 1 objectives, possibly even beyond Tier 3.The RETScreen Website was approved by the Common Look and Feel Coordinator for NRCan. CEDRL benefited from the input and support from groups such as the Energy Sector's (ES) Management Services Division, REDI, CREN, CETB GOL Forum, ES GOL Workshop, OCTI and the ES Internet Forum. This did represent a huge effort for CEDRL to meet the CLF requirements.
2000 11 15 : RETScreen International - Version 2000
Natural Resources Canada's CANMET Energy Diversification Research Laboratory (CEDRL) is pleased to inform you of the release of "RETScreen International - Version 2000." The new version of this standardized renewable energy project analysis software is now available free-of-charge.
2000 10 03: RETScreen now has more than 10,000 users in 170 countries around the word.
2000 10 03: Collaboration with United Nations (UNEP) results in a new GHG emission mitigation model.
2000 10 03: RETScreen usage is growing at the rate of 100 new users per week!
2000 09 29: RETScreen team receives an award at the Circumpolar Housing Forum 2000.
Ron Alward of NRCan, on behalf of the entire RETScreen team, received a Northern Housing Award from the organizers of the international "Circumpolar Housing Forum 2000" conference held in Yellowknife, Canada last week. The conference organizers stated that the award is in recognition of the important role of RETScreen is playing in helping to eliminate barriers and in promoting renewable energies in northern communities.
2000 05 30: RETScreen now has more than 7,000+ users in 140 countries around the world.
2000 03 01: RETScreen studies cost one-tenth the amount required for conventional studies!
To help accelerate the implementation of Renewable Energy Technology projects, CEDRL established an initiative to identify high-potential projects in Canada's remote communities. A total of 51 potential projects were identified among 300 remote communities scattered across Canada, and were evaluated with the RETScreen Renewable Energy Project Analysis Software by a team of 11 consulting firms hired by CEDRL. Of these, 27 projects offered commercial potential without government incentives. A detailed background to this initiative, as well as project descriptions for 27 projects are now available for download in PDF format. Click here to have more information and to access PDF files.
2000 01 01: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and NRCan are co-operating to increase the awareness and enhance the usefulness of RETScreen internationally.
As part of this collaboration, UNEP's Division of Technology, Industry and Economics and CEDRL are developing a greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) mitigation model for RETScreen. The UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment is also participating in this work. This new GHG model will allow users to calculate the estimated GHG emissions avoided by the proposed RET project being evaluated. Funding for the work is provided by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
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1999 12 15: New NASA global satellite weather data now available.
NASA/LaRC and CEDRL are co-operating to facilitate the use of NASA's global satellite solar data with RETScreen and to develop a new global weather database for the tool. This work is sponsored as part of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise and is being carried out at the NASA Langley Research Center and at CEDRL. This collaboration provides RETScreen users access (free-of-charge) to satellite data (e.g. the amount of solar energy striking the surface of the earth, global temperatures and wind speeds), simply by clicking on links in either the RETScreen software or the NASA Website.
1999 11 15: Collaboration with NASA gives RETScreen users access to global satellite weather data.
NASA and NRCan are co-operating to facilitate the use of NASA's global satellite data with RETScreen. As part of this collaboration, CEDRL and the NASA Langley Research Center have adapted the RETScreen software and NASA's Website (http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/sse) to allow direct access to NASA's existing Global Satellite Surface Solar Energy Database via the internet. In addition, NASA is creating a new Global Satellite Weather Database, which will include additional data required to prepare a RET project preliminary feasibility analysis using RETScreen. Access to such weather data will allow users around the globe to better evaluate potential RET projects where ground monitoring station weather data are not available.
1999 07 01: The three new RETScreen models for the evaluation of passive solar heating, solar water heating (including pool heating) and ground-source heat pump projects, together with several new features, such as an online manual, product database and weather database, will be officially released at the 8th international North Sun'99 Conference (Edmonton, AB, Canada). August 11 to 14, 1999.
1999 06 30: Training Material - Aboriginal & Northern Communities.
1999 06 01: RETScreen now has more than 3,500 customers in 110 countries worldwide.
1999 04 01: RETScreen Team Wins Departmental Merit Award
In April 1999, the RETScreen team received Natural Resources Canada's highest honour, the Departmental Merit Award, for the significant contribution that RETScreen has made to facilitating the deployment of renewable energy technologies.
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NASA/LaRC and CEDRL are co-operating to facilitate the use of NASA's global satellite solar data with RETScreen and to develop a new global weather database for the tool. This work is sponsored as part of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise and is being carried out at the NASA Langley Research Center and at CEDRL. This collaboration provides RETScreen users access (free-of-charge) to satellite data (e.g. the amount of solar energy striking the surface of the earth, global temperatures and wind speeds), simply by clicking on links in either the RETScreen software or the NASA Website.
1999 11 15: Collaboration with NASA gives RETScreen users access to global satellite weather data.
NASA and NRCan are co-operating to facilitate the use of NASA's global satellite data with RETScreen. As part of this collaboration, CEDRL and the NASA Langley Research Center have adapted the RETScreen software and NASA's Website (http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/sse) to allow direct access to NASA's existing Global Satellite Surface Solar Energy Database via the internet. In addition, NASA is creating a new Global Satellite Weather Database, which will include additional data required to prepare a RET project preliminary feasibility analysis using RETScreen. Access to such weather data will allow users around the globe to better evaluate potential RET projects where ground monitoring station weather data are not available.
1999 07 01: The three new RETScreen models for the evaluation of passive solar heating, solar water heating (including pool heating) and ground-source heat pump projects, together with several new features, such as an online manual, product database and weather database, will be officially released at the 8th international North Sun'99 Conference (Edmonton, AB, Canada). August 11 to 14, 1999.
1999 06 30: Training Material - Aboriginal & Northern Communities.
1999 06 01: RETScreen now has more than 3,500 customers in 110 countries worldwide.
1999 04 01: RETScreen Team Wins Departmental Merit Award
In April 1999, the RETScreen team received Natural Resources Canada's highest honour, the Departmental Merit Award, for the significant contribution that RETScreen has made to facilitating the deployment of renewable energy technologies.
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1998 12 01: RETScreen Team Wins Energy Sector Merit Award
In December 1998, the RETScreen team received the award of: Important Innovation and/or Business Achievement in the Scientific, Program and Corporate Areas. This award, presented by Energy Sector of Natural Resources Canada, recognized the significant contributionsof the RETScreen team to facilitating the deployment of renewable energy technologies in remote communities. More details: click here.
1998 11 06: RETScreen now has 1,300 users in 75 countries worldwide.
1998 05 04: Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) CANMET Energy Diversification Research Laboratory (CEDRL) today announced the release of RETScreen, a software tool to help evaluate the energy performance, cost and financial viability of implementing renewable energy technologies (RETs).
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In December 1998, the RETScreen team received the award of: Important Innovation and/or Business Achievement in the Scientific, Program and Corporate Areas. This award, presented by Energy Sector of Natural Resources Canada, recognized the significant contributionsof the RETScreen team to facilitating the deployment of renewable energy technologies in remote communities. More details: click here.
1998 11 06: RETScreen now has 1,300 users in 75 countries worldwide.
1998 05 04: Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) CANMET Energy Diversification Research Laboratory (CEDRL) today announced the release of RETScreen, a software tool to help evaluate the energy performance, cost and financial viability of implementing renewable energy technologies (RETs).
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1997 04 14: As part of Natural Resources Canada's Renewable Energy Strategy, CEDRL is developing, with the help of industry, a RET project technical and financial pre-feasibility analysis software package called RETScreen.
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