CANADA Clean
Energy Project Analysis Software The Government of Canada's RETScreen International Clean Energy
Project Analysis Software is a unique decision support tool developed
with the contribution of numerous experts from government, industry, and
academia. The software, provided free-of-charge, can be used world-wide to
evaluate the energy production, life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emission
reductions for various types of energy efficient and renewable energy
technologies. The wind segment of the software can be used world-wide to easily evaluate
the energy production, life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction
for central-grid, isolated-grid and off-grid wind energy projects, ranging in
size from large scale multi-turbine wind farms to small scale single-turbine
wind-diesel hybrid systems. In addition to the software, the tool includes product, cost and
international weather databases; an online manual; a case study based
college/university-level training course and electronic textbook; and an
Internet-based Marketplace. The RETScreen software now has more than 49,200 users in 202 countries and is
growing at more than 200 new users every week. To download the free software and other related tools please
visit the RETScreen Website. Source: Natural Resources Canada
Monday, December 20, 2004