RETScreen

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RETScreen
Basic data

developer Government of Canada; Several
Publishing year April 30, 1998
Current  version RETScreen Expert
(2016.09.19)
operating system Windows
category application
German speaking Yes
RETScreen.net

The RETScreen Clean Energy Management Software (common abbreviation: RETScreen ) was developed as a software package by the government of Canada . The version RETScreen Expert was presented in 2016 at the Clean Energy Ministerial in San Francisco . The software is available in 36 languages, including German.

RETScreen Expert is the current version of the software that was released on September 19, 2016. With this software, the technical and financial feasibility of potential energy / energy efficiency projects in the context of renewable energies can be comprehensively recognized, evaluated and optimized. Existing projects can also be measured and checked with regard to their performance and their energy-saving / production potential can be identified in a complex manner. The "Viewer mode" of the RETScreen Expert can be operated free of charge and grants access to all software functions. The new version of the software offers a "professional mode" which can be used to save and print data for an annual fee.

The RETScreen Suite, namely a package of RETScreen 4 and RETScreen Plus, is the previous version. With this the power-heat coupling can be analyzed; Analyzes are also possible off-grid (off-grid).

In contrast to the RETScreen Suite, it is an integrated software platform that uses detailed and comprehensive archetypes for project evaluation. Portfolio analysis capacities are also available. The RETScreen Expert can be used to call up many databases (including a global database of climatic conditions that is served from 6,700 ground stations, as well as a NASA satellite database, cost and project databases, and a hydrology and product database). The software contains extensive training material, including an electronic textbook.

history

The first version of the RETScreen was published on April 30, 1998. RETScreen Version 4 was presented to the public on December 11, 2007 in Bali (Indonesia) by the Canadian Environment Minister. RETScreen Plus was released in 2011. RETScreen Suite (including RETScreen 4 and RETScreen Plus with many additional upgrades) was released in 2012. RETScreen Expert was released on September 19, 2016.

Program requirements

Program requirements are optionally the operating systems Microsoft® Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Microsoft® .NET Framework 4.7 (or higher version numbers) The program can also be run on Apple Macintosh computers via Parallels or VirtualBox for Mac.

partner

RETScreen is funded and administered by CanmetENERGY Varennes Research Center of Natural Resources Canada, a government department of Canada. The management team collaborates with many other government agencies and multilateral organizations and is technically supported by a diverse network of experts from industry, government and academia. Main partners are the Langley Research Center of NASA, the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) (Ontario), UNEP - Energy Department of the Authority for Technology, Industry and Economy, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) , the World Bank (Prototype Carbon Fund), and York University's Sustainable Energy Initiative .

Application examples

As of February 2018, the RETScreen software had more than 575,000 users (all countries / regions combined).

An independent impact analysis estimated that by 2013, using the software had saved US $ 8 billion in costs, 20 MT annually in greenhouse gas emissions and the installation of renewable energy capacity of 24 GW.

RETScreen is generally used to promote and implement environmentally friendly energy projects. Examples:

  • The Empire State Building was equipped with energy efficiency measures
  • Production facilities of the company 3M Canada
  • by the Irish wind energy industry to analyze potential new projects
  • to monitor hundreds of schools in Ontario
  • Through Manitoba Hydro's heat / energy (bioenergy optimization) program to monitor project applications
  • For energy management at universities / technical colleges
  • In a multi-year evaluation of the performance of photovoltaic systems in Toronto, Canada
  • Analysis of solar air warming in US Air Force facilities
  • Urban systems, including identification of the need for renovation in terms of energy efficiency in different communities in Ontario.

A comprehensive catalog of articles about the detailed application of RETScreen in different contexts is available on the RETScreen LinkedIn page.

RETScreen is also used as a teaching and research medium at over 1,100 universities and technical colleges worldwide and is frequently cited in research literature. Examples are given in the and “Publications and Reports” and “University and College Courses” sections of the RETScreen Newsletter, available from the manual of the downloaded software.

The use of the RETScreen is recommended by the incentive initiatives for environmentally friendly energy consumption at all levels of government worldwide, including the UNFCCC and the EU; Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain, from many US states as well as from Canadian provinces, cities and towns and utility providers. National and regional seminars on working with RETScreen were held at the national and regional level following official requests from Chile, Saudi Arabia, 15 countries in West and Central Africa and the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE).

Awards and recognitions

In 2010, the software received the Public Service Award of Excellence, the government's highest award to civil servants

Both the software and its team have been nominated for or received many other prestigious awards, such as the Ernst & Young / Euromoney Global Renewable Energy Award, Energy Globe (National Award for Canada), and the GTEC Distinction Award Medal

reviews

An examination by the International Energy Agency beta publication of the program area "Hydropower" described the software as very impressive. The European Environment Agency describes the software as "extremely helpful". Further evaluations include the formulations "one of the few software applications and at the same time the best for evaluating the economic efficiency of facilities in the context of renewable energies" and "a tool for optimizing global market coherence".

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Canada, Mexico and the United States Show Progress on North American Energy Collaboration". News.gc.ca. June 3, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ Financial Analysis with RETScreen (Video) - Clean Energy Solutions Center. - Youtube.com. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  3. ^ "NASA - NASA Collaboration Benefits International Priorities of Energy Management". Nasa.gov. February 24, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Clean Energy Project Analysis, RETScreen® Engineering & Cases Textbook: M154-13 / 2005E-PDF - Government of Canada Publications (PDF) . Publications.gc.ca. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ CANADA LAUNCHES CLEAN ENERGY SOFTWARE (Archived) - Canada News Center News.gc.ca. December 11, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  6. ↑ "RETScreen adds energy performance analysis module". REEEP.org. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  7. ↑ RETScreen International Newsletter - 2012-06-05: Major Upgrade to RETScreen Software ( Memento from July 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Archived). Web.archive.org. June 5, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  8. ↑ RETScreen International Newsletter - Coming Soon: RETScreen Expert Software. ( Memento of July 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Web.archive.org. January 30, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ RETScreen, Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  10. ↑ RETScreen International - FAQ - Windows / Excel & other ( Memento from July 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ). (Archived) Web.archive.org. April 24, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  11. ↑ Archived - RETScreen International Core Team . Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  12. ↑ RETScreen International - RETScreen Software: Cumulative Growth of User Base ( Memento from September 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Web.archive.org. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  13. ↑ RETScreen International: Results & impacts 1996–2012 ( Memento of September 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) (Archived) Web.archive.org. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  14. ^ Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) . Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  15. ↑ Performance Contracting.pdf RETScreen International - Energy Performance Contracting ( Memento of May 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) PDF (Archived) Web.archive.org. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  16. ↑ Power & Biomass District Heating Projects.pdf RETScreen International - Wind Power and Biomass Heating Projects Seamus Hoyne, TEA and Tipperary Institute ( Memento of August 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) PDF (Archived) Web.archive.org. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  17. ↑ Bioenergy Optimization Program Hydro.mb.ca. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  18. ↑ Hydro% E2% 80% 99s Biomass Optimization Program.pdf Power Smart Bioenergy Optimization Program ( Memento from May 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) - RETScreen International PDF (Archived) Web.archive.org. June 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2016
  19. ↑ Solarcity Technology Assessment Partnership ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) PDF Explace.on.ca. June 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  20. ↑ Archived - RETScreen International - RETScreen Software: Cumulative Growth of User Base . Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  21. ↑ a b Archived - RETScreen International: Results & impacts 1996-2012 (PDF) Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved on July 15, 2016.
  22. ↑ Archived - RETScreen International - Energy Performance Contracting (PDF) Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved on July 15, 2016.
  23. ↑ 3M Canada Deploys RETScreen Software .
  24. ↑ Archived - RETScreen International - Wind Power and Biomass Heating Projects Seamus Hoyne, TEA and Tipperary Institute (PDF) Archived from the original on August 6, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  25. ^ School Board Energy Managers Lead Way .
  26. ^ Bioenergy Optimization Program . Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  27. ↑ Archived - RETScreen International - Power Smart Bioenergy Optimization Program . June 2011. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  28. ↑ Universities and Colleges Reduce Carbon .
  29. ↑ Horse Palace Photovoltaic Pilot Project: Update Report ( Memento from November 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) PDF Solarcitypartnership.ca. January 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  30. ↑ AN EVALUATION OF SOLAR AIR HEATING AT UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS . Ditic.mil. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  31. ↑ Internet Archive Wayback Machine ( Memento of May 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Web.archive.org. August 8, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  32. ^ Katelyn McFadyen and Cristina Guido - Municipal Energy Champions .
  33. ^ Internet Archive Wayback Machine . August 8, 2014. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  34. ↑ For example, the academic Google query of RETScreen on February 7th, 2018 resulted in more than 5,500 search results.
  35. ↑ RETScreen International - Clean Energy Policy Toolkit ( Memento of October 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Archived) Web.archive.org. September 21, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  36. ↑ RETScreen International - CER Chile Implements RETScreen Training Program " ( Memento of 14 July 2015, Internet Archive ) October 24 (Archived) Web.archive.org 2014. Retrieved on July 15, 2016..
  37. ↑ RETScreen International - CER Chile Implements RETScreen Training Program ( Memento from July 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ). (Archived) Web.archive.org. October 24, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  38. ↑ RETScreen International - Saudi Arabia Builds Clean Energy Capacity ( Memento from July 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Archived) Web.archive.org. May 2, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  39. ↑ RETScreen International - Strengthening the Foundations of Clean Energy in West Africa ( Memento of July 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Archived) Web.archive.org. May 2, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  40. ↑ Public Service Award of Excellence 2010 PDF Ottawacitizen.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  41. ↑ RETScreen International - Awards ( Memento of 9 May 2015, Internet Archive ). (Archived) Web.archive.org. February 3, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  42. ↑ Methods for Small-Hydro Projects.pdf Assessment Methods for Small-hydro Projects The  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. PDF Ieahydro.org. Retrieved October 24, 2016@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.ieahydro.org  
  43. ↑ RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software | Environmental software tools for accounting, carbon footprinting & sustainability performance Environmenttools.co.uk. Retrieved July 15, 2016

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