The New York Solar Energy Society and Renewable Energy Strategies, LLC, have partnered to provide a free introductory RETScreen Solar PV Project Economics Webinar.

After a presentation of the RETScreen software basics, RETScreen’s capabilities will be illustrated with two solar PV project “sample problems” which will include rebate and performance-based solar incentive policies. Examples used will be in the United States; specifically, a New York residential application and a New Jersey commercial application. Attendees will be provided with a custom “tool sheet” which will help them apply different government incentives for their specific situation. You will learn how to save your analysis of many different project scenarios in the RETScreen file format.

The webinar is targeted to attendees who are familiar with solar photovoltaic systems. However much of the content will be helpful to use RETScreen to analyze other types of renewable energy projects. You should be familiar with Microsoft excel spreadsheets. Attendees are urged to visit www.retscreen.net and download this free software prior to the course.

The NYSES curriculum team will produce a packet of the presentation materials and example problems and email to attendees who request it after the course, so you do not have to take extensive notes.

When you sign up at this New York Solar Energy Society website you will be sent a Webinar Registration invitation but not immediately. Attendees need to register with the webinar service to receive their personal link. Thank you for joining us.

Instructor/Host:

Dan Connors (BS Chem Eng/MBA), President of Renewable Energy Strategies LLC, has 30 years experience in conventional and renewable power and process systems. He uses RETScreen as an analytical tool across a range of renewable energy/ energy efficiency projects.

The New York Solar Energy Society (NYSES) mission is to encourage the understanding and use of solar energy technologies through public outreach, to be a source of sound technical knowledge and to provide a forum to address critical regional and state issues relating to solar energy solutions.