environment

• Solar Thermal Energy (2002)-

  This technical brief was written by The Demonstration and Training Centre for Appropriate Technologies (CEDCAP), which researches and explores renewable energy applications for rural populations in Peru and South America. It focuses on solar thermal applications for daily use in rural Peru.

• Central Plant District Cooling and Heating on College Campus (2009)-

  This case study was written by SunChiller and All Energy USA. It focuses on a solar thermal air conditioning and heating system at Los Angeles Valley College.

• Case Study: Solar Air Heating for Residential Space Heating (2004)-

  This brochure is a case study of how a single family home utilized a solar thermal system for air heating purposes.

  The thermal system works by circulating heated air throughout the house with a fan. According to the document, the system will maintain a constant air heat temperature in various weather conditions. A special component of this system is that that collector itself is made of recycled aluminum cans.

  Author: Canadian Solar Industries Association

  Date: 2004

  Pages: 2

• RETScreen Software Solar Water Heating Workshop (2008)-

  This presentation was created by National Grid, an energy service company in the northeastern United States. It was used to present at Solar Boston, a conference on solar energy in Boston, in a workshop on how to use RETScreen energy analysis software.

  The presentation examines why solar thermal water heating makes sense based off the findings of a RETScreen analysis.

• Economic, Energy, and Environmental Benefits of Concentrating Solar Power in California- The objective of the study, published by the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREl) in 2006, was to characterize commercial and developing CSP technologies and estimate the direct and indirect economic impacts of CSP deployment. The economic impact of CSP deployment was calculated by considering the impact to Gross State Output, earnings, employment, and to state tax receipts. The study was divided into five tasks: • Task 1: Technology Assessment • Task 2: Solar Resource Assessment • Task 3: Cost of Energy and Economic Impact Evaluation
• Environmental Due Diligence (EDD) of Renewable Energy Projects- Environmental Due Diligence (EDD) is the collection and assessment of data relative to environmental conditions or impacts prior to a transaction to identify and quantify environment-related financial, legal, and reputational risks. Banks have put in place a number of instruments to manage risk. One of these instruments is commonly termed a Due Diligence review. Recently, it has become a way for financial institutions to incorporate environmental and social considerations in their investment review process.