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Technical Articles
Calculate the Return on the Investment (ROI), simple payback period, and other key financial factors
for renewable energy projects. Renewable energy projects often live or die on the financials. Learn how
to calculate them accurately. Study how the Formatta Corporation used a life-cycle cost analysis to decide whether to convert data collection input to a system of electronic forms or to continue using paper forms. Download the study from: A Business Case for E-forms: Calculating ROI View slides from the ASA presentation at the 2010 Green U, "Harnessing Solar Power" Learn more about the AlabamaSAVESTM loan program for renewable enrgy projects with a 10 year or less payback at www.al-solar.org/tech/ALSaves.pdf. Read the 25 x '25 Meeting the Goal: Progress Report. This oganization wants 25 percent of America's energy needs met by domestic farms, forests, and ranches. We stood at at the end of 2009. Read how we are doing and how you can help at: 25x25-2010-progress.pdf Learn about a very efficient method of cooling using water from solar-powered chillers to cool large rooms or buildings at: www.al-solar.org/tech/Chilled_Beams.pdf. Learn how you can save money while you reduce your carbon footprint. Download the free 356-page Department of Energy booklet, Energy Saver's Booklet: Tips on Saving Energy & Money at Home from www1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/tips/pdfs/energy_savers.pdf. Kids, do try this at home: Teach your parents to go green and save some green with these cleaners. Kid Friendly Do-It-Yourself homemade cleaning solutions. Solar, Going Green in Industry An introduction to increasing your bottom line while reducing your carbon footprint in industry. A presentation to the Casting Industry Suppliers Association (CISA) on April 18, 2011. A Geothermal Primer - Finding Burried Treasure An introduction to harnessing the solar energy beneath the earth's surface. A presentation to the Huntsville Chapter of the American Association of Heating and Refrigeration Engineers (ASHRAE) on April 21, 2011. Using the sun to beat the heat -- How you can use solar power to cool things off in the summertime
Alabama Power Interconnection Process
How to connect a grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) system to the utility grid in Alabama
Download Solar 101 from ASA Solarite Solar World an information-packed PDF and study it at your leisure. Learn the history of solar, how a solar cell works, how solar cells are made, and much more. Download Solar for the Real World,a presentation to the the Energy Huntsville Vision and Strategy IPT Meeting, March 15, 2011. Read and learn Is now the time for you to go solar? Solar panel prices have dropped dramatically, while efficiency has soared. Oil prices are rising again. Learn if solar is right for you now. |
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