Renewable energy study
Renewable energy refers to energy not derived from traditional fossil fuel sources (coal, natural gas, petroleum) through conventional processes. According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), “Renewable energy resources, such as wind and solar energy, are constantly replenished and will never run out.”
Renewable energy systems include technologies designed to capture solar, wind, geothermal, water, or bio-based energy to satisfy on-site electric power demand or to directly offset space heating, space cooling, or water heating energy consumption.
On-site renewable energy technologies eligible for LEED EA credit 2 “On-site Renewable Energy” include the following:
• Geothermal electric systems
• Low-impact hydroelectric power systems
• Wave and tidal power systems
• Wind energy systems
• Solar thermal systems
• Biofuel-base electrical systems
Renewable energy software
GreenBIM Engineering’s modelers use advanced software in order to perform accurate building-integrated renewable energy systems simulations, such as:
• TRNSYS 17
• PVSyst 6
• RETScreen 4
• Autodesk Simulation CFD 2014
LEED and renewable energy study
The renewable energy studies document compliance with:
