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EME 810: Solar Resource Assessment and Economics

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Lesson 7 - Solar Finance

  • 7.0 Overview
  • 7.1 Learning Outcomes
  • 7.2 The Basics: Time Value of Money and Rates
  • 7.3 Solar Savings and Avoided Fuel Costs
  • 7.4 Solar Fractions: Gains and Loads
  • 7.5 Yellowdig Discussion
  • 7.6 Economic Figures of Merit
  • 7.8 Summary and Final Tasks

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Lessons

  • Welcome to EME 810: Solar Resource Assessment and Economics
    • Lesson 1 - The Historical Context of Solar Energy Valued in Society
    • Lesson 2 - Tools for Time and Space Relationships
    • Lesson 3 - Meteorology: the Many Facets of the Sky
    • Lesson 4 - Measurement and Estimations of the Solar Resource
    • Lesson 5 - Solar Economic Analysis
    • Lesson 6 - Maximizing the Solar Utility for the Client in a Locale
    • Lesson 7 - Solar Finance
      • 7.0 Overview
      • 7.1 Learning Outcomes
      • 7.2 The Basics: Time Value of Money and Rates
      • 7.3 Solar Savings and Avoided Fuel Costs
      • 7.4 Solar Fractions: Gains and Loads
      • 7.5 Yellowdig Discussion
      • 7.6 Economic Figures of Merit
      • 7.8 Summary and Final Tasks
    • Lesson 8 - Methods of Prediction
    • Lesson 9 - Analysis for Policy Development
    • Lesson 10 - Ecosystems Impact from Solar Land Use
    • Lesson 11 - Solar Project Proposal Development
    • Lesson 12 - Solar Design Project Proposal

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