PrintBy the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
- define the time value of money;
- describe the concept of solar fraction;
- list economic figures of merit in solar project valuation;
- process simple and complicated financial spreadsheets for solar hot water projects;
- apply solar savings evaluation to the life cycle costing of small solar projects.
What is due for Lesson 7?
This lesson will take us one week to complete. Please refer to the Course Calendar in Canvas for specific time frames and due dates. Directions for the assignments below can be found within this lesson.
| Required Reading: |
J.R. Brownson, Solar Energy Conversion Systems (SECS), Chapter 10 - Solar Project Finance W. Short et al. (1995) Manual for the Economic Evaluation of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies. NREL Technical Report TP-462-5173. (selected sections) |
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| YELLOWDIG: | Discussion topic 1: Life Cycle Cost Analysis for Solar Hot Water - Financial Spreadsheet |
| QUIZ: | Quiz Assignment: Financial Terms (see Canvas - Module 7) |
| PROJECT TOPIC: | Continue discussion your ideas for course project and provide comments and suggestions to your peers. |
Questions?
If you have any questions, please post them to the Lesson 7 General Questions thread in Yellowdig. I will check the forum regularly to respond. While you are in a discussion, feel free to post your own responses if you, too, are able to help out a classmate.