The software worth noting for the wind industry simulates the myriad of conditions a wind turbine is likely to encounter, so that equipment designers and wind-site assessors can test a thousand different possibilities to find a best one. There are at least three different programs working in a turbine design facility: composite design, stress analysis,…
Good renewable-power investment or bad? Software tells.
Business software developer Competitive Energy Insight, San Diego, Calif., has introduced a suite of Excel-based investment-analysis models for wind, solar, biomass, biofuels and all other forms of renewable energy. The latest, EconExpert-Partnerships and Leases, let users analyze and evaluate techniques to efficiently monetize investment and production tax credits, depreciation, and grants while tracking individual returns…