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RETScreen, the Glossary

Index RETScreen

The RETScreen Clean Energy Management Software (usually shortened to RETScreen Expert) is a software package developed by the Government of Canada.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 21 relations: Clean Energy Ministerial, Efficient energy use, Empire State Building, Energy management software, European Environment Agency, Global Environment Facility, Independent Electricity System Operator, International Energy Agency, Langley Research Center, Megabyte, Microsoft Windows, Parallels Desktop for Mac, Renewable energy, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, VirtualBox, World Bank, York University, YouTube.

  2. Cogeneration
  3. Energy efficiency
  4. Energy models
  5. Energy technology
  6. Low-carbon economy
  7. Renewable energy technology

Clean Energy Ministerial

The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) is a high-level global forum set up to promote policies, programmes and knowledge transfer to advance clean energy technology and encourage the transition to a global clean energy economy.

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Efficient energy use

Efficient energy use, or energy efficiency, is the process of reducing the amount of energy required to provide products and services. RETScreen and efficient energy use are energy conservation, energy efficiency and energy policy.

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Empire State Building

The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.

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Energy management software

Energy Management Software (EMS) is a general term and category referring to a variety of energy-related software applications which may provide utility bill tracking, real-time metering, building HVAC and lighting control systems, building simulation and modeling, carbon and sustainability reporting, IT equipment management, demand response, and/or energy audits. RETScreen and energy management software are energy conservation.

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European Environment Agency

The European Environment Agency (EEA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) which provides independent information on the environment.

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Global Environment Facility

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a multilateral environmental fund that provides grants and blended finance for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), mercury, sustainable forest management, food security, and sustainable cities in developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

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Independent Electricity System Operator

The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is the Crown corporation responsible for operating the electricity market and directing the operation of the bulk electrical system in the province of Ontario, Canada.

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International Energy Agency

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organisation, established in 1974, that provides policy recommendations, analysis and data on the global energy sector. RETScreen and International Energy Agency are energy policy.

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Langley Research Center

The Langley Research Center (LaRC or NASA Langley), located in Hampton, Virginia near the Chesapeake Bay front of Langley Air Force Base, is the oldest of NASA's field centers.

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Megabyte

The megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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Parallels Desktop for Mac

Parallels Desktop for Mac is software providing hardware virtualization for Macintosh computers with Intel processors, and since version 16.5 also for Apple silicon-based Macintosh computers.

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Renewable energy

Renewable energy (or green energy) is energy from renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human timescale. RETScreen and renewable energy are low-carbon economy and renewable energy technology.

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is a Vienna-based Quasi-International Organisation that advances markets for renewable energy and energy efficiency with a particular emphasis on the emerging markets and developing countries.

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Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS; Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada, SCT) is the administrative branch of the Treasury Board of Canada (the committee of ministers responsible for the financial management of the federal government) and a central agency of the Government of Canada.

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United Nations Environment Programme

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system.

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the UN process for negotiating an agreement to limit dangerous climate change.

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VirtualBox

Oracle VM VirtualBox (formerly Sun VirtualBox, Sun xVM VirtualBox and InnoTek VirtualBox) is a hosted hypervisor for x86 virtualization developed by Oracle Corporation.

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World Bank

The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects.

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York University

York University (Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.

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See also

Cogeneration

Energy efficiency

Energy models

Energy technology

Low-carbon economy

Renewable energy technology

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RETScreen