The North Carolina Solar Center offers assessments of potential renewable energy applications for commercial and industrial sites. Often conducted in conjunction with surveys to identify savings in energy, productivity, and waste by the NCSU Industrial Assessment Center and the IES Energy Management Program, the Solar Center’s assessments focus on practical ways companies can incorporate renewable energy.
Some of the renewable energy technologies that may be recommended include:
• solar wall for preheating intake air
• solar thermal process hot water
• photovoltaic electric generation
• daylighting
Each assessment takes one day to complete. After the visit, the Solar Center will provide a report on the economic and technical feasibility of any potential applications. This service is currently offered free of charge to North Carolina companies.
