RETScreen

Article summary

The RETScreen Clean Energy Management Software (usually shortened to RETScreen Expert) is a software package developed by the Government of Canada. RETScreen Expert was highlighted at the 2016 Clean Energy Ministerial held in San Francisco. The Government of Canada's Treasury Board Secretariat uses RETScreen Expert as its greenhouse gas reporting tool for all federal departments and agencies required to report emissions. RETScreen Expert is the current version of the software and was released to the public on September 19, 2016. The software allows for the comprehensive identification, assessment and optimization of the technical and financial viability of potential renewable energy, energy efficiency and cogeneration projects; the measurement and verification of the actual performance of facilities; the identification of energy savings/production opportunities; and portfolio management of multiple facilities. "Viewer mode" in RETScreen Expert is free and permits access to significant functionality of the software. Unlike past versions of RETScreen, however, a new "Professional mode" (which allows users to save and print, as well as to access premium features) is now available on an annual subscription basis. Unlike the previous RETScreen Suite, RETScreen Expert is one integrated software platform.…

Key claims

1. release date: 2016-09-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 1998-04-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2016-09-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2021-09-21 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the release date is "2016-09-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "1998-04-30". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2016-09-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2021-09-21". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368946752