Nov. 3, 2011: New Simulation Application Models Energy Efficiency Improvements, Renewables
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — SageSim™ LLC, a leading provider of return-on-investment (ROI) simulation technology, has announced the availability of SageSim-es™ (SageSim Energy System Simulator), a simulation application designed to quickly model and optimize energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy applications.
According to the company, residential and commercial energy systems are complex, include multiple variables, vary as a function of geographic location, and are very difficult to optimize manually. SageSim-es is a patent-pending web application that tackles the complexity of optimizing energy systems by modeling all points of energy consumption, energy efficiency improvements, non-renewable and renewable energy sources, geographic constraints, and economic objectives. SageSim-es’ models include efficiency improvements, PV solar, wind, geothermal, solar heat, and high-efficiency HVAC equipment. Commercial and residential consumption models are based on Department of Energy survey data or the structure’s actual energy usage. ROI calculations include federal, state, and local economic incentives. Optimization includes interactive what-if analysis and statistical variation of key variables.