Second step : check list

This part is aimed through a check list at answering the following question : is the project compatible with solar cooling technology? The different steps of the check list based on a scoring method are the following :

• general presentation of the list : what? how?

• questionnaire to fill in with scores for each question with values from 1 to 3

• analysis of the results of the scoring total values

• advice on the opportunity of a solar cooling project

Large industry utility

Public office building

Hotel

Building

Climate

3

3

3

Important area for solar collectors

3

2

2

Space for the technical premises

3

2

1

Distribution network adapted

3

3

2

TECHNICAL

Existing or planned conventionnal material adapted

3

3

3

FEASIBILITY

Load

Daily adequation production <-> load

3

3

1

Yearly adequation production <-> load

3

2

2

Hot water and heating needs all year long

3

2

2

Solar system unders izement possible with a back up

3

3

2

Energy cost

High level of substituted energy cost

1

3

3

Reasonnable cost of water

3

2

2

Bulling owner

Possibility of making important investment

3

3

1

ECONOMICAL

Motivation of the bulding owner

3

3

3

FEASIBILITY

Importance of the mediatic impact

3

2

3

Environmental politic actions

3

3

3

Eligible to national and international grants

1

3

2

Financial stability of the building owner

3

3

1

ORGANISATIONAL

FEASIBILITY

O&M

Skilled internal technical s taff

3

2

2

Aware of O&M regular actions

3

2

2

Monitoring

Presence of a financed and long term telemonitoring

2

3

2

TOTAL SCORE(on 60) :

55

52

42

Fig. 2. Example of scoring for the check list method.