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Solar modules, power storage, e-cars and other components make modern solar systems more and more complex. What should be considered when designing? Here you will find information as well as suitable software and apps.

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DNV

Solcast satellite irradiance data validated bankable

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Solcast, a provider of solar irradiance historical actuals and forecasting for solar energy, achieves a significant milestone as DNV validates its satellite irradiance data as bankable.

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Planning

A planning software now with new battery options and other features

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Valentin Software has released the 2024 version of its PV*SOL premium planning software. It comes with new battery options, VDI 4655 reference load profiles and the latest climate data.

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SolarPower Europe

Floating PV Best Practice Guidelines published 

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Floating PV is a growing solar solution. SolarPower Europe have launched the ‘Floating PV Best Practices Guidelines’ to support the growing interest in the technology.

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Planning

New version of the Archelios Pro planning software

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The software manufacturer Trace has introduced the latest version of the Archelios Pro planning software. The last upgrade focused on 3D modelling of the environment.

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Top products of the week

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Home storage system installed in 15 minutes, a bidirectional EV charger for Europe, a planning software with various features and ready-to-connect inverter manifolds. These are our top products of the week:

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Planning

A planning software now with new battery options and other features

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Valentin Software has released the 2024 version of its PV*SOL premium planning software. It comes with new battery options, VDI 4655 reference load profiles and the latest climate data.

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Software

Demo access for innovative monitoring

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Software provider Amperecloud presents a new live demo for more efficient monitoring and management of solar installations.

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Top products of the week

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Demo access for innovative monitoring software, new inverters for balcony systems, ballast trays for a mounting system and Voltsmile now in Greenakku’s portfolio. These are our top products of the week:

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Software

Demo access for innovative monitoring

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Software provider Amperecloud presents a new live demo for more efficient monitoring and management of solar installations.

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Belgium

SeaVolt: test platform for offshore PV

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SeaVolt, a consortium of Tractebel, DEME and Jan De Nul, is preparing its first floating solar energy test platform to be erected off the Belgian coast.

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Green architecture

The Plus: Pioneering signal from the woods

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A furniture factory with a visionary ecological approach was realized in the Norwegian woods. A large green solar roof is embedded.

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Intersolar Europe 2023

Valentin presents latest versions of design software for PV and heat pump systems

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In 2023, Valentin Software will once again be present at Intersolar Europe in Munich. From June 14-16, visitors can find out about the latest versions and new features of PV*SOL and GeoT*SOL.

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Planning software

Baywa r.e. founds subsidiary just for its planning software

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Baywa r.e. intends to accelerate the internationalisation of its own solar trade and the planning software Solar Planit by spinning it off as its own subsidiary. The new boss is Steffen Lindemann, who comes from Valentin Software.

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Monitoring app

A faster way to find power plants and fleets

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The free Enerest To Go app shows production and consumption values of the solar system on the smartphone. If an error is detected by the Solar-Log Web Enerest 4 Portal, the app informs the user.

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Planning software

Software for planning and project management

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ETU Software presents several new solutions: The software PV Simulation 3D Plus and the 3D building modelling software Hottcad.

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Monitoring app

A faster way to find power plants and fleets

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The free Enerest To Go app shows production and consumption values of the solar system on the smartphone. If an error is detected by the Solar-Log Web Enerest 4 Portal, the app informs the user.

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Planning tool

Heat pump planning software now with added PV

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The new version of GeoT*SOL 2023 is now available from Valentin Software. This current iteration of the heat pump planner comes with a photovoltaic option and configurable diagrams.

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SolarPower Europe

Solar Best Practices Platform launched

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SolarPower Europe has launched the Solar Best Practices Platform to award quality badges to solar project developers at the Solar Quality Summit Europe conference in Barcelona.

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Planning software

Software for planning and project management

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ETU Software presents several new solutions: The software PV Simulation 3D Plus and the 3D building modelling software Hottcad.