planning 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. © Zinco Solaredge launches all-in-one app for solar installers 06/25/2025 - The solar group has launched the Solaredge Go app, bringing all key processes for solar installers onto a single platform – from installation and commissioning to ongoing management and maintenance. © Kay Dittner/Unsplash C&I solar rooftops – design software saves time and more 06/19/2025 - Any large-scale PV rooftop system encompasses countless planning considerations – all of them important. In this webinar with pv Europe, our expert demonstrates how the Roof Mount design software can help avoid costly headaches down the road. © Solaredge Solaredge – new app optimises processes for installers 06/12/2025 - The solar group has released the new Solaredge Go app, which consolidates all processes for solar installers – from installation and commissioning to management and maintenance. © SL Rack SL Rack launches Solar-Pro for digital pitched roof planning 05/20/2025 - The manufacturer is expanding its portfolio with Solar-Pro, a digital planning app for pitched roofs. Linked to Google Maps, the tool enables real-time visualisation and precise module placement. © EcoFlow Advertisement Industry-leading AI technology helps cut energy bills by up to 77.6% EcoFlow Presents AI-Powered Home Energy Management System and PowerPulse 2 05/07/2025 - EcoFlow, a global leader in renewable energy solutions, presents the latest innovations: headlining its presence is EcoFlow’s revolutionary AI-powered Home Energy Management System (HEMS) (...) © Weidmüller Weidmüller: New solutions and products for solar applications 05/06/2025 - At The smarter E Europe in Munich, the Detmold-based company is presenting numerous innovations, including surge protection, emergency fire disconnectors, smart junction boxes and weather stations. © Meteotest Meteotest: updated Meteonorm upcoming 05/05/2025 - The Swiss company is launching a completely revamped version of its Meteonorm and updating its global meteorological reference database. The new version is being presented at the Intersolar trade fair in Munich. © Valentin Software Valentin Software releases updates for heat pumps and solar thermal systems 04/14/2025 - The latest releases bring improvements to the GeoT-Sol planning software for heat pumps, and to T-Sol – a dynamic simulation programme for designing and calculating solar thermal systems. © PVcase PVcase Software suite for maximising solar project efficiency 03/13/2025 - Streamline your solar project planning with PVcase, a comprehensive software suite designed to enhance efficiency, precision and quality. © Kay Dittner - Unsplash PV Europe Webinar-recording: Mastering C&I rooftop design - from complex geometry to seamless installation 02/11/2025 - More and more companies are turning to large-scale photovoltaic rooftop installations. However, given the wide range of complex roof designs, solar developers and engineers need to consider a number of factors during the design and technical planning stages to avoid costly mistakes. The software provider PVcase provides intelligent solutions for this. © Aurora Solar The tech advantage in solar: lessons from projetsolaire’s growth and Aurora Solar partnership 02/05/2025 - With the French solar market steadily rising from 14.71 GW in 2021 to almost 23 GW in 2024, installer platform projetsolaire.com has emerged as a example of technology-driven growth. Andrew Spalding, Head of Sales, EMEA at Aurora Solar, identifies the success factors in a guest article. © Trace Software Planning New version of the Archelios Pro planning software 02/04/2025 - 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. © Enphase Planning software A planning software that assembles plans in the cloud 02/03/2025 - The US company Enphase Energy is now making its cloud-based design and quotation software Solargraf available. The software provides installers with system proposals and planning documents for residential and commercial customers. © ZHAW Wädenswil New results Only minor losses due to snow on alpine solar installations 10/30/2024 - Researchers in Zurich have been measuring the yields of solar modules in the Alps for seven years. The first results are now available. They can be incorporated into the future planning of alpine solar plants. © Enphase Planning software A planning software that assembles plans in the cloud 10/23/2024 - The US company Enphase Energy is now making its cloud-based design and quotation software Solargraf available. The software provides installers with system proposals and planning documents for residential and commercial customers. © Vaisala Extreme weather risks How advanced weather intelligence boosts solar power plant resilience 10/11/2024 - As solar power expands globally, extreme weather events increasingly threaten these vital clean energy assets. From real-time wind monitoring to hail detection systems, discover how advanced weather intelligence transforms the solar industry’s approach to risk management and resilience, Rémy Parmentier, Head of Solar and Hybrid at Vaisala elaborates. © Tabtool Planning App for efficient planning and operation 09/17/2024 - The German company Tabtool from is presenting new functions of its cloud software Tabtool PV O&M. The solution supports operations managers and service technicians in the efficient organisation and documentation of maintenance and servicing work. © Aurora Solar Aurora Solar Efficient obstruction detection for solar project planning using AI 08/28/2024 - Aurora Solar has unveiled a new feature within its HelioScope product, enhancing the efficiency of solar project planning by leveraging AI to identify and manage potential obstructions on commercial and industrial rooftops. © Craftbox Craftboxx An app for digital planning and documentation 08/14/2024 - With the software from Craftboxx, job planning, time recording and documentation can be digitised quickly and easily. The planner enables quick job planning in the office. © IIASA IIASA Mapping global rooftop growth for better planning of decentralized PV 08/01/2024 - A novel machine learning framework developed by IIASA (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) researchers to estimate global rooftop area growth from 2020 to 2050 can aid in planning sustainable energy systems, urban development, and climate change mitigation. © SolarEdge SolarEdge New energy optimization platform for solar C&I applications 07/04/2024 - SolarEdge announced the global rollout of SolarEdge ONE for C&I, a comprehensive software-based energy optimization platform for Commercial and Industrial (C&I) solar applications. © DNV Intersolar Europe DNV launches solar resource compass for Europe 06/26/2024 - DNV announced the expansion of its Solar Resource Compass (SRC) online software platform to include support for Europe, with additional regions to follow throughout 2024. © BayWa r.e. Topic of the Week: Planning Guideline lays out best practices for floating PV 05/31/2024 - Floating PV is a growing solar solution. SolarPower Europe offer the ‘Floating PV Best Practices Guidelines’ to support the growing interest in the technology. © Mark Holtzman - West Coast Aerial Photography Topic of the Week: Planning Satellite irradiance data by Solcast validated as bankable 05/30/2024 - 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. © Baywa r.e. Topic of the Week: Planning Baywa r.e.'s subsidiary just for planning software 05/29/2024 - 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. Show more