Seamless planning of your solar photovoltaic projects
Design your PV plant using only your site definition. pvDesign provides available sources regarding topography, meteorology, horizon profile, and even surface albedo. Nevertheless, you will also have the option to upload your own data.
Easily define your site
Define the available areas (where you want pvDesign to install structures), the restricted areas (where you do not want to install structures within your available areas), your substation area, your main and secondary access points to each Available Area, and the MV cables delivery point in your substation. Also, you can upload your site in a kml
or kmz
format.
Define your topography data
Select the topography available in pvDesign (Google Earth) or upload your own in a csv
file with the elevation data.
Pick your meteorological data
Choose the meteorological source you want to use for your energy production estimations from our catalog or upload your own—pvDesign accepts SolarGIS, Meteonorm, Solaranywhere, and NREL TMYs files as well as any other file following pvDesign formatting.
- Open source data streams like PVGIS or NASA Power
- Bankable premium meteorological data sources like SolarAnyhere
- Bring your own TMY with a
.csv
file
Select surface albedo
As a last step, you will need to select the surface albedo. We provide a satellite albedo source (NASA MODIS), standard values (grass, sand, snow) or create your own albedo data with monthly values.
Sharing is caring
Stop emailing project files with colleagues and mess it up with document versions. Access, clone, iterate, and compare site projects across the entire organization. All plans include unlimited seats.
Tailored for solar PV
By gathering accurate irradiance data, the LCOE for your ground-mounted PV project is solid.
Multiplayer enabled
All our plans come with unlimited users and allow for creating as many designs per project as needed.
Lives in the cloud
pvDesign is efficient and scalable. It offers a SaaS deployment model to push new features instantly. Leave to our experienced team the hassle of maintaining the software. It enables you to grow as you go. Login and work on your browser.
Glocally accepted
Both input and output data and insights follow domestic standards, such as the IEEE SA, IEC, NEC or Standards Australia for electrical or cable sizing. Seamlessly adapt your results to your specific needs.
Making it simple
pvDesign bridges the gap between technical and non-technical users. So both types of roles can perform complex calculations and analysis in minutes with a very intuitive and user-friendly interface and recommended parameters included.
Our plans are built for businesses of all sizes
Choose the plan that works for you
- Unlimited Designs
- Unlimited Users
- Pay Per Project
- Downloadable detailed documentation in 5 languages
- Email Support
- Unlimited Designs
- Unlimited Users
- Up to 50 projects
- Downloadable detailed documentation in 5 languages
- Basic Support
- 1 Dedicated Onboarding Session
- Unlimited Designs
- Unlimited Users
- Unlimited Projects
- Downloadable detailed documentation in 5 languages
- Priority Support
- Designated Customer success teams with unlimited training sessions
- Two-factor authentication (2FA) settings
- SAML access with your corporate identity provider
Frequently Asked Questions
Start accelerating your planning for solar PV plants
Our team of specialists is happy to answer your questions and show you pvDesign first-hand.