Tag: software

  • Geostellar patents 3D technology to map out, simulate new solar installs

    Online solar energy marketplace Geostellar has patented an invention for programmatically placing solar panels on rooftops or tracts of land in a 3D virtual world and simulating production over a typical meteorological year based on shading, slope and orientation. The invention forms the basis for Geostellar’s instant Solar Profile, whichRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • DC Systems CEO discusses real time distributed energy control system #Intersolar

    Harness the power of distributed intelligence! Try yelling that. You’ll feel like a He-Man of solar power. Now, calmly, try saying, harness the power of distributed intelligence COMBINED with centralized data management. Sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? Those are some of the solid ideas that DC Systems is promoting atRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • CalCom Solar, Wexus Technologies create energy-, water-saving tool

    The agriculture / water / energy problem: You can’t manage what you don’t measure. Due to a combination of a lack of data, high energy costs, and limited mobile applications in the field, farmers can spend up to 50 percent more on energy than necessary during farming operations, particularly whenRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Real-Time Solar Surveillance

    Wireless Monitoring Solutions in Large-Scale Projects As the solar industry matures, there is a fundamental shift in how large-scale solar projects are funded, constructed and operated. While government programs in the form of tax credits, initiatives, legislations, subsidies and general funding encouraged renewable energy and environmental action, the financing modelRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New Software Reduces Solar Soft Costs

    Clean Power Research (www.cleanpower.com) today launched PowerClerk Interconnect, software that helps reduce solar soft costs by taking formerly paper-intensive interconnection application processes online. Funded by a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) SunShot Incubator award, PowerClerk Interconnect gives utilities new levels of control over their interconnection workflows, and streamlines the application process forRead More — Solar Builder magazine