What follows are the Top Solar Project Management Products for 2016. We have software platforms for asset management, energy storage, training and weather tracking. A rover even assists with site assessment. Take a look at this year’s innovative products within project management.
Site Assessment Tools
Campbell Scientific CRSI2 Soiling Index Datalogger for Photovoltaic Modules
Soiling of PV-module panel surfaces has become one of the most important operational issues of solar-energy power plant performance. Campbell Scientific’s CRSI2 Soiling Index Datalogger provides soiling loss indices and soiling rate, calculated using industry-standard methodologies. Raw data is stored and available for additional processing.
Enphase Energy Envoy-S Series
The next-generation Envoy-S gateway provides energy usage insights, remote update capabilities and load management, enabling a more cost-effective and reliable solar installation while adding significant value for system owners. Available in Metered or Standard versions.
TerraSmart APSR Survey Rover
TerraSmart more than triples solar site survey speed and accuracy with the launch of its robotic rover, APSR. This rover is the U.S. solar industry’s first fully autonomous robot to perform survey stake-out functions with exacting accuracy at a higher velocity than ever imagined. Three APSRs are deployed now on a 42-MW site in New York.
Vaisala SP-12 Solar Weather Station
Reliable ground measurements are a crucial part of developing and operating successful solar projects. Vaisala’s new system is designed specifically for the solar industry and equipped with everything required for best practice resource assessment. It is rugged, ready-to-install and includes state-of-the-art sensors and a data logger proven to withstand extreme conditions.
Software
3megawatt BluePoint
3megawatt has developed BluePoint, the largest and fastest growing asset management platform in the renewable energy industry. It replaces manual labor-intensive processes in renewable asset management with an easy-to-implement, easy-to-use and easy-to-maintain application. Companies that use BluePoint have significantly improved efficiency, visibility and control over their renewable asset management activities.
Adara Power iC3 Software Platform
The Adara iC3 Platform intelligently integrates battery and inverter controls with cloud-based software and a robust IoT connectivity solution. It has a scalable 125-kW, 250-kWh battery and inverter suitable for commercial-scale applications. The iC3 solution addresses demand from its large and mid-sized solar installers with a significant commercial customer base.
Energy Toolbase is an industry leading software platform for modeling and proposing the economics of solar PV and energy storage projects. In the newest version, users can accurately model NEM 2.0 projects and create fully customized proposal documents, in order to communicate the value proposition of their specific project.
Enphase Energy Enlighten Manager
Designed for the solar professional, Enlighten Manager streamlines operations and maintenance processes and enables efficient management of multiple Enphase systems.
Interplay Learning Solar Training Platform
The Solar Training Platform is a simulation-based training system dedicated to helping the industry provide scalable, affordable and, most of all, effective training to help solve the manpower needs and education bottlenecks currently prevalent in this expanding market. (Coming Late Summer 2017)
JLM Energy Measurz
JLM has created a fully-integrated software platform and energy technology bundle that optimizes energy use and maximizes savings. Measurz continually observes energy usage patterns and uses a variety of strategies to maintain a pre-set budget determined by the customer. The user-friendly app makes it easy to track energy use.
Open Energy Loan Platform
Open Energy’s loan platform drives the growth of commercial solar by significantly streamlining the lending process and reducing costs. Solar developers and asset owners across the United States use Open Energy’s innovative financing model to apply for financing in a more time and cost-efficient manner than has ever been possible before.
Trimark Associates T1-S SCADA
Utility-scale PV resource contracts require delivering specific power characteristics at the POI. PV plants must curtail generation, stabilize voltage and maximize real power. Trimark’s T1-S SCADA is a proven, PV plant control solution that provides pinpoint control to meet PPA requirements, deliver stable electric power and maximize revenue.
Vaisala Solar Time Series Tools
Vaisala’s new online subscription offers low-cost, convenient access to hundreds of bankable solar time series for resource assessment and project monitoring. Now you can easily visualize, compare and order up to five global datasets for any location and have data files delivered within 24 hours to meet tight deadlines.