Solar Power World

New iPhone Sun Viewer App Measures Shading Obstructions

The Solmetric iSV Sun Viewer application uses the iPhone camera to provide an augmented reality view of the sun paths at your location. This allows you to make a quick assessment of the timing and impact of shading obstructions. Solmetric iSV can be used for evaluation of solar access for solar energy systems, landscaping, agriculture, photography, event planning, or real estate assessment. In the camera view, the user can see how the obstructions interact with the sun path.... Read More

Solar Analysis Tool Available As iPhone Application

Solar installers and consumers looking for a simple-to-use, yet powerful, portable solar site analysis tool can now download the SMA Solarchecker iPhone application from the Apple App Store.  The free iPhone application provides users with a quick way of finding out how much energy – and revenue – a solar power sysytem could produce at virtually any given location.The Solarchecker utilizes the iPhone’s GPS locator to determine the user’s location. Its magnetic... Read More