Solesca has announced the direct integration of DNV’s SolarFarmer power model into Solesca Design. With SolarFarmer energy simulation results available directly in Solesca and downloadable as PDF reports or as 8760 output, teams can design in Solesca and move from site layout to a high quality energy assessment in minutes – without juggling tools.
Energy modeling is one of the largest and most impactful hurdles for project finance. Until now, developers had to choose between moving fast with rough assumptions or slowing down to meet lender-grade accuracy. SolarFarmer simulation ends that trade-off by placing a bankable model where teams already design.
SolarFarmer is DNV’s bankable solar power model for solar PV design and energy yield assessment, available as both desktop software and as an API. SolarFarmer energy simulations have been used as the basis for underwriting more than 2 GW of solar project financings in the United States. SolarFarmer’s detailed energy model engine addresses many of the shortcomings of alternative solutions, including the ability to process sub-hourly data and handle complex shade scenes, to support the modeling needs of today’s project configurations.
“Financing kills more solar deals than engineering,” said Rocco Fucetola, COO of Solesca. “By putting SolarFarmer where teams already work, we remove the guesswork that can lead to lender discounting while giving developers one place to design fast and model with confidence.”
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