Solving common bottlenecks in solar project development with PVcase | The Pitch
A staggering 80% of solar projects never reach completion. But you can speed up timelines by as much as 50% by using the right software during the design stage.
On this episode of The Pitch, Hector Lucas Foraste, Solutions Engineer with PVcase, explains the bottlenecks in solar project development and then gives an overview of the end-to-end solar design and project development product suite offered by PVcase. You can watch the Pitch episode above, or watch this on-demand webinar for a deeper demonstration, and to send questions directly to the PVcase team.
Solving common bottlenecks in solar project development
“We see that there are a lot of issues when we are sharing information from one point to the other one, or when we are working with different team members or stakeholders.,” Hector says.
Traditional platforms and workflows among stakeholders often contribute to lengthening the timeline with this inefficient back and forth.
“It is very common to have different tools throughout the whole workflow. This brings many issues when those tools are not well connected in the end. And this is what we are trying to do,” Hector says. “What we are showcasing today … PVcase has done this in an efficient way. It allows us to run the process from developing a project up to the detailed engineering, jumping from one stage to the other one without any issues.”
PVcase overview
PVcase is automating the entire solar development value chain. Their end-to-end suite — Prospect, Ground Mount, Roof Mount, and Yield — provides automation software for site selection, PV design, and yield assessment. PVcase offers an alternative to manual methods and delivers optimal results in significantly less time.
What’s new? Launched in response to user feedback, PVcase has rolled out comprehensive updates across its end-to-end solar project development platform, significantly enhancing workflow automation and accelerating project development.
- PVcase Prospect accelerates site selection with bulk parcel import, integrated fiber/zoning data, GIS integration, Capacity data, automated multi-parcel layouts with DC estimates, and instant federal environmental permit checks.
- PVcase Ground Mount features optimized layouts (fixed-tilt/east-west) with improved 3D terrain-aware shading calculations and structural gap control. Its enhanced electrical overview includes more metrics, NEC-compliant voltage drop calculations, and better DC cabling configuration, alongside improved LandXML export and web viewer access.
- PVcase Yield introduces a company-level component library, crucial CdTe thin-film module simulation support for accurate predictions, updated inverter temperature derating models, and improved export functionality.
- PVcase Roof Mount boosts efficiency via multiple integrations, PVsol project conversion, user-managed component libraries (including inverter presets), and enhanced stringing intelligence—from assignment to polarity and tolerance adjustments. It also now supports energy simulations with mixed module orientations.
Deeper dive into PVcase
We recently hosted a webinar, diving deeper into what what PVcase can do from beginning to end, across Prospect, Ground Mount and Yield. Watch this on-demand webinar for full PVcase product demo and case study.
What you’ll see in the webinar:
- How to conquer the hidden pitfalls of solar development.
- Eliminating data silos and fragmented processes with PVcase.
- New Leaf Energy’s success in cutting project timelines by 50% with PVcase.
- Live demonstration of the integrated platform.
