Application release notes
Important: Please note that not all newly released features are guaranteed to be backward compatible; in some cases, adjustments to existing projects or re-simulation may be required to ensure full functionality.
Release date | Software version |
|---|---|
07.09.2026 | 2.9.0 |
General
Location names on map pins now show only for saved projects.
Name sorting is now case-insensitive and diacritic-aware platform-wide.
Redefine Customer IDs in SG2
Introduced a new, simpler sequential Customer ID format, replacing inconsistent legacy formats going forward.
Old Customer ID is kept for backward compatibility, but shown less prominently.
Home/Dashboard
Invitation-based registration success screen button now reads 'Continue to sign in' instead of 'OK'.
Registered Analyst Devices in User Profile now show devices across all of a user's customers, not just the active one.
Store
Customer Admins can now edit their address inline during Store checkout (for that order/invoice only)
Prospect
Added 'Open in Evaluate' cross-sell prompts at various Prospect touchpoints and redesigned the data-download section to lead with Evaluate.
The 'Open in' project menu now offers an Evaluate option even without access, showing the usual subscribe/no-access dialogs.
Customer Admins without Evaluate are directed to the Evaluate purchase page.
Changed the 'Activate project' banner from an aggressive yellow warning to a calmer blue info style.
Evaluate
Application
Reworked List of Projects page:
New Recent/My projects/Shared/Workspace menu items, split Owner & Access into separate columns.
Added filtering for the Owner and Access columns in the project list.
Swapped the Location and Primary Energy System cards on the Overview page so coordinates are more prominent.
'Last modified' on the Energy System list now reflects the last design change, not simulation/report runs.
Reintroduced the DC/AC ratio column to the List of Energy Systems (hidden by default).
Report-generation error messages now link directly to 'run a simulation first'.
Increased the max Energy Systems limit per project from 15 to 50.
Failed-simulation flow now shows 'Rerun simulation' and the normal (pre-filled) Simulation dialog instead of a separate error dialog.
Added a new 'Solargis Services' page in Evaluate for browsing, requesting, and tracking Services.
Analysis section improvements
Chart exports now use a consistent, identifiable filename format across Prospect and Evaluate.
Chart-to-CSV exports now round values to match the on-screen chart tooltips.
Added a 'Wind speed and wind direction by month' chart alongside the existing yearly view.
Hourly-profile charts now show a median (P50) line alongside the mean.
PVOUT bull's-eye heatmap now shows small negative nightly-loss values with one decimal place instead of hiding/rounding them.
Standardized power vs. energy unit labels across Evaluate's PV statistics and Solar resource pages.
Data exports & Reports
Users can now archive, unarchive, and delete Energy Systems, Data Exports, and Reports from a project.
Replaced the PV/GTI type dropdown with a dialog to name and configure a new Energy System before creation.
Energy System Designer
Added a 'Save & close' button to the unsaved-changes dialog in ESD.
Added the Electrical Layout View, allowing users to edit plant electrical connections in a schematic (IEC 60617-style) view using the same objects, parameters, and context menu controls as the 3D scene, with real-time diagram updates (Figure 1).
Improved how users can move a segment with the move tool; users can now move objects instantly with real-time position feedback, numeric input, and clear conflict messages if a drop isn't valid (Figure 2).
Users can now duplicate objects directly via the toolbox, Ctrl/Cmd+D, or the right-click context menu, with the same positioning controls as Move; duplicating a segment carries its array along with all properties intact (Figure 3).
Now users can choose between Simple & Terrain-Aware Backtracking, allowing users to simulate and compare no-backtracking. Using terrain-aware algorithms on undulating terrain to quantify potential gains before paying for a vendor's add-on.
Added adjustable operational row spacing; backtracking now runs on a terrain-aware operational row spacing (auto-set, separately adjustable for sunrise/sunset) for both simple and terrain-aware modes, without altering physical row spacing.
Added Device Performance Profiles; users can now choose a rendering fidelity preset between Essential, Balanced, or Full Experience (Balanced by default), rendering can also be customized through settings (Figure 4).
Data & Services
Several UX fixes on the Services page: removed confusing filter counts, clarified pricing/status wording.
Customers are properly charged (reserve SGU after request, deduct on delivery) for Service requests with a defined static price.
Files delivered for non-datasource Services are visible and downloadable directly in Evaluate.
Service-delivered files can now include an optional description (filled by Solargis during delivery) for improved context.
PVCC
Users can now create and connect an Evaluate account with a PVCC account in a simplified way.
Figure 1: See the electrical layout view within Evaluate Energy System Designer.
Figure 2: See the improved and simplified move feature in Evaluate.
Figure 3: See the duplicate standalone functionality in Evaluate.
Figure 4: See the preset Performance Profiles and the rendering options that can be customized.