Onboarding guide

Solargis Evaluate application video overview:

Navigating the dashboard

Navigate to Solargis home dashboard and log in - you will be presented with your account dashboard (Home).

The first thing you must do is select the company in the upper right corner. This will ensure you have access to the correct projects and applications.

Once there, open Evaluate by clicking the Evaluate card.

Creating your projects

You can import existing projects from Prospect or start a new one from the Evaluate Projects page.

Please consider the temporal resolution and data coverage map when selecting your site. Calculations in the next step might freeze if you select a site outside of the coverage area.

Activating projects to get Solargis data

New projects do not contain any data upon creation. Every project must be activated to get its solar resource data. The label next to the project name indicates the current stage of your project (Not activated). You can initiate the activation using the “Activate now” link.

The activation stages

You can choose from two activation stages:

• Early stage - activation contains TMY P50 data only.

• Full evaluation - activation contains Solargis Time Series data and TMY P50 data. The Full evaluation also allows for purchasing additional Pxx data packages.

What each activation contains is stated in the dialog.

Activating a project will deduct SGU from your purchased allowance.

Analyzing your location data

The location resource data will start generating automatically after project activation. It may take a moment, depending on the location and its data availability. You can track the progress under your project name in the upper left corner.

Once generated, your location data will be available in the Analysis section. Depending on the project activation, you may have Solargis Time Series and Solargis TMY P50 data available. You can choose which data to display using the energy system selector.  

Creating your energy system

You can further create GTI and PV energy systems to take your project further and simulate data based on the energy system configuration. Energy systems are created using the energy system designer. Both can be simulated with pre-selected datasets.

The main difference between the two is the following:

• GTI energy system - serves to simulate Global tilted irradiation (GTI) and its energy system designer is more straightforward, allowing to change mounting type, azimuth, and tilt only.

• PV energy system - serves to design complex PV energy systems using available terrain models and more than 150 editable parameters. The simulation output contains detailed PV energy system feasibility data.

Simulating your energy system

Every energy system needs to be simulated first before you can analyze its solar resource data, create reports, or download data. The simulation uses our advanced PV Simulator, taking into account solar, environmental, and meteorological data related to the PV system’s location.

Once the simulation is completed, you can examine the simulated data in the Analysis section by selecting it in the energy system selector.

Creating reports and generating data downloads

You can create various types of detailed reports that meet the highest industry standards to support your project feasibility phase.

If you need to process the data further, you can download it in several industry-standard formats, such as JSON, NREL, or PVSyst.

You can learn more about how to download TMY P50 or Time Series data in the Solargis data download guide.

More information, useful tips, and questions are included in our FAQs.