Solar farm layout & yield estimator
Product Designer, multi-year continuous measurement & improvement
SAAS B2B Desktop web feature
Exploratory Research, Information Architecture, UI & Interaction Design, Prototyping & Test
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Background
When a renewable energy developer assesses the feasibility of a site, a major factor is how much output or yield is expected, as compared to the cost to develop the land and maintain the facility over its operation.
Typically, this preliminary estimate is based solely on topography ("buildability"), and more detailed estimates are unknown until the later engineering phase. This delay introduces risk to projects.
Solution
A simple form with pre-filled flexible inputs enabling RE developers to produce a stronger estimate, without additional training.
Determine how much energy a solar farm on this site is likely to produce.
Motivation
Project risk reduction: validation for financing, permitting, building, and operating.
Users
Renewable energy developers: land agents and GIS analysts.
Goal
Pain points
buildability-based estimates are very rough
waiting until the engineering phase to estimate yield is potentially expensive
RE developers don't have the knowledge
to do engineering-level estimation
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