Assistant and tutorial

Help on every field

The «?» icon next to a field explains what it does and which value usually makes sense. The «How to use this step» drop-downs at the top of each tab summarise what you need to do.

Guided tutorial

The Guided tutorial button in the sidebar walks you through the application step by step. You can repeat it whenever you like.

AI assistant

The bubble in the bottom right corner opens an assistant that answers questions about:

• the tool: where everything is, what each setting does;
• PV concepts: NPV, IRR, payback, LCOE, Performance Ratio, MPPT, string, albedo, IAM, mismatch, clipping…
• your project: it interprets the results using the figures of the open project.

How it behaves:

• It answers in the language you have selected.
• It is brief and to the point.
• It uses only the data of your project; if a figure is missing, it says so instead of making it up.
• It gives no guarantees of production or profitability: these are estimates. On legal, tax or subsidy matters it gives general guidance and recommends consulting a professional or the regulations in force.
• If you ask about something the tool does not do, it tells you it is not available yet.