Software
windPRO
Start date
May 26, 2026
End date
May 27, 2026
Daily hours
01:00 PM - 05:30 PM CEST
Price per participant
€590
Location
Online
Language
English
Who should attend?
The course is for windPRO users who want to learn PV plant design, energy production calculation, and perform photomontages and glare assessment.
Prerequisites
windPRO BASIS course or a good understanding of and experience in the topics covered in the BASIS course.
What you will learn
- How to design PV plant that utilizes the available area best in few clicks
- Calculate the energy production using solar irradiance and PV specifications, including shading loss calculation and generation of shading map
- Optimize the PV plant design with the objective of maximizing the NPV output
- Setup a photomontage and simulate the visual data of the PV plant including vegetation and fences
- Best practices for photomontage photography and camera calibration for accurate results
- Use Sketchup Integration to enhance the photomontage
- Assess the environmental impact of glare (reflections of the sun’s rays by PVs) from the PV plant
EMD reserves the right to make changes to the course content.
Did you get curious?
Topics like hybrid calculations, detailed electrical design aspects of the PV plant (such as string sizing, cabling and grid connections) are not covered in this course, but you can find answers in our other courses.
If you want to know even more, our team of experts is available to offer tailored courses or consulting support on your projects.