Ladybug Grasshopper Environmental plugin has just released a new set of free components for analysis of Photovoltaics. They are based on PVWatts v1 online calculator, supporting crystalline silicon fixed tilt photovoltaics.
In the very essence these components help you answer the question: “How much energy can my roof, building facade, solar parking… generate if I would populate them with PV panels”?
They allow definition of different types of losses (snow,age,shading…) which may affect your PV system. Or find its optimal tilt and orientation; analyse its performance, energy value, consumption, emissions…
More info on the Grasshopper forum…
Posted Jul 06, 2015 by Carlos Perez on Rhino News, etc.