HelioScope Updates Celebrating One Year of HelioScope + Aurora Magic It’s already been one year since HelioScope joined the Aurora team and what a year it has been! As our two teams became one, we doubled the HelioScope engineering
HelioScope Updates Better Together: Aurora Solar and Folsom Labs Combining Forces Since the early days of Folsom Labs, our goal has been to supercharge the growth of the solar industry by offering powerful software tools to empower solar developers around the
HelioScope Updates Three Solar Sales Model Innovations in Response to COVID COVID-19, and all the restrictions that went with it, was a curveball for the entire world. As a result, solar developers across the globe have tried a variety of strategies
HelioScope Updates The Underrated Reason Software is Helping Solar Developers Grow in 2021 2020 was the year that every solar developer became a digital business. Many people assumed it was triggered by social distancing: that the entire industry went contactless, and the only
HelioScope Updates Hola, Hallo, Óla, Merhaba!.... Now HelioScope Beta users can easily customize their Reports with content in different languages. Spanish (European and Latam), German, Portuguese are already available, Dutch, and Turkish very soon.
News Webinar: Lessons Learned from 5 Different Solar Markets During COVID-19 Despite uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic, many solar markets have continued to flourish, in thanks to the adaptations of solar companies, jurisdictions, and other entities that have utilized new strategies
HelioScope Updates New Year, New Beta Enhancements We've worked hard to diligently fix bugs on our Beta and to bring you a series of enhancements that we hope will spice up your workflow as we dive into 2021.
HelioScope Updates California CEC Approves HelioScope for Remote Shade Modeling on New Construction We're excited to announce that HelioScope has been approved by the California Energy Commission for remote shade modeling under JA11.4 [https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/GetDocument.aspx?tn=223245-12&
HelioScope Updates Folsom Labs & Mosaic Partner on New Zero Payment Loan Option As Folsom Labs gets closer to launching our fully-integrated proposals engine, we have been working with key industry partners to ensure the best possible user experience. And that is why
HelioScope Updates HelioScope-Compatible Weather Files from Solargis Now HelioScope users can import and use TMY series weather data from Solargis to generate P50 and P90 quality analysis all over the world.
HelioScope Updates COVID-19: Letter from Paul Grana COVID-19 is changing everything - from our personal daily routing, to our family life, and especially the way we work. If your team depends on making sales at the kitchen
HelioScope Updates HelioScope - PVBID Integration We are excited to announce our HelioScope [https://www.helioscope.com/] integration with PVBid [https://pvbid.com/], combining the solar industry’s best design & sales software with the industry’s
HelioScope Updates Improved Multiple-Input Micro Inverters and Optimizers + More Multi-Input Devices We've recently introduced some added flexibility for micro inverters and optimizers. Previously, the number of modules per device was hard-coded into the device. With our latest release you
HelioScope Updates Solar Performance Modeling Training Here at Folsom Labs, we get a lot of questions about how to make appropriate design considerations in HelioScope. To help address these questions, we have worked to create a
HelioScope Updates NREL Shade Study Released The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) just released a study validating HelioScope’s 3D shade-modeling engine for remote applications. The study was designed to compare the remote shade modeling results
HelioScope Updates New HelioScope Feature: Trees & Diffuse Shading Trees have been a highly requested feature in HelioScope, and we’re excited to announce that they are now available for all users today. With the release of tree shapes
HelioScope Updates New Residential Feature: Module Control Now residential designers can place individual modules manually and mix module orientation between portrait and landscape in the same field segment.
HelioScope Updates Better Image Overlays (without SketchUp) We've just added a major improvement to image overlays in HelioScope. No longer dependent on SketchUp or KMZs, users can upload any jpg, jpeg, or png via the new overlay
HelioScope Updates 15x Faster Layouts We just deployed a much faster version of HelioScope. In our tests we saw speed increases ranging from 7.5x to 53x for large commercial projects. Generally speaking, the more
HelioScope Updates Financials via Energy Toolbase Our partner, Energy Toolbase [https://www.energytoolbase.com/], just launched a direct integration with HelioScope to pull HelioScope design data into their financial modeling platform. Now HelioScope users can get the best of both worlds with just a few clicks; best-in-class designs with HelioScope,
HelioScope Updates December 2016 Release Notes December was dedicated to some significant backend changes for HelioScope. You won't notice too many new features, but performance improvements and preparations for the future abound. New Shading Engine We rolled out a completely generalized shading model to our servers. This brings two major
HelioScope Updates Announcing Shade Reports We just launched an easy way to remotely report shade losses to rebate authorities and solar financing agencies. Now when you simulate a report you'll see a View Shade Report button that will automatically assess the Tilt and Orientation Factor (TOF), Solar Access %, and
HelioScope Updates HelioScope Goes 3D We've just added 3D design capabilities to HelioScope, making it easy to visualize designs and understand how objects in your array will interact. Additionally, the 3D mode is actually a redesign of our designer, meaning that it will operate faster than the traditional 2D
HelioScope Updates Major Designer Update We just launched a major new version of our design tool. Read on to see what's new and how to try it for yourself. We added both major features (SLD) as well as key improvements to the workflow (Undo & Autosave). Hope you like it.
HelioScope Updates Introducing Release Notes As you know, we are constantly working to improve HelioScope. Yet it can be hard for our users to keep up with all of the new features and functionality. We're going to use this site [https://blog.helioscope.com/tag/updates/] to post regular