Glint Solar unveils software for early-stage BESS projects

Norwegian software company Glint Solar has launched battery energy storage system (BESS) project prospecting, design and analysis software, available as a standalone tool, or integrated into the company’s flagship solar park site selection and design platform.

Made for early-stage hybrid solar systems or standalone BESS projects, the software supports pre-design, visualization and layout planning to save time, facilitate project collaboration, and shorten time between iterations, according to the company.

It was validated in pilot installation with some of Glint Solar’s existing customers: companies developing hybrid solar systems that combine solar PV and storage, according to Harald Olderheim, CEO and co-founder of Glint Solar, who added that some customers also partnered in the product development. The new product works in the thirty countries where Glint Solar already has users.

“We are really happy to finally launch our BESS product. Our existing customers asked for this for a long time, and we believe our focus on user friendliness, 3D visualization and analysis will make their work easier,” Olderheim told pv magazine.

Users can assess engineer-approved layout and equipment alternatives to understand feasibility very early in the project process. The country-specific geographic information system (GIS) libraries and the GIS collaboration platform assist in screening for optimal BESS sites.

Functions such as sketching and layout adjustments directly on the maps, are supported, as is the system layout optimization. Furthermore, rendering of operation and maintenance (O&M) laydowns and interconnect scenarios are supported, as is the generation of “professional, stakeholder-ready” 3D visualizations. Reports containing system specifications, visualizations, or potential technical performance documents can be generated and shared with partners, project evaluators, and investors.

Founded in 2020, Glint Solar has been providing relevant cloud-based software for utility scale PV developers that includes GIS data, analysis, design, and project tools. It is also participating in research collaborations, applying its software in the field of agrivoltaics and floating PV, for example.