HOW PV8 WORKS
Start with a location. Compare ways to use your solar output. Develop the opportunity that deserves a closer look.
Screen my site → Explore the interactive example →01 · SCREEN
Enter a plant name, address, coordinates or Maps link. Start with an operating plant or a ready-to-build project.
Add PVsyst, layout, boundary or generation files if you have them. Readable figures inform the screen; estimates and missing inputs stay visible.
No account or payment card needed for the public site screen.
Screen my site →02 · KEEP THE RESULT
Save the screen to a free account, download the PDF or request it by email. Keep the income scenarios, location evidence, assumptions and next checks together.
Free with an account
Create a free account to keep your result. No payment is collected here.
03 · DEVELOP
Equipment sizing, hourly solar matching, costs, debt and sensitivities turn a selected route into a detailed study. Review layout and connection evidence, operator requirements and the validation plan.
Use the engines available in your plan to compare scenarios, edit assumptions, save results and share supported exports. You provide and review the site evidence; exports depend on the engine and available inputs.
Optional assisted site study
Commission help to develop a selected opportunity under a separate scope and price. Agree the deliverables and required external checks before commissioning; a software subscription does not include this service.
Discuss my site study →Watch supports recorded deadlines, evidence and assigned actions. External grid, regulatory, market and equipment monitoring requires configured and validated sources. Check coverage and verification status in your workspace; a subscription alone does not activate those sources.
Compare cautious, base and upside cases. The two data-centre models have different operating needs. Selling or leasing land is a separate property opportunity.
An external operator funds and operates the additional equipment. Split only the surplus after operating costs, equipment debt, rent, minimum operator return and the owner's spot-income baseline.
Additional income is compared with the same optimized spot-market alternative and includes site rent. Each scenario is conditional, not a quote. Failed cases keep spot income. Existing PV costs and taxes are excluded.
INTERACTIVE EXAMPLE
Try layouts, cash flows and evidence checks on a synthetic solar site. These eight teaching examples illustrate the workspace; they are separate from your site's opportunity screen and report.
SE Vranovci · planned project · k.o. Vranovci · parcel 1162/3 (published study).
Source: July 2026 environmental study, pp. 5 and 14 · This visual reference is separate from the synthetic calculation below. Selecting a route or configuration does not change its metrics or downloads.
SE Vranovci · planned project · k.o. Vranovci · parcel 1162/3 (published study).
Source: July 2026 environmental study, pp. 5 and 14 · This visual reference is separate from the synthetic calculation below. Selecting a route or configuration does not change its metrics or downloads.
Separate wind illustration · demonstration parcel numbers and geometry.
This visual reference is separate from the synthetic calculation below. Selecting a route or configuration does not change its metrics or downloads.
ILLUSTRATIVE SITE
A synthetic site, not a customer project. Objects and clearances are illustrative.
Wind is shown on adjacent land. Separate land rights, setbacks and connection studies are required.
The off-taker is shown on neighbouring land. Cable route, wayleave and metering need confirmation.
START WITH A QUESTION
You already have land, electricity and infrastructure. Explore what else they could do.
No account or upload is needed for this tour.
Read the guide →SEE WHAT FITS
Choose one of eight sample options, then switch between the existing and proposed layouts.
In your workspace, use your own boundary and placed equipment. Switch to 3D to explain the concept to others.
Read the guide →EXPLORE THE TRADE-OFF
Move an assumption. The finance engine recalculates the figures and the cash flow for the values you choose; downloads follow the nearest prepared case.
ENGINEERING CHECK
Equity view: the engine sizes screening debt to a 1.35× cover target, up to 70% gearing, at 6% over 15 years. A theoretical appendix, not an offer.
Illustrative and pre-tax. Not a quotation or a promise of returns.
COMPARE
| Case | Initial investment | Project NPV | Project IRR | Payback | Minimum DSCR | Land | Energy per year |
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Independent options on the same site: compare them, never add them.
20 years, constant EUR, no tax. Each option is independent; repowering costs are not included in the co-location examples.
Download full calculation · JSONKNOW WHAT TO VERIFY
Solar resource, nearby infrastructure and country rules help narrow the options.
A boundary, layout and metered generation replace broad assumptions.
Confirm equipment quotes, grid rights and permission to change the plant.
Each item below changes an input of the uncertainty or finance engine. The band on the cash-flow chart and the NPV range follow.
This tour uses synthetic inputs. It does not claim public-source checks for this sample site.
Read the guide →FROM EXPLORING TO DECIDING
Download this sample scenario. For your own site, start with the opportunity report, then use the workspace to assess options and share a saved decision with your team, adviser or bank.
Sample downloads are available in English and Italian. They contain illustrative assumptions, not customer data. JSON/CSV retain stable source field names.
Try this on my site → Already have an account? Open my workspace → Read the guide →Each example has a prepared layout, economics and downloads. The data-centre, greenhouse and land examples show owner lease income; they do not model the tenant business. Repowering here does not include battery dispatch.
Find the routes that matter for my site → Browse all guides →Compare options with your own site evidence, save decision versions, collaborate with reviewers and use PV8 Watch to track the recorded deadlines and actions behind a saved decision.
Start my workspace →Identify prospective clients where your teams operate. Turn site opportunities into a scoped proposal for your next EPC mandate.
Start an EPC workspace →Screen a property portfolio, assess occupier fit and turn the strongest opportunities into a case for your next mandate.
Explore my portfolio →Connect your portfolio tools to repeatable solar, storage and site-opportunity assessments. Get structured results, assumptions and evidence gaps.
Automated analysis and SDKs are in release preparation. Request access to plan your integration.
Explore the API →Explore repowering first: compare the replacement modules, retained capacity, costs and space released. Assess recycling and any additional use separately before combining the decisions.
Start with your location, then add boundaries, layouts, equipment information and generation records. Keep using your engineering tools; PV8 helps compare opportunities and organise the evidence for a decision.
No. Screening helps prioritise the next investigation. Surveys, connection rights, permits, equipment quotations and customer demand still need confirmation.
Ask about a result, an assumption or the next missing input. Review proposed changes before applying them. The calculation engines, not the chat response, determine the financial result.
Share a saved result with permitted recipients. Your private asset profile and unrelated work remain separate. You control access and can revoke the link.
Later runs never rewrite that decision record.
Recipients verify their work email to contribute; nothing changes a result until the owner reviews and accepts it.
A PV8 account is required only when the recipient chooses to retain the work in a workspace, expand it into other engines or originate a new asset.
Screen a site before registering and create a free account to keep your opportunity report. A detailed site study is scoped and priced separately. Current trial terms and plan limits are shown at sign-up.
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