SolarPotentialID

Core Features

SolarPotentialID combines GIS, LiDAR-derived surface modelling, satellite information and meteorological data to assess solar resources spatially. Its capabilities include:

• Rooftop Solar Assessment: Calculates the technical potential of individual roofs, including annual solar irradiation for each square metre of surface and the resulting potential for electricity production.

• Self-Consumption Sizing: Users can assess a rooftop installation based on the building's annual electricity consumption rather than simply maximizing the amount of available roof space, providing an option geared toward self-supply.

• Address-Based Building Search: Individual properties can be located by address, allowing users to investigate the solar potential of a specific building without first undertaking a detailed physical site assessment.

• Portfolio Screening: Users can search for suitable buildings according to criteria including required peak capacity, building use and ownership, roof type, heritage protection, and the age of the building and roof. This allows for identifying promising sites across larger building stocks.

• Custom Area Assessment: Users can draw a polygon directly on the map and obtain an assessment of the selected area's suitability, including estimated installed peak capacity and annual electricity generation.

Closing Insights

SolarPotentialID reflects Envirodual’s wider use of GIS and spatial modelling to support renewable-energy planning. The company works with public authorities and private organizations on identifying renewable-energy potential, spatial constraints and infrastructure requirements. Its related work includes technical assistance for identifying suitable solar locations in the Municipality of Medvode and, more recently, the development of expert foundations for assessing ground-mounted solar potential across Slovenia.

The platform addresses an important practical issue: good solar irradiation alone does not make a site suitable. Rooftops can face shading, structural or heritage constraints, while available land may be poorly located relative to roads or electricity infrastructure. By incorporating these considerations at the screening stage, SolarPotentialID can help municipalities, investors, energy providers and property owners narrow a large pool of potential sites to those warranting closer investigation.

SolarPotentialID should ultimately be viewed as a screening and planning tool, with its outputs identifying technical potential and potentially suitable locations rather than replacing detailed engineering, permitting or grid-connection studies. The platform currently describes its rooftop assessment as covering the whole of Slovenia, and Envirodual’s published materials do not identify SolarPotentialID deployments outside the country. Organizations elsewhere that see value in the approach may therefore want to contact Envirodual to establish whether the platform can be adapted or implemented in other geographic markets.