The design and simulation software for photovoltaic systems – with 3D visualization and detailed shading analysis.
With PV*SOL premium, the industry standard for photovoltaic design software, you can design and simulate all types of modern PV systems. From small rooftop systems with to medium-sized systems on commercial roofs to solar parks - PV*SOL premium supports you with numerous tools for design and simulation.
The unique 3D visualization is the highlight of PV*SOL premium. You can visualize all common types of systems in 3D, whether roof-integrated or roof-mounted, whether on small angled roofs, large industrial halls or open spaces - with up to 7,500 mounted modules or up to 10,000 roof-parallel modules - and calculate the shading based on 3D objects. With the realistic shading from surrounding objects, you can achieve the highest reliability for your yield forecast.
All other design types from PV*SOL are of course also available in PV*SOL premium. Whether calculating self-consumption, designing battery storage or integrating electric vehicles - with PV*SOL premium you can implement all customer wishes in no time at all.
Our extensive product database includes over 26,000 PV modules, 7,500 inverters, 5,500 battery systems and many other products such as electric vehicles and performance optimizers. It is updated regularly by the product manufacturers themselves, so you can always work with the latest data.
You can generate high-quality project reports for your customers that can be edited as required. Circuit diagrams with the necessary safety devices can also be created, e.g. for submission to the relevant authorities.
The current feed-in tariffs are available in our database for the calculation of economic efficiency. By adding the information to the system costs, you will receive a detailed economic analysis of the system over 20 years. This allows you to create an initial offer in just a few minutes.
PV*SOL premium is available in German 🇩🇪, English 🇬🇧, Spanish 🇪🇸, French 🇫🇷, Italian 🇮🇹, Polish 🇵🇱, Czech 🇨🇿, Portuguese 🇵🇹 and Turkish 🇹🇷. And with project reports available in 23 languages, language barriers are a thing of the past.
Our technical support team and our help pages offer you assistance with your questions. In our forum you can address more complex questions to our team and other PV*SOL premium users.
No circuit diagram was generated when special characters were used.
Rexplorer data were not imported into the 3D planning if data already existed and the “New Project” option was then selected from within the 3D environment.
Features and bug fixes in PV*SOL premium 2026 R5
The following new features and changes are included:
System planning using automatically generated 3D building models from LiDAR scans of the Rexplorer API (available only for locations in Germany).
New map providers for planning with map sections for Spain and France.
Updated TMY climate data from SolarAnywhere.
Configuration rules for the SolarEdge S500B W, S650B W, and S650A power optimizers have been integrated.
New load profiles:
BDEW load profiles H25, G25 and L25
Elexon UK load profiles (Class 1 to Class 8)
Catapult UK load profiles
Load profiles based on measured values can be copied.
Options menu with a new layout.
The following bugs have been fixed:
Time controlled charging/discharging for DC battery systems spanning periods beyond midnight (00:00) did not work.
Error when simulating DC charge controllers.
Partial crashes occurred when using PVGIS climate datasets in combination with multiple module areas.
The energy yield for GEG was not updated after changing the degradation.
Global radiation and the diffuse fraction were not displayed in the characteristic curve diagram.
Error when importing data (NaN) in the economic analysis.
When considering taxes, a depreciation period of 0 years could be entered.
