Solesca integrates Solcast data for faster, more accurate solar design

Solcast has been integrated with Solesca, another innovative design platform, so you can use bankable data wherever you work.

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Solesca, another exciting design platform, has launched a native integration with Solcast data, allowing engineers and analysts to design their assets in a fast, intuitive interface while relying on high-quality meteorological data inside the tool where they design their assets.

With meteorological data embedded in design platforms, you can easily see how layout decisions—row spacing, tracker algorithms, DC : AC ratios—translate into real-world energy production, without hopping between CAD tools, spreadsheets, and separate yield-assessment software.

Solesca is built to be one simple tool for developers to handle pre-sale design – drawing fields and obstructions, applying custom templates, running 8760 simulations, and sharing live designs with teammates. It’s fast, uses accurate data, and is easy to use, without opening CAD. Improving the pace of design for rooftop, carport, ground, or utility-scale assets supports quick, confident bids.  

Leaning into the benefits of a fast-online platform, Solesca are extending innovation through the project lifecycle, including key engineering features:

• Automated BOMs,
• DC/AC equipment placement
• 3D stringing,
• One-click SLDs,
• Complete plan sets, and
• US nationwide PE stamping

A Growing Ecosystem of Connected Design Tools

Across the industry, innovation in solar and storage design software is driving the speed, confidence and quality of decision making for assets of any scale, anywhere in the world. The ability of analysts and engineers across the industry to find, use and work with high-quality data, is a key enabler of the energy transition. Fortunately, there is progress and innovation in design tools for assets of all sizes:  

• Residential & Rooftop – Tools focus on quick, homeowner-friendly proposals; integrated high-resolution solar data ensures each quote is grounded in accurate resource information.

• C&I & Ground-Mount – Platforms streamline design layout and cost optimisation; accurate sub-hourly or hourly datasets keep each scenario anchored to reliable irradiance inputs.

• Utility-Scale & Bankability – High-fidelity environments focus on bankability, like DNV SolarFarmer and model assets across 3D terrain, complex shading environments, bifacial gains, clipping losses, and uncertainty analysis.

No matter what assets you’re designing, and which tool you use, integrated data means fewer manual imports, fewer mismatched files, and a single source of truth from concept sketch to CAD report.

How to use Solcast data in integrated design platforms like Solesca:

1. Create a Solcast account – Free accounts through the Solcast Toolkit provide limited free access, and you can speak to our team to start trialling Solcast data.

2. Add your API key to your design platform - You can find your API key in the Solcast Toolkit under your account details

3. Start running your design simulations - your integrated platform will call the Solcast API using your credentials every time you run an energy simulation, ensuring you're using high quality data inputs to match your designs.

‍Using your own notebooks, or still on a platform not yet integrated with Solcast? Use the Solcast SDK or the Toolkit to download the data you need directly.

Powering smarter design decisions

Integrated, high-resolution data keeps your entire workflow—design, optimisation, and bankable assessment—under one roof. Whether you’re sizing a residential rooftop, optimising a C&I array, or preparing utility-scale studies, Solcast delivers the precision you need, right where you work.

‍Ready to see it in action?

• Visit Solesca and book a demo with their team
• Get API access
• Read the docs
• Talk to an expert
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