Featured in In conversation – 08-2018

“It is very accurate”

The number of SMEs in the solar sector that can claim three decades of experience is relatively small. Valentin Software, the provider of the PVSol platform, is one such company. And in its 30th year, Steffen Lindemann, Managing Director of Valentin says that the role of software in combining PV into an integrated energy system is continuing to grow.

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Jonathan Gifford

08 Aug 2018

“We stay ahead of the market not in terms of gigawatts, but in terms of innovation and combining the different elements into one system, and we are a part of it.” | Photo: Conexio GmbH/Theresa Liegl

It is the 30 year anniversary of Valentin Software. How would you describe the role PVSol has played in the industry over that time?First, I have to clarify that while Valentin Software was founded 30 years ago by Gerhard Valentin, PVSol has been around for 20 years. The first five or so years of Valentin Software was involved …

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