I think the fact that no manufacturer has jumped in to fill the void left by the SunEye is an indicator that remote shade analysis tools like Aurora (my favorite) are the likely path forward for the industry. These tools can typically make it possible to generate a full rendering and shade analysis in less than 15 minutes for the experienced user, without ever having to get on a roof. NREL did some validation studies (here's Aurora's <http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy16osti/65558.pdf>) and found a few tools to produce results as good or better than the SunEye, which makes sense to me since the analysis is based on an integral over the whole roof surface as opposed to a few point measurements. Of course the "garbage in, garbage out" principle is very applicable.
For a brighter energy future, Andrew Truitt Principal Truitt Renewable Energy Consulting, LLC (202) 486-7507 LinkedIn Profile <https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewtruitt> Company Website <http://truittreconsulting.weebly.com/> NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional ID: 032407-66 Colorado Journeyman Electrician License No.: 600132 <%28202%29%20486-7507> [image: 24 copy.jpg] "Don't get me wrong: I love nuclear energy! It's just that I prefer fusion to fission. And it just so happens that there's an enormous fusion reactor safely banked a few million miles from us. It delivers more than we could ever use in just about 8 minutes. And it's wireless!" ~William McDonough On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Dan Fink <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Peter; > My understanding is that the only thing left of Solmetric at Vivint is the > PV Analyzer, and though they stated a year ago that they were going to > "streamline" the PV sales process so that the site survey could be > accomplished on the same day as the sale, I've seen nothing else from them. > Very happy that I've kept the heavily-modded Solar Pathfinder that I > bought in 1994, with a real tripod adaptor. > For quicky site surveys and semi-interested customers, I use an Android > smartphone app, which is pretty accurate IF you build a tripod adaptor for > the phone. > I'm surprised someone hasn't leapt in to claim this market share. Not all > of us are big-city no-battery PV installers who can use the new Google tool > that estimates tree heights. My class experiments with this were a > bust....it only sorta kinda works. > Ground truth is the only thing I trust. Maybe I should just start building > and marketing my Pathfinder and smartphone tripod adaptors. > > > Dan Fink > Adjunct Professor, Ecotech Institute > IREC Certified Instructor™ for: > ~ PV Installation Professional > ~ Small Wind Installer > Executive Director, Buckville Energy > NABCEP Accredited Continuing Education Providers™ > 970.672.4342 > > > > On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 10:27 AM, Peter Parrish < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Can’t seem to find a SunEye product on the Solmetric website. Is it >> tucked away on the Vivent site or somewhere else hard-to-find? >> >> >> >> Peter T. Parrish, Ph.D. >> >> President, SolarGnosis >> >> 1107 Fair Oaks Ave. >> >> Suite 351 >> >> South Pasadena, CA 91030 >> >> (323) 839-6108 >> >> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: [email protected] >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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