On the Launch pad. Ready to go

Finally the RenSMART Site Planner seems to be ready for launch. Not sure how people will take to it. It is quite an involved process. I am contemplating taking the underlying model and creating a simple front end for specific scenarios e.g. Domestic home installations or Commercial Small Office wind installation.

I have been running a small trial with a few friends and they seem to agree about the complexity issue (when it works).

Now I have forgotten what I was writing as Alex and Theo have brought me their pictures to see.

I finally got the response times down to under 5 seconds by removing all of the 'optimisation' features I had added to the server.

I have just run a sanity test of the Site Planner using an example from GreenBuilding magazine. The example was for a Solar PV installation in Cornwall. I replicated the system in the Site Planner and the yearly generation and system price were within 10% of actual values. Not bad.

Now to get the installers on board with quotes!