Solar developers: What you need to know

1. What does solar developer refer to?

With the rise of solar related industries, solar developers have come into the public eye. Solar developers are companies that specialize in large-scale solar projects, including project development, investment, construction and operation, and aim to provide you with comprehensive and high-quality services.

2.The main functions of solar developers

2.1 Solar Project Development

Including the selection of the address for the installation of solar energy system, assessing the potential of solar energy resources at the selected address, while the solar energy developer will first obtain the license certificate from the government about the construction of solar energy project. Taking land acquisition as an example, solar developers usually have partnership with land owners, thus, handing over your solar project to solar developers can not only save you the trouble of purchasing land, but they can also find a suitable site for you to install the solar system, so as to facilitate the construction of the solar system at a later stage.

2.2 Solar project financing.

Solar project is a big project, running needs a lot of capital investment, at this time, the solar energy developer will use a variety of channels, such as bank loans, pulling investors or loans from other lenders, in order to meet the solar energy project construction of the capital investment needed in the early stage.

2.3 Solar project engineering design and procurement construction

Solar project engineering design and procurement and construction are usually handled by professional teams. Engineering design mainly includes the layout of solar panels, the layout of the power system and the layout of other necessary equipment, and procurement construction is based on the engineering design to calculate the materials and equipment needed, and then the solar energy developers to carry out unified procurement, procurement is completed, and then by the construction team in accordance with the drawings of the engineering design of the solar energy system for the construction of a reasonable construction, including the installation of solar panels, power grids, inverters and monitoring systems. The installation of solar panels, grid, inverters and monitoring system.

2.4 Solar routine maintenance

After the completion of the solar power plant, in order to ensure the continuous and efficient operation of the solar power plant, the solar power developer will send special personnel to look after the solar power plant, who are mainly responsible for the monitoring of the status of the solar power plant and the daily maintenance of the solar system.

3. How can I get a solar developer to work for me?

First of all, you need to clearly express your demands to the solar developer, only if the solar developer clearly understands your construction goals, they can provide project proposals according to your goals that fit your ideas. Then you need to sign a contract with the solar developer about the solar project, the contract should include the project design, project cost and responsibility division, of course, it must be a legally binding contract, so that both parties can better fulfill their responsibilities.

4. Are there some reliable solar developers?

That’s for sure, for example in Europe Madrid, Spain-based EDP Renováveis SA is a veteran renewable energy developer founded in 2007 that has installed more than 12,000,000 kilowatts of solar power. In Africa, Dubai-based AWEA Power has an unrivalled presence as a solar developer, and First Solar, a company specializing in advanced thin-film photovoltaic technology in the Americas, is also a well-known brand of solar developer in the Americas.