March 07, 2024

PlantPredict

New Features!

Transect Environmental Assessment Integration within Map Builder - Users on all paid license tiers (Individual, Business, Pro and Enterprise) can now get a free, tailored, environmental assessment directly from Transect (an industry-leading provider of global, environmental permit data) for their project site with one click from within PlantPredict Map Builder. The assessment considers the land within the user-defined site boundary areas and is reported inclusive and exclusive of user-defined constraints. Four categories of environmental risk levels and cumulative areas are reported including:
1. Protected Species
2. Waters (Streams and Flood Planes)
3. Protected Public Areas
4. Environmental Compliance (Publicly Owned Areas)
Minor Improvements
- Added a new tooltip to the weather upload timestamp settings for easier help in navigation of the weather upload process
- OND files with one, two, or more than four efficiency curves now have more descriptive error message.

Slope azimuth in the DC Field now saves without reverting back to 180 degrees.
Average post height in the prediction comparison report now responds correctly to the metric vs. imperial conversions.
Companies with a business tier subscription or above can now have up to 2 IT administrators without counting against their subscription’s maximum number of users.
Companies with a business tier subscription or above can no longer set draft private modules or inverters as their company default.
Moved custom module temperature upload UI element to the thermal models section of the DC field.

1P Multi-String Improvements - It is now possible for the user to specify the number of strings per rack for both full and partial racks for the 1P Multi-String tracker type. Additionally, we’ve increased the maximum string length supported by the 1P Multi-String tracker up to 36 modules per string and have increased the maximum tracker length to 120 modules.

1P Multi-String Info Graphic - We’ve added a new info graphic to better define the tracker input parameters.

Scenario Analysis Cancel/Back Functionality - It is now possible to break out of the Layout Scenario Analysis and go back to the previous screen without having to wait for the analysis to complete.

Fixed an issue where the scenario analysis graph loaded with no feasible layout solution (AC and DC Capacities = 0).
Fixed several issues related to Company Default Settings in PlantPredict not carrying over correctly to Design Pro.
Fixed an exclusion zone rendering issue when exclusion zones overlap.
Fixed an issue where the default setting for Min Pile Reveal was not calculating correctly based on racking parameters.
Improved rendering of the Scenario Analysis Table (previously some values were cutting off)
Fixed an issue with the “Gap Between Racks” input parameter missing from GFT rack type and aligned the naming of this parameter across the platform.
Improved the Scenario Comparison Table to align terminology and added Pitch and Aisle Spacing
Fixed several issues leading to failed scenarios due to unique combinations of boundaries and technology selections.
Fixed several UI-related issues leading to challenges entering data or navigating within the map interface.

Fixed an issue where the earthwork cut/fill heatmap legend and color scale was incorrectly rendered. The heatmap legend and color scale range will now be fixed at <2ft to >2ft (<0.6m to >0.6m). A dynamic heatmap range will be re-introduced in the near future.