Design of a solar system installation in Marrakesch using the SKELION software tool

Abstract

A new software for designing photovoltaic solar installations in a 3D environment has been developed with the support of the UPV Valencia. This paper presents the capabilities of the software designing a ground power plant in Marrakesh as a case study. The software merges several well-known tools like PVGYS and SketchUp 3d. A shadows study of the surrounding buildings is done to find out the area with negligible shadows to install the solar panels. An energy report and a financial study are also presented.