2 Day PVsyst Workshop

Master the tools to transform solar data into performance - design smarter, optimize faster, and deliver bankable energy projects.

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Course Objectives

In this 2 Day Masterclass, participants will:

• Master Energy Yield & Performance Forecasting – Accurately model and predict solar production, including P50 and P90 scenarios, to deliver reliable, bankable results.

• Design & Optimize Advabced PV Systems – Confidently simulate complex configurations - from rooftop and hybrid systems to bifacial modules and shading analysis - for maximum efficiency and output.

• Deliver Bankable, Investment-Grade Reports – Use PVsyst to set and verify performance guarantees, validate third party results, and strengthen your professional credibility with lenders and investors.

Joachim Baumgaertner is a specialist management consultant in the renewable energy sector, advising technology start-ups, growth companies, financial institutions and strategy consultants on a broad range of issues across the whole clean energy value chain, including complementary areas of business planning, technology strategy, financing and carbon management.

He is involved in the project development of utility-scale solar power, solar greenhouses and waste-to-energy plants worldwide, including Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana, Puerto Rico, and India.

Joachim has a Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Stuttgart. He has conducted research into off-grid hybrid renewable energy systems with solar photovoltaics, wind turbines, batteries and Diesel engines at the Centre for Renewable Energy in Loughborough where he was awarded an MPhil. He gained an MBA with Distinction from the London Business School with a particular focus on Finance and Entrepreneurship.

Turn solar data and design skills into bankable energy projects investors trust.

PVsyst is the industry’s leading software for simulating the complete energy flow of a solar photovoltaic system - from sunlight to grid connection. It enables optimal design, minimised shading losses, and accurate, bankable yield assessments.

In this interactive, hands-on workshop, participants explore how PVsyst models real-world conditions - including horizon effects, nearby buildings, lightning protection, and module ageing. You’ll also learn to optimize layout, orientation, and component selection, and compare simulated with actual performance.

Learning is reinforced through four practical case studies, demonstrating how PVsyst works with HOMER for hybrid and microgrid analysis.

• Solar Developers

• System Engineers

• Analysts

• Asset Managers

• Investors

• Banks

• Energy Regulators

• Energy Equipment Providers

• The 2 Day Masterclass is delivered live online.

• Course reminders, access passwords, digital course materials and slides will be sent out before the course.

• Course Timings: 9 - 4 pm (UK GMT/BST). Timings can be adjusted to suit your time zone.

• A Certificate of Participation will be given to each attendee.