Aurora Solar is delighted to announce a partnership with projetsolaire.com, France’s leading solar project management software, working together to help accelerate the process of going solar in France.
With a fast-growing network of more than 500 solar installers and developers, projetsolaire.com aims to make solar energy accessible to all through cutting-edge technology — providing comprehensive support for solar projects, so installers can deliver high-quality, efficient, and transparent solar projects for all their customers, residential and commercial. The company has now partnered with Aurora to further automate and improve this process, empowering their network with direct access to Aurora’s industry-leading 3D design technology.
The solar market in France
To understand just how much value projetsolaire.com can add, let’s take a step back and look at the solar market in France — a newer solar market with very high growth. The country added a record 1 gigawatt of solar capacity in the first quarter of 2024, according to the Ministry of Energy Transition. And while about a third was larger scale projects (more than 250 kilowatts) there were almost 60,000 new installs overall — almost 50% higher than the same period in 2023.
That doesn’t mean that French installers aren’t facing challenges, though. Quite the opposite. France has a notoriously complex and time-consuming permitting process for residential installs that includes copious paperwork and miles of red tape. Although policies are national, the requirements of these documents vary for each of the thousands of town halls — like AHJs in the US — in France.
Projetsolaire.com has helped solar installers overcome these challenges in a number of innovative ways. For one, they’ve streamlined and automated the planning permitting processes, allowing their customers to easily request the necessary documentation — at the click of a button. Projetsolaire.com has also been using Aurora designs for years to ensure accurate, permit-quality designs for these permit plans.
New challenges
Challenges still remain. A big one french families and business owners are seeing is that misinformation and aggressive sales tactics — complete with energy production overpromises, and unrealistic timelines — have created significant trust issues with installers. This has slowed solar adoption, leaving sales on the table for installers and developers where every sale counts.
Recognizing these outstanding challenges, projetsolaire.com has continuously expanded their services to meet installers’ needs. Through the company’s partnership with Aurora, they’re tackling this challenge of trust head on.
Projetsolaire.com customers now have seamless access to Aurora to easily create accurate 3D designs themselves, directly on their projetsolaire.com account. Leveraging features such as LIDAR, irradiance, and performance simulations helps installers in a number of ways, including the ability to:
- Deliver more accurate designs and estimates, that they can feel confident in
- Build trust and educate potential customers with interactive 3D visuals
- Design the best PV system in real-time to fit each customer’s unique needs
France’s solar future
The need for the services projetsolaire.com provides is shown in its adoption — its customers grew their installs from 200 in 2021 to over 4,200 in the first half of 2024 (see our case study). But the company knows its work isn’t done yet.
Through this partnership, projetsolaire.com and Aurora are working together to further accelerate the energy transition in France. Combining projetsolaire.com’s industry leading project management software with Aurora’s powerful, accurate 3D design technology, the companies continue to develop new features and integrations that will help French solar installers and developers long into the future.
Want to learn more about how projetsolaire.com can help your solar business cut through the red tape, wow customers, and ultimately sell more solar? Visit their website and reach out for more information.
