Getting started
Choose the right engine
Match the business question to the PV8 route that can answer it.
Choose by decision
- Repowering and storage: replace ageing equipment, increase yield or add BESS.
- Agrivoltaics and water: keep agricultural use productive around PV.
- Grid strategy: value import, export, pooling and connection timing.
- Direct wire: test a nearby electricity buyer and cable route.
- Land: compare sale, lease and retained-use structures.
- Wind hybridisation: test seasonal complementarity and shared connection use.
- Data centre: test power, fibre, cooling, footprint and heat-reuse conditions.
- EV charging: test traffic, dwell time, charger mix, grid supply and utilisation.
Use the route cards
Route cards explain why an investigation is suggested, which public signal supports it and which evidence would change the answer. Continue only the routes that address a real owner decision.
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