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Real-time energy data monitoring and control is simple with our open-source platform.

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SolarNetwork provides developers with the tools to quickly and easily build effective solar energy applications tailored to their needs. Whether that is EV charger management, or automated grid demand response, our API integration capabilities mean our users can build a solution that simplifies their energy ecosystem.

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Simple Integration

Our platform offers open APIs and seamless integration with existing systems and platforms, making it easy for developers to incorporate solar energy data and functionality into their existing applications.

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Seamless Oversight

Developers have access to real-time solar energy data for monitoring, analysis and control. This enables them to manage physical infrastructure and build applications that can autonomously optimise their energy usage and generation.

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Solution Focused

We provide comprehensive documentation and robust SDKs for popular programming languages, making it easy for developers to start working with our platform and incorporate solar energy data into their applications.

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Streamlined development tools

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Powerful Developer-led Tools

Our robust SDKs and open APIs make it easy to integrate energy data and functionality into your projects!

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Scalability

Our platform is built to handle large amounts of data and users, ensuring that your solar energy applications are reliable and scalable.

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High-Level Security Protocols

Security has been designed into the platform from the beginning. We take the security of both the platform, and your data, very seriously.

SolarNetwork offers an ever growing range of hardware integrations based on our user's needs

Solar Inverters

SolarNetwork supports a wide range of solar inverters, allowing users to monitor and manage their solar power generation systems.

Battery Systems Storage

SolarNetwork can integrate with battery storage systems to provide users with insights into their energy usage and storage.

Power Meters

SolarNetwork can connect to power meters, providing users with real-time data on their energy consumption and enabling them to optimise their energy usage.

Weather Stations and Services

SolarNetwork can integrate with weather stations or online services, allowing users to monitor environmental conditions and optimise their energy usage accordingly.

Electric Vehicle Chargers

SolarNetwork can connect to electric vehicle chargers, enabling users to manage and monitor their charging schedules and usage.

Building Automation Systems

SolarNetwork supports integration with popular commercial building automation systems, such as Loxone and BACnet, allowing users to control a wide variety of appliances and building services remotely like lighting and temperature.

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Get the help you need with SolarNetwork's comprehensive support resources

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Developer-to-Developer Support

Our team of experienced developers will respond quickly to provide excellent support and assistance with any issues or questions you may have.

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Personalised Support

We offer individual support tailored to your needs, ensuring that you have the resources you need to build effective solar energy applications.

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Developer Community

Join our developer community to connect with other developers, share resources and knowledge, and collaborate on solar energy projects.

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Case Study

Camp Glenorchy

New Zealand's first net-negative energy accommodation, which means the site will on average use less energy than it generates.

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Build, Report, Manage

Sustainable business just got a little simpler.

Organisations around the world are using SolarNetwork to build apps, generate reports, and manage sites that track and transform their energy ecosystem to reduce their carbon footprint. If you are involved in your organisation’s technical team and keen to see how your systems could be optimised through SolarNetwork integration, we are happy to talk it over with you.

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Partners

Explore our service and solution partners.

Our partners use SolarNetwork to offer a range of services and solutions to help you on your energy transformation journey.

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Latest news & insights

Spring There and Back Again — An Unexpected Development Journey

2022-03-14

SolarNetwork has been around for a wee while at this point. We started around 2006 when Java 6 had just been released, as had Spring Framework 2.

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SolarNode digital IO counting virtual meter

2021-10-30

Recently we came across a project needing to track a counter from a proximity sensor that was connected as a digital IO on a SolarNode. The proximity sensor was reading a bit of machinery that operated in cycles, and the goal was to count the number of cycles witnessed.

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MQTT stream datum

2021-06-10

The previous post talked about some efficiency gains SolarNetwork enjoys by supporting MQTT 5. We’ve achieved even more efficiency gains now by supporting a new datum format in SolarIn/MQTT that can significantly reduce the size of datum messages.

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SolarNetwork Foundation

For people and planet

Our charitable aim is to protect the environment through supporting energy education and using technology to help people understand energy conservation and renewable energy.

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