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Our innovations and features at a glance
Renewables are developing rapidly, and at meteocontrol we are proud to make a contribution through our solutions. We focus on providing you with the tools you need to optimally manage your systems. Whether you want to optimize your financial management, improve your monitoring, digitalize your maintenance or precise power control – we have the solutions you need.
You can rely on our expertise to successfully realize your projects. We are constantly working to improve our solutions and develop new features to help you operate your systems more efficiently and profitably. We have a clear vision: to ensure that 100% renewable energy becomes a reality – for a sustainable future worth living for all people worldwide.
Explore the latest innovations for our products with us on this page – both on-site and cloud. Or get an overview of future developments now. Let's shape the future of renewables together!
Asset managers and O&M managers
As an asset manager or O&M manager in the renewable energy sector, you face complex challenges every day. We are well aware of the challenges faced by the flood of information that you have to cope with when optimizing technical and commercial operations management. Where we can provide support:
We are aware that scalability is a key factor in remaining competitive in the growing renewable energy market. That's why we offer you solutions that grow with your requirements and help you to easily scale your portfolio.
Explore our financial asset management system, the mc Assetpilot, or our platform for technical operations management, the VCOM Cloud.
Data sovereignty, data gaps and insufficient data availability pose a challenge. You want all the data from your system – precisely, securely and consistently. Our systems ensure that you receive your data in real time and can close data gaps.
Find out more about our VCOM Cloud for technical operations management.
Your aim is to be able to act quickly to rectify errors and achieve maximum returns. This is exactly where our solutions come in: Automation and digitalization are the keys to achieving these goals. We offer you the tools to increase economic efficiency and optimize business KPIs.
Get to know our technical operations management platform, the VCOM Cloud, as well as VCOM CMMS for digitalizing maintenance processes.
Show investors and management what you can do and make data-driven decisions. You need meaningful reports and comparisons for maximum transparency towards owners or investors. Our systems provide this information in real time, visualizing the value and quality of your work.
Explore our for technical operations management platform, the VCOM Cloud, as well as VCOM CMMS to optimize maintenance tasks.
Project developers and EPCs
Project developers and EPCs have specific requirements during every project phase. We understand these requirements and offer customized solutions that support you from planning to operation. Whether in the utility scale or C&I sector: Our team of experts will find the right solution to suit your requirements:
Meeting grid connection requirements and flexible controller functions is crucial for the planning phase. Simple parameterization and comprehensive expertise are required for commissioning.
Explore our central component for the control and monitoring of renewable energy systems, the blue'Log XM / XC.
Guaranteeing system performance, yield and operational reliability is of utmost importance to you. Our systems provide you with comprehensive data analyses and KPIs to monitor and optimize the performance of your systems.
Find out more about our VCOM Cloud for technical operations management to keep an eye on all your data.
With regular updates, you benefit from our long-lasting and future-proof solutions. You also remain flexible. Add functions to your hardware and get even more potential out of your project. For example, you want to add a battery – we have the solution.
Get to know our hybrid energy management system extension for the blue'Log XC, Hybrid EMS.
Secure the future of your PV systems with our comprehensive services. Precise and reliable yield reports create the basis for successful financing, while our technical due diligence safeguards your projects from planning to contract.
Get to know our technical advisory services.
Energy traders and IPP
Energy traders and independent power producers (IPPs) have long-term interests: high yields and stable performance of their systems. To achieve this, you need comprehensive solutions that optimize both commercial and technical operations management. meteocontrol can help you:
In the commercial sector, the focus is on profitability and the comparability of systems. The ability to compare assets against each other is critical to making informed decisions and maximizing financial performance.
Find out more about our financial asset management system, the mc Assetpilot.
Revenue losses shrink margins; every kWh counts. Solutions are therefore required that offer real-time insights into system performance and enable rapid responses. A power control dashboard that provides for comparisons of system performance is essential in order to minimize yield losses and operate the systems optimally.
Discover our platform for technical operations management, the VCOM Cloud, as well as VCOM CMMS for digitalizing maintenance processes.
In addition, system operators need to meet regulatory requirements and be future-proof. Scalable solutions that adapt to changing market conditions are crucial to long-term success. This also includes larger systems and portfolios – with more and more data.
Get to know our central component for control and monitoring, the blue'Log XM / XC, and for technical operations management, the VCOM Cloud.
We have the right solutions to help you get the most out of your projects – regardless of their duration. meteocontrol has over 25 years of experience and is constantly working on updates and enhancements to its solutions. This also includes automating more and more processes.
Explore our VCOM CMMS to digitalize maintenance processes or get to know our hybrid energy management system extension for the blue'Log XC, Hybrid EMS.
Our solutions for you
mc Assetpilot
The platform to optimize your system portfolio
A comprehensive platform to optimize your system portfolio: mc Assetpilot is cloud-based software for the financial management of renewable energy systems and portfolios – whether solar, wind or battery storage. The combination of functions enables you to take your financial performance to the next level and automate small tasks. You can monitor, manage and improve the financial performance of your systems over their entire life cycle – from system planning and procurement of funds to operation and power plant renewal.
Asset managers who want to increase their productivity due to a growing portfolio can rely on our mc Assetpilot as a solution. Involve your team, assign assets and tasks, or link your bank accounts. If you already use our VCOM, you can also feed operational data into your financial models without having to wait for your O&M reports.
Your benefits
- Save time and costs
- Overview of the individual systems and the entire portfolio at a glance
- Avoid the complicated management of Excel spreadsheets
- All bank data in one place
- Embedding contract compliance smoothly into everyday life
New features
Multiple currencies
186 global currencies are already embedded in the mc Assetpilot. They have had all daily exchange rates since 2014.
Linking of elements
Link contracts with tasks, contacts and/or other documents so that you can detect all relationships quickly and easily at all times.
Uncomplicated reporting
Create your reports for one system, a group of systems or your entire portfolio – straightforward with just a few clicks.
Pricing schemes
Define sales price modeling end-to-end to automatically generate financial value from technical data.
PR & availability widgets
View important technical KPIs without having to wait for the O&M report or switch to another program.
Upcoming features
AI-supported screening of contracts
Screening of each contract so that all relevant information (title, description, start, end, notice period, obligations) can be filled in automatically.
More automation
Set up automation processes, such as monthly reporting, automatic categorization of transactions, or notification 6 months before the start of the notice period that a particular contract is due to expire.
Owner shares
Break down the financial performance and reporting according to a particular owner's various interests in a specific system.
Improved security
Thanks to mc Cloud, partners receive further improvements in terms of security. In the future, 2-factor authorization (2FA) and a meteocontrol-related single sign-on (SSO) will be possible.
VCOM
Everything in the right place
The VCOM Cloud is your central platform for efficient and cost-optimized PV portfolio management. By seamlessly combining professional monitoring, digitalized service management and secure data hosting, it offers you maximum control and efficiency – regardless of manufacturer or system.
Optimize your operational processes as an O&M manager, investor or asset manager and benefit from our continuous development. Thanks to monthly releases, the VCOM Cloud is always up to date and is geared towards the latest industry requirements.
Our in-house developed solution guarantees maximum performance and availability. The VCOM API lets you intelligently network your data and processes, while VCOM Monitoring and VCOM CMMS form the basis for fully digitalized and future-proof asset management.
Your benefits
- Save costs and resources thanks to our optimized and flexible portal solution
- Benefit from our many years of experience in monitoring PV systems
- Automated fault analyses save you time in the event of a fault and maximize the yield of your systems
- You can rely on our excellent data quality
New features
Advanced smart alarms
Intelligent functions, such as the option to mute alarms for components that are not currently relevant for operational management.
VCOM Automation
You have full control and even more options to set up automation of events, yield loss calculations and troubleshooting processes.
Device events and digital input data
Our new portlets monitor system data that goes beyond the usual measurement data. You can also view device errors directly in the VCOM.
Saving user-defined charts
Create visualizations of the measurement data according to your specific needs and save them to have them conveniently to hand at any time.
Upcoming features
VCOM battery monitoring
Efficient overview to visualize relevant deviations at a glance – from the system level down to the battery cell level.
Regulations
New extensions for you for yield loss calculation and precise control monitoring in VCOM.
Smart alarms
Revised alarm details make it easier and more transparent to find the cause of problems on the system. With just one click, you receive background information, relevant graphics and all the details that led to the alarm being triggered.
Improved security
Thanks to mc Cloud, partners receive further improvements in terms of security. In the future, 2-factor authorization (2FA) and an mc-related single sign-on (SSO) will be possible.
VCOM CMMS
Level up your O&M
VCOM CMMS is your tailor-made solution to digitalize and optimize maintenance processes in the photovoltaic industry. As system and portfolio management grows, fast access to relevant information is becoming increasingly important. VCOM CMMS optimizes the entire workflow after fault detection in VCOM Monitoring and ensures more efficient processing, which leads to improved system uptime.
More efficiency, less work – create work orders, customize templates and reports flexibly, manage master data and security-relevant documents centrally in one place. Simply transfer orders to your service team via the app and increase the quality and efficiency of your work order management.
No system change required: VCOM CMMS is fully integrated into the VCOM Cloud so that you can continue your existing processes seamlessly.
Your benefits
- Easily create work orders in the VCOM Cloud
- Complete digitalization of work processes
- Management of recurring events
- Configurable forms and reports in your corporate design
- Full integration in the VCOM Cloud
- All relevant information available in our existing O&M app
- Faster exchange of information
- Offline mode of the O&M app simplifies working on site
New features
Optimized time recording for service teams in the O&M app
With our VCOM O&M app, service teams can track their required times for each work order easily and in detail. This provides an improved overview of the workload.
Location access in the O&M app
Service teams can check in directly to the system via the VCOM O&M app – without the need to contact the O&M manager. All entries are synchronized in real time so that site access can be managed seamlessly via VCOM.
Upcoming features
Collaborative working in the O&M app
Several people can be assigned to a work order at the same time and work on it together in the VCOM O&M app. This promotes efficient collaboration and speeds up task processing.
Recording and monitoring response times
Individually defined response times for work orders can be recorded and monitored. This function makes it possible to track response times and identify problems to ensure faster response processes.
blue'Log XM / XC
The central component for controlling and monitoring renewable energy systems
The blue'Log XM / XC is the ideal solution for your project – whether a new or existing system, for C&I or utility. Our tried-and-tested power controller reliably ensures the integration and compliant grid connection of generation systems. With extensive and easily configurable functions for active and reactive power management, the power controller ensures the provision of system services for grid stability. In addition, the blue'Log XM / XC also offers advanced energy management functions that enable intelligent optimization of the energy flow.
Your benefits
- Power controller for grid-compliant feed-in and energy management functions combined in one device
- Compatible with more than 5100 devices for excellent flexibility in system design and when selecting your system technology
- Manufacturer independence
- Low commissioning costs thanks to quick and easy configuration
- Seamless integration into the monitoring portal VCOM Cloud
New features
Controller Freeze
Ensuring grid stability for utility systems during voltage events
In the event of grid faults and the resulting voltage dips, unwanted oscillations in active and reactive power may occur when the system returns to normal operation. The blue'Log XC automatically detects voltage dips and freezes the control values in the shortest possible time to counteract oscillations that could endanger the grid.
BESS standalone
Arbitrage and participation in the balancing marketsThe highest revenues can be achieved with battery energy storage systems (BESS) that participate in several markets. The meteocontrol solution based on the blue'Log XC aggregates the various market signals, prioritizes them with grid operator specifications and implements frequency control in a grid-compliant manner.
Extended compatibility
The compatibility of the blue'Log was extended by more than 1000 additional devices last year. You can find out more about compatibility and whether the device you want to connect is already compatible in our compatibility check.
Upcoming features
Extended measurement
Flexible measured value selection for mixing systems with complex control concepts
The function enables separate selection of the measuring devices for active and reactive power control. In addition, the measured value of the reference variable for reactive power control can deviate from the place of fulfillment and be individually adjusted.
BESS co-located
Arbitrage and participation in the balancing power markets for projects in which PV systems are installed alongside battery energy storage systems.
Time-controlled energy management
With this function, various operating modes such as self-consumption optimization and peak load capping can be set individually and time-controlled according to customer requirements. In addition, targeted time-based charging and discharging of the battery can also be configured.
Technical advisory services
Detailed expert opinions from independent experts
meteocontrol supports you worldwide as an independent technical consultant during all phases of your B2B PV projects. We are on hand to answer technical questions for project developers or take on the role of lender's (or owner's) engineers.
We offer you comprehensive support for various areas: Yield reports, technical due diligence and technical inspection.
Special yield reports
- For agri-PV projects
- For floating PV projects
- Consideration of battery energy storage systems
- Consideration of load profiles of other generators (e.g. wind turbines) at the same, shared grid connection point
Technical inspection of BESS with PV
Inspections of battery energy storage systems (BESS) with connected PV system
mc Help Center & Release Notes
Always stay up to date
The mc Help Center is a central point of contact for comprehensive documentation on our products. You will find overviews and instructions on numerous topics, including our latest features, as well as in-depth explanations of special topics. Whether you are an experienced user or just starting out, our Help Center will guide you quickly and easily to the answers you need. Navigate from the web interface of our products to the Help Center and enter your search query – now also with implemented AI search.
Are you already familiar with our release notes?
Explore our latest functions and optimizations for VCOM and blue'Log, presented in a clearly arranged design. You can view the release notes in the VCOM footer (under News) and in the blue'Log footer when a new firmware update is available.
