The Solar Design and Training Company
The Solar Design Company distributes simulation software & survey tools for photovoltaic, solar thermal and heat pump design, as well as chimney calculation & climate database software. The Solar Design Company was founded in 1993 by Chris Laughton. He remains today as the Managing Director trading under a limited company, based in mid-Wales.
The 3D design program for simulating photovoltaic performance.
The 2D design program for grid-connected photovoltaic systems.
The professional simulation program for the design and planning of solar thermal systems.
The professional, easy-to-use program for modelling and comparing heat pump systems.
PIXPRO professional photogrammetry for everyone. Measure easily in 3D.
The professional software package for chimney calculations in accordance with BS EN13384.
The complete software solution for planning, designing, optimising and engineering ground-mounted utility-scale photovoltaic plants.
Specialist trade software for efficient selling to the end-user.
Meteonorm contains a database with climate data from 8,300 stations around the world.
Analyse the effects of shading quickly, safely and precisely
Online and in-Person Training
Software Maintenance Agreements
Free Webinars
- Fully Accredited
We are fully accredited by the MCS
- Experienced Team
Chris Laughton is a well-known author and lecturer in the solar thermal and photovoltaic industries and trainer in solar simulation software.
- Industry Recognition
Chris is a Fellow (FCIPHE) of The Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering and previous Chair of the National Standards Committee for Solar Heating at BSI.
- MCS
The MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) is a government-approved certification scheme for renewable energy technologies.
