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24 alternatives to Helios – what plug-in solar could generate for any address in Britain
Plug-in solar panels (no electrician needed) have just become legal in the UK and will go on sale soon. Helios estimates how much electricity a typical installation could generate at a given address and what that's worth against your tariff. It uses UK government LIDAR data to reflect the actual skyline, so it knows whether there's a building or a hill blocking the sun. Caveats: - Outside LIDAR coverage (most of Scotland and Wales) it falls back to a synthetic horizon (less accurate). - Trees and recent developments (post-2022 or so) may not be in the data, and some address placements could…
Helios estimates electricity generation from plug-in solar panels at any UK address, using government LIDAR data to account for buildings and hills that block sunlight. It calculates potential output and financial… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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GB Renewables Map an energy experiment created entirely in my free time (day job is visualisation at Octopus Energy). It's an interactive map showing live generation for major wind farms in Great Britain, showing what each wind farm is generating both now and in the past, and where that generation is physically located. Animated weather data is from WeatherLayers and shows current and historic wind conditions on the map, providing context to wind generation around the country. History mode allows you to go back in time and see wind generation and weather conditions for a particular date and…
2023 · renewables-map.robinhawkes.com · its alternatives →
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HelioPeak▲78Solar monitoring for pvoutput on every Apple device.
May 2026 · heliopeak.app · its alternatives →
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2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →
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Sunboxlabs - Premium Solar Kits for self-install clean energy, and batteries for backup, off-grid & outdoors.
2024 · sunboxlabs.com · its alternatives →
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Our SolAR▲91Visualize our Solar System in augmented reality 🌌
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Solar Roadways ▲83Incredible modular paving system of solar panels.
2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
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SunQuest▲33Know where the sun will be — and if solar is worth it.
2025 · sunquest.app · its alternatives →
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Photovoltaic potential calculated live and privacy-friendly in your browser via WebGL. Using open LoD2 and laser point data from the Bavarian Public Agency for Digitization, High-Speed Internet and Surveying. Including laser points for tree occlusions and other non-LoD2 objects. Try it with the Bavarian Hall of Fame next to Oktoberfest: Hall of Fame, Munich, Bavaria Note that the point clouds might be a lot of data to download if enabled (~50 MB+). Currently limited to Bavaria, Germany. Thanks for your feedback!
2023 · openpv.de · its alternatives →
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Detect objects in drone videos and plot them on a map - roboflow/dji-aerial-georeferencing
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Making solar simpler, transparent for Uk homeowners
Jul 2026 · solarforyou.co.uk · its alternatives →
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Calculate your solar panel ROI by commune in France
2025 · solairesimple.fr · its alternatives →
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Financial-grade solar analysis for your roof — in 3 minutes
May 2026 · roofsolars.netlify.app · its alternatives →
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Invest in solar the Global South & get repaid in five years.
2024 · renewables.org · its alternatives →
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Solar Scout helps New Zealand homeowners plan and buy residential solar with confidence. It analyzes your roof using aerial data and government datasets to estimate panel capacity, savings, and payback. It then matches you with up to three vetted, EWRB-registered installers for s
Sep 2026 · solarscout.co.nz · its alternatives →
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Map your roof and estimate solar savings worldwide
Aug 2026 · getsolarsight.com · its alternatives →
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Sunboxlabs - Premium Solar Kits for self-install clean energy, and batteries for backup, off-grid & outdoors.
2017 · sunboxlabs.com · its alternatives →
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