SolarCast

Project Info

Team Name

SolarCast

Team Members

Mark , Sky , Jun

Project Description

SolarCast aims to empower homeowners with the knowledge and tools to make informed decisions about solar energy. By combining accurate savings calculations, interactive visualisations, and comprehensive onboarding support, SolarCast will simplify the solar adoption process and contribute to a more sustainable future.

Key Features:

Savings Calculator: Estimates annual savings, ROI, and break-even point based on user inputs like electricity usage and panel type.
Interactive Visualization: Provides 3D simulations of panel layouts and savings over time.
Personalized Recommendations: Suggest solar panel models and local installers.
Cost & Financing Options: Breaks down installation costs and offers financing solutions.
Onboarding Support: Guides users through the installation process and provides customer support.

#solar #solar panel #solar energy #green energy #renewable energy

Data Story

This Dataset good to use:

Estimating Solar Energy Potential
Roof Area Calculation as for solar panels, focus on the roof area.
To describe solar panel efficiency: Use standard efficiency rates (e.g., 15-20%) and apply them to the usable roof area.
To calculate potential energy generation by considering the amount of solar energy falling on the roof area throughout the year.

Team DataSets

LINZ Building Outlines

Description of Use Uses the building outlines to get land and house sizes for calculating the potential solar energy generated and estimating the energy usage using non-solar energy.

Data Set

Challenge Entries

SolarZero Challenge: Driving Climate Action Through Self-Service Solar Discovery

As part of our commitment to building a sustainable future, SolarZero invites innovators to help us transform how homeowners discover and adopt solar energy. In alignment with the 2024 Climate Change and Sustainable Public Policy theme, this challenge focuses on creating a cutting-edge, self-service tool that empowers homeowners to explore their solar potential independently. Solar energy is critical to reducing carbon emissions, and we believe that simplifying the solar journey is essential for widespread adoption.

Go to Challenge | 6 teams have entered this challenge.

Planning NZ’s electrical energy needs versus our generation capacity

How can we utilise AI/ML/Gen AI technologies to help plan our electrical energy needs vs generation capacity to help avert/avoid the spot pricing issues that are impacting NZ business and households at present?

#Are higher energy prices avoidable?

Eligibility: New Zealand Only

Go to Challenge | 6 teams have entered this challenge.

Best Digital Twin Solution

Best Digital Twin solution that enables community organisations to plan, manage, monitor and evaluate their environmental improvement initiatives

Go to Challenge | 4 teams have entered this challenge.

BudgetBuddie: Build a personal finance companion.

Create a personal finance personality tool that analyses and categorises New Zealanders' financial behaviors using open public data, integrating AI to offer personalised recommendations for kiwis to be better with their money.

Empower Kiwis to be better with their money.

Eligibility: • The tool must not act as a financial advisor such as providing financial advice on Kiwisaver, Investment options, Insurance and mortgages or any other loans. Datasets to Highlight: • National Household Savings Rate (Stats NZ or similar sources) • Consumer Spending Patterns (government open data) • Household Debt-to-Income Ratios • Financial Literacy Data (survey-based datasets) • Investment Behavior and Trends (regional data from Stats NZ)

Go to Challenge | 6 teams have entered this challenge.