Services
Our services are adapted to each project stakeholder
Our team has the necessary experience and knowledge to support all the key players in the market. We contribute with our knowledge throughout all photovoltaic project phases.
We want you to feel confident when making a decision.
Our team has the experience to support the main market players in the industry. We contribute with our knowledge throughout all photovoltaic project phases.
IPPS and Developers
IPPS and Developers
If you are developing or operating a PV plant, PI Berlin can help you with:
- Drafting tender documents for EPC service agreements.
- Drafting bidding terms for purchasing equipment.
- Supporting during module, inverter and structure purchase negotiations.
- Controlling quality during module, inverter, structure and battery manufacture, at source.
- Controlling module quality on arrival.
- Carrying out energy yield assessments.
- Conducting preliminary engineering designs.
- Supervising the construction and commissioning phase (PAC).
- TDD and independent quality declarations.
- On-site inspections.
- Supporting EPC and O&M agreement negotiations.
- Advising on O&M service optimisation.
Banks and investors
Banks and investors
Assess risks of PV plants to protect your investment.
- Technical Due Diligence and risk analysis prior to financial close.
- Technical Due Diligence and risk analysis of operational projects for acquisition and refinancing.
- Other services related to identifying, quantifying and mitigating investment risks.
- Warranty claim support.
EPC Contractors
EPC Contractors
We can advise and provide support during construction projects
- Controlling modules at source and on-site.
- Controlling inverter and structure quality at source.
- Supervising construction and commissioning.
- Inspecting plants during the warranty period.
- Supporting EPC agreement and supplier negotiations.
Self-consumption
Self-consumption
If you need advice regarding a self-consumption solar plant, PI Berlin can help you with:
- Performing a self-consumption feasibility study
- Defining the self-consumption regulatory framework
- Defining the steps to be taken when setting up the different types of self-consumption, such as collective self-consumption, energy communities, etc.
- Analyzing and summarizing the different types of European, state and regional financial support available and defining the procedures for obtaining it
- Simulating electricity production and managing surpluses
- Breakdown of components and their specifications
- Estimating costs and calculating the amortization period
- Drafting technical specifications of the project
- Drafting technical specifications if required to submit a tender
- Providing support throughout the bidding process and awarding of the installation
- Supervising the construction and commissioning phase (PAC accreditation process)
- Quality control of modules upon arrival at the plant
- TDD and certification of project quality after COD
- Managing the plant with the assistance of a senior technician
- Managing the finances of the installation
- Support with negotiations
Projects
Our projects speak for themselves
Here are some of the projects to which we have contributed our knowledge and expertise.
Here are some of the projects to which we have contributed our knowledge and expertise. For further information, click here.
Preliminary Design in Greece
Greece (2020)
- Preliminary Design in Greece
- Location
- Greece (2020)
- Project size
- 24MW (5 Sites)
- Customer
- National Energy
- Services
- Bifacial design optimization
- Site suitability visits
- Preliminary layout drawings
- Energy yield assessments
Vendors Due Diligence in Portugal
Portugal (2019)
- Vendors Due Diligence in Portugal
- Location
- Portugal (2019)
- Project size
- 28 MW
- Customer
- Glennmont Partners
- Services
- Energy yield assessment
- Documentation review
- On-site inspection
- Module laboratory tests
- O&M and performance analysis
Module Quality Inspection and PR Analysis
Italy (2018)
- Module Quality Inspection and PR Analysis
- Location
- Italy (2018)
- Project size
- 84 MW (aggregated)
- Customer
- Glennmont Partners
- Services
- Visual inspection of PV modules
- Infrared inspection of PV modules
- Sample electroluminescense
- Visual and infrared analysis of BOS
- Comprehensive performance analysis
- Expert opinion
Quality Assurance of PV Modules
Italy (2021)
- Quality Assurance of PV Modules
- Location
- Italy (2021)
- Project size
- Ca. 30 MW
- Customer
- Cubico
- Services
- Procurement assistance
- Module factory audit
- Production supervision
- Pre-shipment inspection
- Post-shipment inspection
Experience
We only do PV, we are experts in our industry
This is always reflected in the way we work and deliver.
Customized projects
Every project is unique.
Knowledge
PI Berlin employees have on average more than 10 years of experience in the PV industry.
We work with banks
We support you throughout the process of identifying and quantifying risks. Goal: to minimise, transfer or avoid risks.
We are independent
Our opinion is based on facts.
The numbers tell the story
More than 16 GW of inspected projects, and 70 GW of modules audited at source.
Module experts
PI Berlin has been directly involved as a consultant in the installation of 20 GW of PV projects globally. To date, PI Berlin has conducted almost 450 audits for more than 150 module manufacturers.
Clients
Our clients are our reason for being
Now, let's see what they say about PI Berlin.
Juan Manuel Fernández
Global Head of Asset Management - Sonnedix
We trust PI Berlin because of their extensive experience in the industry, and the added value they bring to projects.
Geoff Hoffheinz
Chief Engineer - Glennmont
We rely on PI’s opinion and their support in our technical operations and transactions. We know we are getting industry leading advice from a respected technical partner.
Vassilis Demestichas
Project Director - National Energy
The Project Management team at PIB delivered high-quality technical DD ranging from site inspection, pre-design to module quality assurance during the development of our first greenfield projects in Greece in the most challenging times of the pandemic. Contracted services and project execution were seamless, and we intend to engage PIB on future projects as trusted solar advisors.
About Us
We are pioneers in the solar industry.
We have guided the industry through the various market booms across Europe and the world.
We have grown with the industry and will continue to be there for you.
Founded in 2006 by leading professionals with many years of experience in the industry.
We work across 4 continents.
Solid and robust infrastructure located in China.
3 module test laboratories in Berlin, Suzhou (China) and Ahmedabad (India), accredited according to ISO 17025.
We are 80 engineers spread throughout our Berlin (Germany), Boston (USA), Shanghai, Suzhou (China) and Bilbao (Spain) headquarters.
Offices in Berlin, Bilbao, Shanghai, Suzhou and Boston.
FAQ
You ask, we answer
For which phases of a PV project does PI Berlin offer its services?
Are PI Berlin's laboratories accredited?
Does PI Berlin offer factory services for inverters, structures and batteries?
Does PI Berlin have mobile equipment for on-site module inspections?
At what stage does PI Berlin offer TDDs?
For which module technologies does PI Berlin provide services?
Contact
Now that you know us better, let's get in touch.
Learn more about everything we can offer.
Now that you know us better, learn more about everything we can offer.
PI Photovoltaik-Institut Berlin AG
Wrangelstraße 100
10997 Berlin
Germany
PI Berlin S.L.
Doctor Achúcarro, 1 1°D
48011 Bilbao
Spain