Installation
The installer contains everything you need to install and run SolarFarmer on your machine.
You can download the latest SolarFarmer installer from the portal web site:
Request SolarFarmer Portal access by emailing solarfarmer@dnvgl.com.
Once they’ve replied, access the DNV GL Renewable Energy Software portal page.
Click on the SolarFarmer icon on the portal’s home page to take you to the SolarFarmer page.
Download the installer and double-click to install (Administrator permissions will be needed).
System Requirements
SolarFarmer is designed to run on a PC with the following specifications:
Minimum System Requirements:
OS | Windows 10 |
Processor | 2GHz processor or above |
RAM | 8GB |
Graphics card | DirectX 9 or later (NOT on-board graphics) |
Resolution | 1280 x 1024 |
Mouse | Mouse with mouse wheel |
Recommended System Requirements:
Processor | 3GHz processor or above. The more cores the better. |
RAM | 16GB (or more) |
Graphics card | NVIDIA Quadro K600 equivalent or above |
Resolution | 1920 x 1200 |
Licensing
SolarFarmer requires that you have a valid Product Key in order to run the software.
Install SolarFarmer on your machine (the machine on which you’ll use it).
Request a Product Key via the SolarFarmer support email address solarfarmer@dnvgl.com.
Once you get emailed a Product Key, open the Software License Activation Utility (in the SolarFarmer program folder in the Windows Start Menu).
Paste your unique Product Key into the appropriate text box and click the ‘Activate License’ button (make sure you’re connected to the Internet).
After a few seconds SolarFarmer will be licensed to run on that machine.
Launch SolarFarmer.
See Transferring a Software License for more information on how to transfer a software license to another machine once you have already installed it.