Empowering education & research with professional solar design software
The PVcase Educational License program gives you, as a student or educator at a qualified academic institution, access to PVcase Ground Mount and/or PVcase Roof Mount software for the duration of your courses. To further support your learning, students, and educators are also granted access to the PVcase Academy.
Who is eligible?
If you are a student, educator, or contractor enrolled in, employed by, or contracted by a qualified educational institution, you may be eligible. Qualified institutions are those that have been accredited by an authorized governmental agency and whose primary purpose is teaching enrolled students, including accredited higher education institutions.
Qualified educational institutions include all accredited public or private schools, including:
Junior colleges
Colleges, universities, and technical schools.
Organizations that do not qualify:
The following types of organizations are not qualified educational institutions:
Non-accredited educational institutions
Training centers
Research laboratories (exceptions will be made if research results will be published)
Retraining programs
Requesting an educational license
To set up your educational license, we'll need some basic information from you. Please complete the Educational & Research License request form.
We will also require written proof of your current employment (for educators) or enrollment (for students) at your institution.
For educators:
Complete the Educational & Research License request form.
Download the pvcase-educator-verification.docx and provide the appropriate details.
Have your senior faculty colleague or administrator sign it. The letter must be on the institution's letterhead to be valid for verification. You may either copy and paste into your institution’s letterhead or print on letterhead and scan/photograph in preparation for uploading in support of your request to verify your eligibility to access PVcase products with an Educational license.
Send the completed document to education@pvcase.com
For students:
Complete the Educational & Research License request form.
Download the pvcase-student-verification.docx and provide the appropriate details.
Have your professor or Administrator sign it. The letter must be on the university letterhead to be valid for verification. You may either copy and paste it into your university letterhead or print it on letterhead and scan/photograph it in preparation for uploading in support of your request to verify your eligibility to access PVcase products with an educational license.
Send the completed document to education@pvcase.com
University partnerships
We have partnered with universities worldwide to enhance their courses and teaching methods, ensuring students receive hands-on experience with our products. Collaborating with PVcase will offer your university a quicker approach for educators to acquire educational licenses for their students.
If you are interested in a partnership with us, please reach out to stefan.b@pvcase.com.
Research licenses: advancing solar energy innovation
The primary goal of research partnerships is to provide the academic community with access to the latest solar design and modeling tools used in the industry. As a researcher at an accredited academic institution, you will have access to PVcase Ground Mount, PVcase Roof Mount, and PVcase Yield, depending on your project needs. Additionally, you will be able to access the PVcase Academy and take eLearning courses related to our product offerings for the duration of your project.