What Glint Solar does

Glint Solar is a Norwegian SaaS company, founded in 2020 and headquartered in Oslo, that sells a unified software platform for identifying, evaluating, and progressing utility-scale solar, battery energy storage (BESS), and hybrid (PV-plus-storage) development projects. The platform combines country-specific GIS data, topographic and grid-insight layers, and machine-learning-based solar siting to score land parcels for buildable area, parcel viability, and revenue potential, replacing fragmented GIS, CAD, and stakeholder-communication tools used by solar developers today. It also delivers AI-powered 3D visualizations, preliminary noise modeling for BESS projects, automated layout scenarios, and pipeline dashboards so that business development, GIS, engineering, and management teams operate from a single workspace.

The product is sold as an annual enterprise subscription on a quote-based, demo-led motion, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Customers include large European IPPs and utilities such as Statkraft, E.ON, Total Energies, Recurrent Energy, Alight, Photosol, Q Energy, and Enery, with reach across more than 35 countries, primarily in Europe. Glint Solar has raised approximately $11 million in disclosed venture funding, comprising a $3 million oversubscribed seed round in June 2022 led by strategic investor Statkraft Ventures, and an $8 million Series A in November 2024 led by Smedvig Ventures with participation from Antler, Futurum Ventures, and Momentum. The company is privately held, operates with a headcount in the 11-50 range, and is using Series A capital to expand its product surface, geographic footprint, and workforce.

Name

Glint Solar

Legal name

Glint Solar

Website

https://glintsolar.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Development Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Solar Design, Engineering & Performance Software (PV Modeling, Digital Twins, Monitoring) (EUAMABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solar Grid Integration & Interconnection Services (Studies, Protection, SCADA, Forecasting) (EUAMABAI), Solar EPC & Construction (Utility-Scale, Rooftop, Balance of System) (EUAMABAB)

Keywords

• Solar siting software
• BESS design platform
• Utility-scale solar development
• Renewable energy GIS software
• PV project feasibility tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription Platform: Glint Solar operates as a SaaS provider offering a subscription-based platform for solar installation planning. The platform is sold as a subscription service to solar developers and energy companies, with tiered pricing for different team sizes and feature access. The company serves enterprise customers requiring site feasibility analysis tools based on satellite technology.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Glint Solar provides a unified SaaS platform for utility-scale renewable energy development, covering PV, BESS, and Hybrid projects. The platform combines country-specific GIS data, machine learning-based solar siting, AI-powered 3D visualizations, preliminary noise modeling, buildable area analysis, and pipeline dashboards to help solar developers identify, qualify, and progress project sites faster. It is sold as a subscription to enterprise solar developers and energy companies across 35+ countries.

Product overview

Glint Solar offers a unified SaaS platform for renewable energy development, encompassing three core products: the PV Platform for solar photovoltaic projects, the BESS Platform for battery energy storage systems, and the Hybrid Platform for combined solar-plus-storage projects. The platform integrates site screening, buildable area analysis, layout design, AI-powered visualizations, preliminary noise modeling, and pipeline management into a single workspace. Additional features include preliminary yield assessment, GIS data integration, grid insights, stakeholder communication tools, and export-ready permit visuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Glint Platform A unified SaaS workspace for utility-scale PV, BESS, and Hybrid renewable energy development that provides site screening, layout design, stakeholder communication, and pipeline management tools for enterprise solar developers and energy companies.
• PV Platform Solar photovoltaic project development platform enabling site identification, buildable area analysis, parcel viability assessment, and preliminary yield calculations with integrated country-specific GIS data for utility-scale PV developers.
• BESS Platform Battery Energy Storage Systems development platform that enables developers to evaluate and compare preliminary BESS designs with engineering-approved settings, model noise and visual impact, and integrate solar-plus-storage design in a single tool for utility-scale BESS project development.
• Hybrid Platform Combined PV and battery storage hybrid project development platform enabling analysis of buildable area, parcel viability, and revenue potential for utility-scale hybrid projects within a single workspace.

Quantifiable outcome

• 74% of development hours wasted on stalled projects — Glint Solar addresses this by de-risking projects early
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• OpenSolar: OpenSolar provides free, professional-grade solar design and sales software with 3D modeling, shade analysis, and proposal tools, overlapping with Glint Solar's stakeholder visualization and preliminary design capabilities for solar developers.
• Aurora Solar: Aurora Solar is the leading US-based SaaS platform for solar design, sales, and site assessment, directly competing with Glint Solar in the utility-scale segment and offering overlapping ML-based solar siting, 3D modeling, and project feasibility workflows for enterprise developers.
• PVcase: PVcase (Lithuania) offers utility-scale solar project design software with AutoCAD/ArcGIS plug-ins for layout and yield optimization, directly competing with Glint Solar's PV Platform for engineering and project development teams across European and global markets.
• RatedPower: RatedPower (Spain) provides solar and BESS design and engineering software with automated layouts, yield simulations, and feasibility analysis — a direct peer in the European utility-scale market serving similar developer and IPP customers as Glint Solar.

Broad incumbents

• PVSyst: PVSyst is the established incumbent for PV system simulation and yield analysis used across the solar industry; while not a full project-development platform like Glint Solar, its simulation and feasibility modules overlap with the engineering use cases Glint Solar addresses.
• ESRI (ArcGIS): ESRI's ArcGIS is the broad incumbent platform for GIS data and analysis used by solar developers; Glint Solar positions against its lack of solar-specific functionality, but ESRI remains a competitive threat as it adds domain-specific extensions.
• Trimble (SunDat/Solar Design): Trimble is a broad engineering software incumbent offering solar design tools within its broader AEC and infrastructure portfolio, competing with Glint Solar for enterprise engineering teams through integration with AutoCAD and other design environments.

Others

• Nearmap: Nearmap provides high-resolution aerial imagery and 3D content used by solar developers for site assessment; it is a complementary data and infrastructure provider rather than a direct competitor, but its imagery feeds into platforms like Glint Solar's.

Emerging players

• Scanifly: Scanifly offers drone-based solar site assessment, 3D modeling, and design software primarily for residential and C&I solar — an emerging player with partial overlap to Glint Solar's site-screening and visualization capabilities.
• Energysoft: Energysoft provides solar design and proposal software for installers and developers, with overlap to Glint Solar's stakeholder engagement and design workflows, though typically focused on smaller-scale projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors8 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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