Straightforward: Solar!
We drive disruptive solutions into the space of extensive, utility-scale Solar PV development.
7SecondSolar explores cost-effective solutions to renewable energy, scaling solar to the max! By de-risking investment decisions, we aim to make access to solar energy broadly accessible.
Our visionary team of Solar Superheroes is motivated to make a positive mark and inspire others to do the same, asking the world to imagine the difference 7 seconds can make.
Paul Nel
Chief Executive Officer
Azhar Firfirey
Head of Engineering
Jannie Meuter
Head of Business Development
Design. Decisions. Delivered.
AutoPVTM is a computational design solution developed by 7SecondSolar that uses advanced algorithms and processes to automate detailed designs of large complex Solar PV installations, delivering outputs such as design reports, schedules and bills of quantity, engineering-quality drawings and advanced interactive 3D renders of solar plants: at light speed.
Join the solar revolution & earn as you go!
Our top Solar PV engineers host three-day, in-person training courses. These comprehensive courses consist of the basic theory of how Solar PV works, introductions to the design of large Solar PV farms, AutoCAD and how to use it to develop layouts, case studies, and an assessment. This is an excellent opportunity for people (students) from engineering and science backgrounds to learn some fundamental industry skills.
While the course work and the work that the XTN freelancers will do is shaped around engineering tools and concepts, we, of course, welcome anyone who has a mathematical and/or science/technical background and who will be comfortable working with CAD software and develop spatial designs based on technical inputs. Participants must, however, be at least 18 years old.
Once qualified and accredited as a 7SecondSolar Sage, participants can join our exclusive XT Network of AutoPVTM contributors, which develops large-scale PV plant layouts.
Are you a solar savant looking to enter a career in human advancement?
Martin Green, the pioneer in solar technology and leader of the research group that invented the first solar cell capable of running at 20% efficiency, believes that the ultimate solar technology is yet to come.
The solar world contributes to some of the most exciting pursuits in technology and science.
Solar stats.
EIA projects the percentage of U.S. electric capacity additions from solar will grow from 54% in 2023 (31 GWac) to 71% in 2025 (51 GWac).
Only 0.00000005% of the sun’s total energy is received by the Earth, which, over an entire year, is approximately 342 watts of energy for every square meter of Earth. This is a tremendous amount of energy – 44 quadrillion (4.4 x 1016) watts of power, to be exact.
7SecondSolar’s automated design software, AutoPVTM, designed over 1GW of power in its first year.