Scaling Solar Design Precision for Italian Engineering Excellence

by | Apr 30, 2026

Scaling Solar Design Precision for Italian Engineering Excellence
Finergia Srl is an Italian PV-development and consultancy firm specializing in the renewable energy sector, with a primary focus on solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. They provide endto- end services—from feasibility studies and technical design to project management—for commercial and industrial (C&I) clients across Italy.

Led by Managing Director and Founder Andrea Gatti and Project Designer Tizian Gatti, the firm handles primarily ground-mounted installations but also industrial rooftop solar projects. Their work demands precise technical drawings that meet Italy’s rigorous regulatory requirements while delivering highquality documentation to clients and official offices.

At a Glance

Location:Laives, Italy
Founded: 1999
Market: Renewable Energy, Solar Design Consultancy
Specialties: Solar PV Design
Platform: General AutoCAD Solutions

Challenge: Manual CAD drafting and drafting multiple iterations was time consuming and combining different softwares (f.e. quick pv dimensioning software)was a further burden for the team and the workflow.

Solution: PVCAD cut technical drafting time by a important amount, enabled easy and quick design variant creation and combined fast preliminary sizing with detailed project
development in all stages.

PVCAD is the essential bridge between professional engineering and solar-specific automation. It keeps the precision of CAD while removing the manual headache of solar design.
Tizian Gatti

Project Engineer / Technical Lead, Finergia Srl

The Challenge

Before adopting PVCAD, Finergia relied on general AutoCAD tools combined with basic solar specific software. Creating detailed solar layouts, stringing diagrams, and calculating optimal module placement was entirely manual—labor-intensive work that slowed both the proposal and design phases considerably.

This created a persistent bottleneck in project delivery and prevented the team from scaling their workload. As Andrea Gatti noted, the high overhead of manual drafting directly impacted profitability and the firm’s ability to respond quickly to new client opportunities.

A key concern before moving forward was whether the automation tools would be flexible enough to accommodate the specific regulatory and technical requirements of the Italian market—and whether the learning curve would be manageable for an experienced CAD team.

The PVCAD Solution

After their exhaustive search, MA Engineers selected PVCAD (now part of Enact Solar’s comprehensive platform) and acquired two licenses. As Shahab described it, PVCAD is “great software” that helped them save critical engineering time. The firm uses PVCAD primarily for solar layouts and single-line diagrams, and importantly, doesn’t need any other solar design software alongside it—a crucial advantage for a firm operating on a 99% Revit-based workflow.
  • Site Layouts Rapid design for C&I rooftop projects.
  • Automated StringingEliminating manual stringing diagrams.
  • BOM GenerationAutomated bill of materials from CAD.
  • AutoCAD-Native No workflow disruption. Stay in CAD.

Results & Impact

PVCAD delivered exactly what Finergia needed: professional-grade precision with the speed of automation. Technical drafting and stringing time dropped by 40–50%, allowing the team to rapidly iterate through layout options on large-scale industrial rooftops—work that previously demanded days of manual effort – and allowed for more flexibility on ground mount projects, their key business, using the same tool throughout all development stages from start to finish, from quick plant size definition to detailed permitting designs. The platform has also enabled the firm to take on greater project volume while producing consistently higher-quality, standardized client documentation.
  • 40–50% Time ReductionIn technical drafting and stringing versus
    previous manual methods.
  • Faster Layout Iteration Rapid multi-option design for large-scale
    industrial rooftop projects.
  • Higher-Quality Documentation Standardized, professional-grade outputs
    for every client deliverable.
  • AutoCAD-Native Workflow No additional solar software required
    alongside PVCAD.

About PVCAD by Enact Solar

PVCAD, now part of Enact Solar’s end-to-end AI-enabled platform, is the industry-leading AutoCAD-based solar engineering software. From detailed layouts to single-line diagrams, PVCAD reduces engineering time by over 80% while maintaining permit-ready precision. Enact Solar acquired PVComplete in January 2026 to create the industry’s first complete solar software platform.
Learn more at enact.solar | pvcomplete.com