AMMP Insights

Ideas and practical guidance for portfolio operations.

Customer stories, product news, industry perspectives and comparisons for teams running distributed renewable energy portfolios.

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Can Claude or ChatGPT analyse your solar monitoring data? What works and what doesn't

General AI assistants handle one-off questions on a clean export well. At portfolio scale they need normalised, permissioned live data.

November 2, 20261 min read
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How to detect inverter faults early across many sites (and cut truck rolls)

Early signals, grouping repeat alarms and checking remotely first, so technicians only drive out when they need to.

November 2, 20262 min read
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How to calculate performance ratio across a solar portfolio

Performance ratio per IEC 61724, the irradiance question, and why the portfolio number must be energy-weighted.

November 2, 20262 min read
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Why is my solar portfolio underperforming? A diagnostic checklist for asset managers

A step-by-step way to find where the missing energy went, starting with the causes that most often explain the gap.

November 2, 20263 min read
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Five questions to ask before you buy multi-brand solar monitoring

A buyer's checklist for renewable energy portfolios with solar and batteries that run more than one inverter brand.

October 28, 20263 min read
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How to rank solar alarms by revenue risk

A simple method for O&M and asset teams, and where AI takes over the daily work.

October 28, 20263 min read
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How to draft solar investor reports with AI

What to automate in monthly portfolio reporting, and what people should keep.

October 28, 20262 min read
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The complete guide to automated PPA billing for C&I solar

How operators turn meter, inverter and tariff data into billing-grade savings reports and PPA invoices across many sites, without spreadsheets.

October 28, 20263 min read
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How to track solar PPA performance guarantees

A step-by-step method to define, measure and evidence solar performance guarantees each month, and act before a guarantee is missed.

October 28, 20262 min read
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Investor reporting tools for C&I solar portfolios compared

Criteria for choosing an investor reporting tool for a commercial and industrial solar portfolio, and a neutral look at the main platforms.

October 28, 20263 min read
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How to monitor solar and battery backup sites through load-shedding: a guide for South African C&I operators

Monitoring solar and battery backup sites through grid outages: what to track, how to check savings and what to ask monitoring vendors.

October 28, 20263 min read
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Insights

How to Choose Multi-Brand Solar Monitoring

A practical buyer's guide for commercial solar owners and operators: what to look for in portfolio monitoring, alerts and O&M workflows across every brand.

October 22, 20265 min read
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Product

Introducing the AMMP MCP server

Connect any MCP-compatible AI assistant to your portfolio's assets, KPIs, alerts and raw time-series.

June 10, 20265 min read
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Customers

SPS Africa chooses AMMP OS as monitoring platform

SPS Africa, with over 350 solar plants and 150 MWp installed, selects AMMP OS as their unified monitoring and reporting platform.

March 18, 20264 min read
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Customers

Jaltech chooses AMMP OS

Jaltech, a pioneering solar energy funder in South Africa, selects AMMP OS for portfolio monitoring.

February 4, 20253 min read
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Sawa Energy chooses AMMP OS

Sawa Energy, a leader in East Africa's commercial solar sector, selects AMMP OS for monitoring.

January 21, 20253 min read
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Customers

Energea chooses AMMP OS

Energea selects AMMP OS to manage their renewable energy investment portfolio.

December 10, 20243 min read
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Customers

Empower New Energy chooses AMMP OS

Empower New Energy selects AMMP OS for enhanced portfolio management and reporting.

November 5, 20243 min read
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Customers

Broadreach Energy chooses AMMP OS

Broadreach Energy selects AMMP OS to monitor their South African renewable energy portfolio.

October 8, 20244 min read
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Customers

Bright Light chooses AMMP OS

Bright Light Solutions, a leading O&M provider managing over 200 renewable energy assets, partners with AMMP.

September 12, 20243 min read
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Product

AMMP Achieves ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certification

AMMP Technologies earns the gold standard in information security management certification.

September 10, 20245 min read
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Customers

Forest Energy chooses AMMP OS

Forest Energy, with over 300 completed projects and 150MW under development, partners with AMMP OS.

August 14, 20244 min read
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Product

Introducing AMMP OS

We're excited to announce AMMP OS, the most comprehensive update to the AMMP platform for C&I solar portfolios.

June 3, 20244 min read
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4 Hidden Costs of Fragmented Monitoring of Renewable Energy

Discover the hidden costs that come with fragmented monitoring systems and how unified platforms can help.

May 20, 20246 min read
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Product

Battery Monitoring Cheat Sheet

A practical guide to monitoring battery storage systems effectively with key metrics and best practices.

November 6, 20233 min read
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Press

Featured in Foresight Media

AMMP Technologies featured in Foresight Media's coverage of innovative climate tech companies.

March 14, 20233 min read
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Press

Featured in Sifted

Sifted highlights AMMP's approach to solving renewable energy monitoring challenges.

November 2, 20223 min read
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Press

Featured in Silicon Canals

Silicon Canals listed AMMP among Amsterdam startups working to cool the planet.

August 3, 20222 min read
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Press

Featured in ESI Africa

ESI Africa covers AMMP's expansion and impact across the African renewable energy sector.

June 21, 20223 min read
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Product

Case Study: Battery Analytics in African C&I Solar Projects

How AMMP and Accure combine for comprehensive battery health monitoring and predictive analytics.

May 17, 20228 min read
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Press

Featured in TechLeap Climate Report

AMMP recognized in TechLeap's annual report on leading climate technology companies.

January 19, 20223 min read
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Awards

AMMP Named in SET100 List 2021

AMMP Technologies recognized as one of the top 100 innovative energy transition companies globally.

November 30, 20213 min read
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Insights

Solar Irradiance Research Paper

Academic research on solar irradiance measurement and its implications for system performance monitoring.

September 14, 20213 min read
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Decentralized Energy Systems vs Software

How software solutions are adapting to meet the unique challenges of decentralized energy infrastructure.

August 2, 20214 min read
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The Counter-Intuitive Path to Cyber-Secure Infrastructure

Why conventional cybersecurity approaches often fail for renewable energy infrastructure, and what to do instead.

June 15, 20217 min read
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Insights

Why Renewable Energy Data Is Still Flowing the Wrong Way

The data flow problem in renewable energy and how to fix it for better operational efficiency.

April 8, 20216 min read
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Insights

8 Things to Look Out For When Selecting a Monitoring Solution

A comprehensive guide to choosing the right monitoring platform for your renewable energy portfolio.

February 11, 20219 min read
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Press

Featured in Tech.eu

Tech.eu reported on AMMP's €1.15 million seed round, led by Point Nine Capital.

September 7, 20202 min read
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Press

Featured in Afrik21

Afrik21 reported on AMMP's $1.15 million equity financing from Point Nine Capital, The Raba Partnership and Musha Ventures to expand its off-grid monitoring solutions.

September 20202 min read
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