zenon Hybrid Renewable Automation Platform

• Unified Plant Dashboard: Overview of plant performance, energy production, and asset health across solar PV, BESS, and substation assets.

• Solar Meteorological Monitoring: Visual representation of solar radiation and PV performance across the plant.

• Geospatial Overview (GIS): Map-based visualization of asset locations and status across your portfolio.

• Detailed Inverter Monitoring: Real-time visibility into inverter performance and health.

• BESS Monitoring: Battery health, state of charge, and power conversion system status.

• Alarm and Event Logging: Intelligent alarm management with event logging for faster fault diagnosis.

• Communications Network Monitoring: SNMP-based monitoring of network infrastructure health and availability.

• Live and Historic Trending: Real-time and historical data visualization for performance analysis.

• Performance Reporting (IEC 61724): Automated performance reporting aligned with international standards.

• Forecasting Integration: Integration with forecasting services for production prediction.

• Remote Visualization: Plant dashboards and HMI screens from anywhere to monitor and control assets using mobile devices, tablets, or web clients.

• Substation SCADA: Single line diagrams, switching commands, and sequence of events (SoE) for grid connection point management.

• Seamless Process Server Redundancy: High availability for critical operations during server failures.

• Edge Data Logger: Local data logging and buffering for reliable data collection even during communication interruptions.

• Engineering Studio: Object-oriented, template-based engineering with multi-project support. Reduce engineering effort and ensure consistency across projects.

• Multi-Project Engineering: Work on multiple projects simultaneously and reuse engineering assets across different sites.

• Smart-Object Templates: Pre-developed templates for inverters, BESS, meters, and substation devices. Apply with a few mouse clicks.

• Open Import/Export Formats: XML and wizard-based solutions for seamless data exchange with other engineering tools.

• Automatic Device Engineering: Automated engineering workflows for device integration. Significantly reduce project development time.

• IIoT Services API: Secure REST APIs for integration with energy trading platforms, business analysis tools, ticketing management systems, and any dashboard visualization

• Historian Integration: Open database interfaces (SQL, GraphQL) and Excel plugins for flexible access to time-series data and advanced reporting.

• SAP Integration: Certified ERP integration that connects operational data with financial data for comprehensive asset lifecycle management.

• Vendor-Agnostic Connectivity: Native support for IEC 61850, DNP3, Modbus, SunSpec, OPC UA, and 300+ protocols. Connect to any device regardless of vendor.

• Secure Architecture (IEC 62443 / IEC 62351): Built on an IEC 62443-4-1 compliant Secure Development Lifecycle with role-based access control and encrypted communications.

• Cyber Resilience & Auditing: Centralized audit trails and seamless SIEM integration for continuous threat monitoring and grid compliance.

Yes. That is precisely the value of a unified software layer. For SCADA for hybrid renewables, zenon connects to any device regardless of vendor through native support for open standards like Modbus, IEC 61850, and DNP3. In a hybrid plant, this means solar inverters, BESS, and substation IEDs are all brought into a single HMI, with a single historian, and a single point of control. The result is coordinated dispatch, consistent data, and simpler operations across the entire plant.

A unified software layer addresses cybersecurity and grid compliance through multiple layers of protection. zenon is built on an IEC 62443-4-1 compliant Secure Development Lifecycle, with role-based access control, secure remote access, and encryption aligned with IEC 62351. This provides the foundation for continuous monitoring, audit trails, and integration with SIEM systems to detect and respond to threats in real time, while maintaining the reliability required for grid compliance.

Standardization across a portfolio of renewable sites is achieved through reusable engineering templates, centralized version control, and a multi-site architecture. zenon's Engineering Studio allows you to define standard HMI screens, alarm logic, and reporting templates once, then deploy them across every new site. This ensures consistent operations, reduces engineering effort, and lowers the total cost of ownership across your entire portfolio.

BESS SCADA data inaccuracies typically stem from three sources: data latency can cause state of charge readings to lag behind real-time inverter data; data conflicts arise when separate controllers write conflicting setpoints to the same register; and communication failures between the battery management system and the control system can result in incomplete data. zenon eliminates these inconsistencies through a unified data model, centralized historian, and synchronized polling across all assets, ensuring accurate, reliable data for every operational decision.

Multi-vendor integration is a challenge because each OEM uses its own protocols, data formats, and control logic. Hybrid plants combine inverters, battery systems, and substation devices from different manufacturers, and these systems are not designed to work together out of the box. Misalignment between PPC, SCADA, and BESS controls is a primary source of project delays and commissioning issues. zenon eliminates these challenges through a vendor-agnostic architecture that connects to any device and provides a unified engineering environment for all integration tasks.

The best approach is a phased integration strategy that preserves existing equipment while gradually adding new capabilities. zenon enables this through a unified software layer that sits above the hardware, connecting to existing inverters, BMS, and substation IEDs without replacing them. Modernization can proceed incrementally, starting with monitoring, then adding control, and finally full optimization, while keeping the plant operational throughout the process.

A unified control platform replaces multiple OEM portals with a single, consistent interface for monitoring and control. zenon provides real-time dashboards, alarm management, and performance reporting (IEC 61724) across all assets. Operators gain complete visibility into solar PV, BESS, and substation operations from one screen, enabling faster fault detection, better coordination, and more informed decisions in real time.