Guide on how software simplifies clean energy project planning

Whether you’re powering a construction site, film set, or festival, clean energy project planning is now essential. Your project needs energy that’s reliable, compliant, and cost-effective.

What most clean energy projects get wrong

Diesel generators have long been the default for temporary power. Not because they’re ideal, but because they’ve been fast to deploy and relatively easy to source. But as sustainability regulations tighten and fuel costs fluctuate, relying on diesel is outdated and a risk to your project’s bottom line.

Currently, the world’s move toward cleaner energy sources like mobile batteries or hybrid systems is gaining momentum. But swapping systems isn’t the same as solving the problem. Many deployments fall short because they overlook system complexity: energy loads spike unpredictably, backup capacity gets underestimated, and tracking performance across devices becomes a manual nightmare.

That’s because a clean energy project requires more than just new hardware. It needs a full lifecycle approach that includes simulation, live monitoring, and post-project reporting.

Clean energy project planning: step-by-step with Skoon’s tools

1. It all starts with planning in the Decision Tool

The Decision Tool lets you simulate energy projects from the beginning. By providing the length of your project as well as your energy needs, the software will create a comparison and a forecast of your energy consumption. Besides that, in the tool, you may choose from a variety of different clean energy systems to simulate your project. This allows you to identify and select the best mix of energy sources for efficient, reliable power.

• Simulate energy scenarios based on your real project specs

• Choose the right system (battery, hybrid, or diesel) using cost, energy output and emissions data

• Avoid over-sizing or under-powering your setup

The result? More confidence in your energy choices before you spend a single euro on hardware.

2. Track and optimize through Live Monitoring

Once your project is live, the Live Monitoring Tool offers real-time insights into power usage and system performance. It enables early detection of inefficiencies and ensures that all energy components are operating in sync.

• Track power usage in real-time across devices or locations

• Identify inefficiencies and correct them before they become costly

• Provide remote access to clients or engineers for better coordination

3. Prove your impact with Energy Reporting

After your project wraps up, the story isn’t over, especially when clients, regulators, or internal teams ask for documentation. With the Energy Reporting Tool, the whole project comes full circle, as the tool generates a full report of energy use and emissions.

• Automatically generate a full report of energy use, uptime, cost, and emissions

• Feed insights into future planning cycles

• Simplify reporting for ESG frameworks

Get started with our free Decision Tool

To help you take the first step, we’ve created a free version of the Decision Tool to help you organize the start of your project. This way, you can see in one glance what steps to consider while planning your energy project.

Try it for yourself here.

Conclusion

With the right tools, powering your temporary projects with clean energy becomes simple and flexible. No longer do you need to manually track everything via spreadsheets, as all your data is centralized in one intuitive interface for effortless planning, monitoring, and reporting.

It’s time to rethink how you power your projects and take control from day one.

Skoon’s software tools in a nutshell: