GoodWe PVBM x OpenSolar - Enabling Smart Solar Design for Installers across Australia

October 16, 2025

We are excited to announce that the VELA Residential Solar Carport by GoodWe PVBM is now officially live on OpenSolar. OpenSolar is the world's first 100% free, end-to-end solar design platform for installers, and we are excited for this partnership to further our mission of making solar more accessible, intelligent and design-friendly for professionals throughout Australia and New Zealand.

About OpenSolar

Founded in 2017, OpenSolar was built to help rapid adoption of solar electrification throughout the world. With 25 years of combined solar experience, their mission is simple, provide solar professionals with powerful design tools, automation, and trusted brand access for free.

Today, OpenSolar helps installers to connect directly with customers and product partners through an AI Inspired design tool. By providing premium software free of licensing costs, OpenSolar enables solar professionals to reinvest in their business and to scale the climate adoption of clean energy across the globe.

GoodWe PVBM x OpenSolar Integration

Starting today, users of OpenSolar can easily integrate GoodWe PVBM's products, such as the VELA Residential Solar Carport Series, directly into their designs.

Here’s what you can do:

You can find the VELA Residential Solar Carport located in the drop-down list of components within the design tab located in OpenSolar.
Once selected, the GoodWe showcase display will automatically activate within your design. This includes branded visual representation of the products, specification sheets, and layout animations.
The carport displays beautifully in customer proposals and enables the installer to conduct a professional, high-impact proposal presentation.

Learn more about activation: https://support.opensolar.com/hc/en-us/articles/12836996645519-Activating-GoodWe-components

About our VELA Residential Solar Carport

Our VELA Residential Solar Carport is the ideal solution for houses facing usable roof space challenges. It is designed to use driveways and open areas as productive, renewable energy systems. It is a carport on its own, but when you combine the carport with charging for electric vehicles or the gangway with charging, it is a renewable energy EV charging system.

Key product highlights:

STC eligible under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES);
Battery rebate ready when coupled with GoodWe storage and inverter systems;
Structural waterproofing with built-in Polaris 535W Bi-facial TOPCon panels;
Gamcorp certified frame designed for Australian conditions;
Easily installed in less than 6 hours - shipped in one modular crate;
15-year structural warranty guaranteeing safety and performance.

Aligning on a shared vision for a solar future

This partnership showcases the common vision between GoodWe PVBM and OpenSolar. “Advancing solar professionals with easy to access technology, improving the development process and growing the adoption of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV).” We are working together to help installers give the most value back to homeowners, speed the clean energy transition and solarise every household, one driveway at a time.