Frequently asked questions about SolarNext Hourly Matching & green energy certificationSolarNext FAQ: Hourly Traceability of Renewable Energy

SolarNext is a next-generation software platform that tracks and certifies renewable energy consumption on an hourly basis (Hourly Matching). We help companies prove the real impact of their energy transition using blockchain technology, without any hardware installation.

Our solution is primarily aimed at two market participants:

• Industrial energy consumers (Data Centers, green hydrogen producers, large enterprises) subject to strict decarbonation requirements.
• Renewable energy producers who want to monetize their production beyond traditional support mechanisms.

Traditionally, carbon offsetting is done on an annual basis. Hourly Matching consists of matching your electricity consumption with local green energy production during the same hour. It is the strictest and most virtuous standard on the market.

European regulations, notably the CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) and the RFNBO rules for green hydrogen, now require full transparency and strict temporal correlation in order to qualify energy as '100% renewable'.

No hardware is required. SolarNext is a 100% software solution (Capital Light). We connect directly to your smart meter data via the Enedis Data Connect API.

SolarNext generates tamper-proof audit reports and hourly certificates of origin. These documents are directly usable by your statutory auditors or audit firms (KPMG, EY, etc.) to validate your Scope 2.

Traditional Guarantees of Origin ensure that a green megawatt-hour was produced somewhere in Europe during the year. SolarNext proves that green energy was fed into the grid at the exact time you needed it, thus avoiding 'greenwashing'.

Yes, we support our first partner clients (notably in the Data Center and industrial sectors) through a free pilot program that allows testing the solution on a defined perimeter before moving to the SaaS model.

By joining SolarNext, you can monetize your green electricity with companies willing to pay a premium for local hourly traceability, particularly for installations exiting Purchase Obligation contracts (post-PPA).

In the same way as for consumers, we retrieve your injection data automatically via network operator APIs (Enedis) or directly via your connected inverter APIs.

No. SolarNext is a certification and traceability software layer. We do not intervene in the physical sale of electricity or in your current supply contracts.

Blockchain guarantees immutable data anchoring. Once a production volume is assigned to a consumption volume for a given hour, this information can neither be modified, duplicated, nor counted twice. This ensures absolute transparency ('Trust, not Crypto').

The $WATT token is an internal digital unit of account within our protocol. It represents the digital certification of one kilowatt-hour (kWh) of green energy produced and tracked in real time.

Absolutely not. The $WATT token is a technical Utility Token. It is not designed for speculation and its legal structure is strictly aligned with the European MiCA regulation to ensure the security of your financial departments.

We are aware of ecological issues. That is why SolarNext uses a cutting-edge, low-energy blockchain infrastructure (Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism), ensuring that the carbon cost of certification is negligible compared to the energy being tracked.

Your company's sensitive data (precise load curves) is protected. We use a Dual-Layer Hashing engine: only cryptographic certification proofs are recorded on the public blockchain, while your raw consumption data remains confidential and GDPR-compliant.

SolarNext operates as a software subscription (SaaS). The price is indexed on the volume of energy tracked or on the number of connected sites, ensuring a predictable model with no upfront investment (zero CapEx).

Yes, we have designed a specific interface for audit and consulting firms. They can access (with your authorization) a dedicated portal to directly download the compliance proofs needed for your extra-financial statements.

Currently, our launch phase (Phase 1 - Genesis) focuses on the French grid via Enedis infrastructure. However, the solution is designed to quickly expand to other European network operators sharing the same open API standards.

It is very simple: contact our sales team via the website form for a personalized demonstration. Once the authorization to access your metering data is electronically signed, the platform can be activated in less than 48 hours.