When the project was launched in early 2010, increasing numbers of investors in PV solar energy production equipment were seeking ways to better track and manage the revenue generated by their assets. In response, manufacturers came up with various monitoring systems capable of tracking actual production and detecting faults. Many of the solutions on the market came from inverter manufacturers and, for the majority, provided information locally or via a web interface. However, these solutions were costly and often tied to a particular type of equipment. The Monisol project set out to take PV safety and monitoring to the next level. The project partners included a data aggregator (Fleet Technology), a junction-box manufacturer (Mersen), a machine-tomachine communication solutions developer (Webdyn), a PV plant operator (SunPower), and engineers from the CEA, who devised a new method for forecasting PV production. Together, the consortium possessed all of the know-how required to design a monitoring solution with integrated yield forecasting, advanced maintenance (with highly sensitive fault detection and detailed analysis capabilities), and safety features.