Case Study: ADES (Aplicaciones De Energías Sustitutivas) achieves 50% faster time-to-market with SOLIDWORKS software

Solar Energy Pioneer Glides Into Wind Power With Solidworks Software

ADES, a solar energy pioneer, set out to apply its autonomous solar-tracking expertise to wind power but needed a single design-and-simulation platform to speed development and enable structural and CFD analysis. The company chose SolidWorks—using SolidWorks Premium, SolidWorks Simulation Premium, and SolidWorks Flow Simulation—to replace legacy tools and support rapid, integrated design work.

Using SolidWorks’ integrated design and simulation suite, ADES engineered a revolutionary pendular downwind turbine (swiveling single‑blade rotor, pendulum power train, self‑steering nacelle) and completed the project in six months with a six‑person team. SolidWorks-enabled simulation shortened the design cycle by 25%, cut time-to-market by 50%, reduced scrap/rework costs by ~33%, and helped ADES bring 100 kW and 250 kW models to market quickly.

ADES

Fabian Riveros

Technical Office Director