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Planeto runs the same core physics — then keeps the result connected to the rest of the project instead of leaving it in a standalone file.","EWS",[20,21],"beyond-cards",{":cards":22,"badgeLabel":23,"heading":24,"subhead":25},"[{\"image\":\"\u002Fimg\u002Fproduct\u002Fonline.jpg\",\"title\":\"Borehole Fields Inside Full Network Design\",\"body\":\"Your sized borehole field becomes a heat source in the same model as the pipe network, hydraulics and other sources — including 5G DHC loop and meshed configurations. EWS stops at the field. Planeto keeps designing the network around it.\"},{\"image\":\"\u002Fimg\u002Fproduct\u002Floop-network.jpg\",\"title\":\"Investment & Operating Cost Built In\",\"body\":\"EWS has no cost calculation. Planeto turns the same borehole field into CAPEX\u002FOPEX estimates and a bankable, re-runnable financial report, ready for technical-advisor scrutiny.\"},{\"image\":\"\u002Fimg\u002Fproduct\u002Fcollaboration.jpg\",\"title\":\"Cloud SaaS, No Per-PC License\",\"body\":\"No Windows install, no single-workstation license, no paid version upgrades. Planeto runs in the browser, updates automatically, and lets your whole team work on the same project.\"}]","Only in Planeto","Beyond EWS","EWS is a single-purpose Windows tool for one borehole field at a time. Planeto is where that same borehole field becomes one heat source inside a full district energy project.",[27,28],"compare-matrix",{":rows":29,"heading":30,"planetoName":31,"themName":18},"[{\"label\":\"Borehole depth & temperature profile (SIA 384\u002F6)\",\"them\":true},{\"label\":\"Hourly load resolution, long-term simulation\",\"them\":true},{\"label\":\"Free \u002F custom borehole field layout\",\"them\":true},{\"label\":\"Heat delivery units & simultaneity\",\"them\":true},{\"label\":\"Direct cooling & heating without heat pump\",\"them\":true},{\"label\":\"Dynamic borehole thermal resistance & fluid parameters\",\"them\":false,\"planetoOnly\":true},{\"label\":\"Investment & operating cost calculation\",\"them\":false,\"planetoOnly\":true},{\"label\":\"Unlimited numbers of boreholes per field\",\"them\":false,\"planetoOnly\":true},{\"label\":\"District heating & 5G DHC network design\",\"them\":false,\"planetoOnly\":true},{\"label\":\"Multi-source heat pump & energy center sizing\",\"them\":false,\"planetoOnly\":true},{\"label\":\"Hydraulic network simulation\",\"them\":false,\"planetoOnly\":true},{\"label\":\"Bankable, audit-ready financial report\",\"them\":false,\"planetoOnly\":true},{\"label\":\"Real-time, multi-user collaboration\",\"them\":false,\"planetoOnly\":true},{\"label\":\"Cloud-based, no installation\",\"them\":false,\"planetoOnly\":true},{\"label\":\"Automatic software updates\",\"them\":false,\"planetoOnly\":true}]","EWS vs. Planeto","Planeto",[33,34],"migration-steps",{":steps":35,"heading":36,"subhead":37},"[{\"title\":\"Book a demo\",\"body\":\"See Planeto in action with your use cases. Ask every question.\"},{\"title\":\"Data audit\",\"body\":\"We review your existing EWS projects and GIS files together.\"},{\"title\":\"Migration\",\"body\":\"Our team integrates your data into Planeto. Discounted for 1 month.\"},{\"title\":\"Onboarding\",\"body\":\"Personalised onboarding so your team is productive from day one.\"}]","From EWS to Planeto in 4 steps","Our team handles the heavy lifting. You're up and running fast.",[39,40],"faq-section",{":items":41,"heading":42},"[{\"question\":\"What is EWS software used for?\",\"answer\":\"EWS, developed by Huber Energietechnik AG, is a Windows desktop program for sizing geothermal borehole heat exchangers (Erdwärmesonden). It calculates required borehole depth, inlet\u002Foutlet temperatures and heat extraction rates in hourly time steps, and can size borehole fields according to the Swiss norm SIA 384\u002F6.\"},{\"question\":\"Is there a cloud-based alternative to EWS for borehole field design?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. Planeto is a browser-based alternative that sizes geothermal borehole fields — with no installation, no per-PC license and no fixed borehole count limit — and connects that sizing directly to district heating network design, heat pump sizing and financial modelling in the same project.\"},{\"question\":\"Does Planeto support SIA 384\u002F6 borehole field sizing?\",\"answer\":\"Planeto's geothermal borehole design module calculates required borehole depth, temperature profiles and thermal resistance for vertical borehole fields, built for the Swiss and European engineering practice that SIA 384\u002F6 and VDI 4640 are based on.\"},{\"question\":\"Can Planeto size borehole fields larger than EWS's 600-borehole limit?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. EWS Pro caps a borehole field at 600 boreholes. Planeto has no fixed limit, which matters for large district-scale or 5G DHC borehole fields.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Planeto connect geothermal borehole design to district heating networks?\",\"answer\":\"In Planeto, a sized borehole field is a heat source object inside the same model as your network layout, pipe sizing, heat pumps and financials — so changing the borehole field updates the network hydraulics and cost report automatically, instead of re-importing results between separate tools.\"}]","Frequently asked questions",{"title":44,"searchDepth":45,"depth":45,"links":46},"",2,[],"md",{"heading":49,"secondary":50,"primary":53},"Ready to move forward?",{"label":51,"to":52},"Get a demo","\u002Fproduct-demo\u002F?ref=ews",{"label":54,"to":55},"Start for free","https:\u002F\u002Ftessa.planeto-energy.ch",{"heading":57,"accent":58,"subhead":59,"primary":60,"secondary":61,"image":62},"Everything you do in EWS — connected to your whole district energy project.","whole district energy project.","EWS sizes a borehole field. Planeto sizes the same borehole field — SIA 384\u002F6 depth, temperature profile, thermal resistance — then wires it straight into your network design, heat pump sizing and financial report, in a browser, with no per-PC license.",{"label":54,"to":55},{"label":51,"to":52},{"src":63,"alt":64,"width":65,"height":66},"\u002Fimg\u002FHero-image-EN-2-1.png","Planeto network design interface",1200,800,"en",{},true,false,"\u002Fen\u002Fcompare\u002Fplaneto-vs-ews",{"title":73,"description":74},"EWS Alternative | Geothermal Borehole Design Software","Cloud alternative to EWS for geothermal borehole field design (SIA 384\u002F6): unlimited boreholes, no install, wired into network design and financials.","planeto-vs-ews","en\u002Fcompare\u002Fplaneto-vs-ews","Sj1WXZn3kJDesSQZsxsB_v28Yv1jqrxu9eKD880aToo",1792573506642]