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BP Solar was a manufacturer and installer of
.History
In 1981, BP acquired initially 50% of Lucas Energy Systems which became Lucas BP Solar Systems.[3] The company became wholly owned by BP in the mid-1980s.[4] In 1999, following BP's acquisition of Solarex's majority owner Amoco, it increased its stake in the American Solarex plant to 100%.[5] In that year the company became the world's leading PV producer.[6]
In 2004, the R&D part of BP Solar was sold to the UK's
BP Solar and Indian firm
Operations
PV power plants using BP solar modules include:
- Bürstadt, Germany — 5 MW from 30,000 modules
- Springerville, Arizona, USA — 4.59 MW from 34,980 modules
- Geiseltalsee, Germany — 4 MW from 25,000 modules
- Long Island, New York, USA — 32 MW from 164,312 modules[13]
BP Solar had many projects and co-operative activities in developing countries, including supplying power to 36,000 homes in rural Indonesia, installing 1000 solar devices to provide power to 400 remote villages in the Philippines, and setting up a rural electrification scheme in Malaysia to provide power to 30,000 remote homes in Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia.[14] In the mid-1980s BP installed Solar power for Microwave repeater stations across Sierra Leone in support of a telecommunications network restoration.[citation needed]
BP Solar (with the
See also
- Green technology
- List of photovoltaics companies
- Photovoltaic array
- Photovoltaics
- Photovoltaic power stations
- Renewable energy
- Solar power
- Solar shingle
- Solar tracker
- Timeline of solar energy
References
- ^ "Solar Power Profitability: BP Solar". Archived from the original on 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
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- ^ "The Long Island Solar Farm" (PDF). US Dept. of Energy. 2013.
- ^ "Company news; BP Amoco plans to buy remaining 50% stake in Solarex". Dow Jones. 7 April 1999. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ISBN 9781119425588.
- ^ "Solar Capture Technologies launched". Archived from the original on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^ Mulliken, Bruce. "Solarex fades away". Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ Bergin, Tom; Young, Sarah (21 December 2011). "BP turns out lights at solar business". Reuters. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ Staff, BusinessGreen. "BP to Close Its Solar Business after 40 Years". Green Biz. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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- ^ "Tata Power Solar Is First Indian Company To Ship 1 Gigawatt Of Solar Modules". CleanTechnica. March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "BP invests $220 million in U.S. solar projects". Reuters. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
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