$140 Million For US Solar Project Contracted By McDonald’s
Lightsource BP Bags Tax Equity Deal From Barclays For 180 MW DC Louisiana PV Plant
Monday, 18 Mar 2024
British solar developer Lightsource bp’s US subsidiary has announced a tax equity deal of $140 million for a 180 MW DC/145 MW AC solar project in Louisiana from the London-headquartered multinational bank Barclays. The 180 MW DC Prairie Ronde Sol.
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Lightsource BP & Arevon Energy Raise $1.45B For US Solar Projects & More From Enel, rPlus, Matrix, PLT
Friday, 23 Feb 2024
Lightsource bp raises finance for Texas portfolio; Arevon lands $1.1B for California facility; Enel NA switches on 297 MW DC project & signs VPPA; Sandbrook invests in rPlus Energies; Matrix raises $283M for Idaho project; PLT Energia forms US JV.
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Lightsource BP Offloads 294 MW Solar Projects In Italy & More From Google, Better Energy, Groupe Pochet, EBRD
Thursday, 01 Feb 2024
Lightsource bp selling agrivoltaic projects in Italy; Google signs up for new wind and solar projects in Europe; Jyske Bank lends to Better Energy in Denmark; Groupe Pochet signs up for solar with ABO Wind for French factory; EBRD to lend €300 mill.
Lightsource BP Sells 5 PV Projects To BJEI Australia
Lightsource BP To Use AUD 813m Sale Proceeds To Speed Up APAC Renewable Assets Growth
Monday, 18 Dec 2023
Sealing a sales deal with Beijing Energy International Australia (BJEI Australia), British solar power projects developer Lightsource bp said that it has sold the company 5 utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects worth an equity value of AUD 813 million.
TotalEnergies World’s Top Utility Scale Solar Developer
European Players Crowd Mercom’s Top 10 Leading Large-Scale PV Project Developers List
Monday, 11 Dec 2023
The world’s top 10 large-scale solar PV project developers command 145 GW of the operational, under construction and awarded (PPA-contracted) solar PV projects capacity, including 95 GW in the pipeline.
BP To Take Full Control Of Solar Developer Lightsource BP
British Oil & Gas Major Eyes Double-Digit Equity Returns From Solar With £254 Million Acquisition
Thursday, 30 Nov 2023
British multinational oil and gas producer bp plc has agreed to take over complete ownership of its solar development joint venture (JV) Lightsource bp with a base equity value of £254 million ($322 million).
Lightsource BP Launches New Collective PPA Framework
BP’s Solar JV Introduces Business Model To Aggregate Clean Energy Demand From Smaller Firms
Thursday, 23 Nov 2023
Lightsource bp, the British solar power projects developer, has unveiled a collective power purchase agreement (PPA) model to aggregate demand from European corporates with smaller energy needs, for its Spanish solar assets.
A ‘Happy’ Solar Project Commissioned At Arkansas
Lightsource BP Switches On Pollinator-Friendly PV Project With Made In America Solar Components
Friday, 20 Oct 2023
British solar PV projects developer Lightsource bp has brought online a ‘happy’ 135 MW solar power plant in Arkansas in the US, for Conway Corp.
Fashion Industry Going For Solar Power Procurement
Lightsource BP Signs Virtual PPA With World’s Largest Fashion & Textile CEO-Led Sustainability Initiative
Wednesday, 18 Oct 2023
Touted as the world’s largest CEO-led initiative for sustainability in the fashion and textile industry, The Fashion Pact has signed a collective virtual power purchase agreement (CVPPA) for solar power.
Solar Energy To Electrify US Petrochemical Complex
BP Breaks Ground On 187 MW DC Agrivoltaic Facility Under Offtake Arrangement with GCGV
Thursday, 28 Sep 2023
Fossil fuel giant bp plc has started constructing a 187 MW DC solar power plant in Texas, US with all of the electricity generated to be sold to a petrochemical complex.
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200 MW DC Solar Power Plant Commissioned In Poland & More From Alight, Green Genius, BNZ, Lightsource BP
Friday, 22 Sep 2023
EDPR commissions the ‘2nd’ largest Polish solar project; Alight expands solar portfolio in Finland & Sweden; Green Genius secures permit for projects in Lithuania & Latvia; BNZ constructing 135 MW solar in Italy; Lightsource bp secures corporate solar PPA with Microsoft in Poland.
British Solar Developer Expands Leadership Team
Lightsource BP Announces New Hires In Asia Pacific For Taiwan & South Korean Markets
Thursday, 27 Jul 2023
Lightsource bp, the British utility scale solar project developer, has expanded the senior management team for its key Asia- Pacific markets of Taiwan and South Korea with the appointments of Bin Fu and Jean-Philippe Baudrey, respectively.
Solar Power For Verizon In USA
Lightsource BP Commissions 173 MW DC Solar Plant In Indiana Under VPPA With Verizon
Wednesday, 24 May 2023
British solar developer Lightsource bp has switched on its 173 MW DC/152.5 MW AC solar power plant in Indiana state of the US with American wireless network operator Verizon entering a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for the same to reduce its carbon emissions.
Lightsource BP Signs Deal With Siemens
Siemens To Supply Over 850 MW Solar Inverter Capacity For Lightsource BP’s US Utility Projects
Monday, 24 Apr 2023
British solar power projects developer Lightsource bp has contracted Siemens to supply over 850 MW inverter stations to support the company’s multiple utility scale solar PV projects across the US, with an option to add 200 MW more.
Lightsource BP Expands Footprint To Europe’s Largest Market
Lightsource BP Launches Itself In Europe’s Star Solar Market Germany With Target To Install Up To 400 MW PV Capacity Annually By 2030
Thursday, 16 Mar 2023
One of Europe’s leading solar PV developers, Lightsource bp has forayed into the German solar market with an annual target to install between 300 MW to 400 MW new solar capacity annually by 2030, and says it is building its development pipeline to multi-GW scale.
Spain’s Valencia To Be Home To BP’s Green Hydrogen Hub
BP Plans 2 GW Electrolyzer Capacity For Green Hydrogen Production At Castellon Refinery In Spain To Produce Low-Carbon Biofuels
Thursday, 02 Mar 2023
By 2030, British oil & gas major bp will develop a green hydrogen cluster called HyVal with 2 GW electrolyzer capacity at its Castellon refinery in Spain’s Valencia region to decarbonize the refinery and also use green hydrogen for hard-to-abat.
It’s Raining Deals For American Solar Module Maker
First Solar Secures 8.1 GW DC New Solar Module Supply Orders From Lightsource BP, Silicon Ranch Corporation & Shell Group’s Savion
Thursday, 02 Mar 2023
American thin-film solar module maker First Solar, Inc has filled up its order book with an additional 8.1 GW DC contracts from British solar company Lightsource bp, American renewable energy developer Silicon Ranch Corporation, both its existing cus.
North America PV News Snippets
BLM Invites Public Comments For 200 MW Solar Plant In Nevada & More From Lightsource BP, Invenergy, Entergy Texas, Silfab Solar
Monday, 27 Feb 2023
BLM has opened a 200 MW solar power plant in Nevada for public feedback; Lightsource bp & AEP enter PPA for 188 MW DC PV; AEP sells 1.36 GW wind and solar portfolio to IRGAH; Entergy Texas’ PPA with Umbriel for 202 MW DC PV; Silfab Solar starts shipping Elite modules to US installers.
North America PV News Snippets
McDonald’s To Be Sole Offtaker For Lightsource BP’s 145 MW AC Solar Project & More From New Jersey, SIRC, Grenergy
Friday, 17 Feb 2023
Lightsource bp signs up McDonald’s for US solar project & commissions 239 MW DC solar plant; New Jersey to aim for 100% clean energy by 2035; SIRC acquires AVCO Roofing; Sofos Harbert now becomes Grenergy US.
New Zealand’s Solar Power Market Getting Active
Lightsource BP & Contact Energy To Build Largest Planned Solar Plant In New Zealand For Christchurch Airport; FRV Australia & Genesis Energy Acquire 52 MW Project
Thursday, 09 Feb 2023
Things are beginning to happen in New Zealand’s solar power market with Lightsource bp securing contract to build 150 MW under phase I of Kōwhai Park of Christchurch Airport in collaboration with Contact Energy.
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