Press Releases
Australia’s first utility-scale solar power station to be built in Moree
Monday, 18 July 2011
Leaders in solar and large-scale renewable energy, Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), BP Solar and Pacific Hydro welcomed today’s announcement by the Federal Government that their joint proposal to build Australia’s first utility scale...
BP Solar System Energizes Palo Verde College Campus
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
BP Solar and Palo Verde College today symbolically flipped the switch on a new solar energy project with a dedication ceremony at the college. The 1.16-megawatt facility will supply approximately 80% of the college’s energy needs with...
BP Named Official Partner of U.S. Olympic Committee, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams
Tuesday, 31 May 2011The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) proudly announced today that BP, the global energy firm, has joined its family of sponsors as the official USOC energy partner. BP will be a sponsor of the 2010 and 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams, as well as...
BP Solar and MetLife Enter Joint Ownership Agreement for Long Island Solar Farm
Monday, 07 February 2011
HOUSTON, Texas — BP Solar and MetLife have agreed to joint ownership of the Long Island Solar Farm, a 32 MW solar energy project under construction at the U.S. Department of Energy, Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, NY.
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BP Solar Donates Solar Energy Systems for New Stanford Engineering Buildings
Sunday, 31 October 2010BP Solar and BP Alternative Energy continue BP’s longstanding support of Stanford University with the recent donation of solar energy systems for two new buildings anchoring the university’s Science and Engineering Quad in Stanford, CA...
IMEC and BP Solar Demonstrate High-efficiency Low-cost Silicon Solar Cell
Tuesday, 05 October 2010Leuven, Belgium – October 5, 2009 – IMEC, one of the leading European research centers in photovoltaics, and BP Solar, a leading energy company, demonstrated a 18% conversion efficiency for silicon solar cells made of BP Solar’s...
BP Solar Signs Long-Term Cell Purchase Contract With Hareon Solar
Thursday, 30 September 2010BP Solar has announced completion of a multi-year crystalline silicon cell supply contract with Hareon Solar Technology, Inc. of Jiangsu Province, China. Hareon will provide its high-quality mono- and multi-crystalline cells to all BP Solar...
BP Solar Energised by Utility Scale Verve Project
Tuesday, 21 September 2010BP Solar today announced that it is partnering with Verve Energy as the lead contractor to build Australia’s largest ever grid-connected solar power plant: a 10 megawatt (MW) utility scale solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Geraldton, Western...
BP Solar Expands Global Manufacturing Relationship with Jabil
Monday, 21 June 2010Mexico module assembly line to build 45 MW for North American markets, and second Poland line to double European capacity to 90 MW
BP Solar today announced an agreement with Jabil Circuit, Inc. to assemble BP Solar modules for the North...
FedEx Ground and BP Solar Dedicate Rooftop Solar System
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
WOODBRIDGE, New Jersey —FedEx Ground, the small-package shipping unit of FedEx Corp., and BP Solar today celebrated Earth Day by dedicating a large rooftop solar-electric system at the FedEx Ground distribution hub here. The companies...
