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BP Closing An Era. It looks like BP is selling its solar unit, which has been long rumored within their teams. In a world of capital deployment, BP’s solar platform is well positioned to build the infrastructure needed to power the grid with solar and storage and this should bring some new stability to the teams that are doing this work. BP has a long history in the solar industry and seems to keep finding its way in and out of the sector.
- Reuters: BP nears deal to sell solar business to Kuwait-backed group, FT reports
- Utility Dive: GE Vernova gas turbine backlog climbs to 116 GW
- PV-Magazine: States can pursue 20 strategies to speed low-cost clean energy, says Energy Innovation
- Axios: What it’s like inside the data centers powering the AI boom
- Solar Builder: Canadian investment firm Brookfield agrees to $7B deal for Aypa Power
- Bloomberg: China Aims to Boost Renewable Energy Consumption 53% by 2030
- PV-Tech: Panamint Capital breaks ground on 1.2GWdc Texas solar project
- Solar Power World: SC judge determines solar manufacturing needs ‘heavy industrial’ zoning
- Energy Storage News: ‘Set it and forget it’: California BESS operators miss out on millions with static bidding strategies, Gridmatic says
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