BP officially quits the solar business So much for the oil giant's "Beyond Petroleum" branding and sunburst logo. Meanwhile, Chinese solar companies are having troubles of their own.

BP, which adopted a sunburst logo two decades ago to convey its ambition in solar energy, agreed to acquire a 43 percent stake in Europe's largest solar developer. It will be renamed Lightsource BP.

Energy major BP Plc on Tuesday boosted its investment in U.S. renewables with a $220 million purchase of solar projects from developer 7X Energy. The deal, for assets with a production capacity of ...

MELBOURNE, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Solar developer Lightsource bp is set to reach financial close later this year on two new solar farms in Australia for a total cost of A$800 million ($560 million ...

Calling it a radical approach that could make solar power more affordable, energy giant BP and the California Institute of Technology announced a five-year research program to improve the use of ...

BP, which adopted a sunburst logo two decades ago to convey its ambition in solar energy, agreed to acquire a 43 percent stake in Europe's largest solar developer. It will be renamed Lightsource BP.