80. BP’s Lightsource Labs at the grid edge

Big oil is engaging with the energy transition in a number of ways – from building large scale renewables to rolling out electric vehicle charge points and many more. Quite how major oil companies pivot their businesses towards the energy transition is a fascinating topic.

Today we’re looking into one of the ways that BP in engaged in the energy transition, through a subsidiary of Lightsource BP, a developer of large-scale solar projects that is 50% owned by BP. The subsidiary, Lightsource Labs, is focusing on the ‘grid edge’, and bringing products to market for residential customers.

Host Jon Slowe is joined by Ann Davies, COO of Lightsource BP; Charlie Vey, Head of International Development at Lightsource Labs and Delta-EE expert Charmaine Coutinho.