{"id":100995,"date":"2022-12-06T10:24:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T10:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/?page_id=100995"},"modified":"2025-07-01T11:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T11:47:57","slug":"innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/us\/about\/innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maximizing value for our partners<\/h2>\n

As a leading developer, financier and operator of utility-scale renewable energy projects, Lightsource bp is committed to delivering best-in-class sustainable energy projects to our partners, and then ensuring we maximize profitability and performance over the life of each project. We integrate in-house development, engineering, asset financing, and operational management to optimize competitiveness and capture maximum value throughout each stage in the lifecycle of our renewable energy projects.<\/p>\n\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Our commitment to innovation<\/h3>\n

As a developer, owner and operator of renewable energy projects across the globe, Lightsource bp believes in the centrality of innovation in driving better outcomes for our business. To that end, our expert team has\u00a0launched and are managing a range of innovative projects both on our own and in collaboration with others.<\/p>\n

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Hail Mitigation<\/h4>\n

Our team in the US has developed a highly effective method of bolstering the defenses of 100% of our US solar plants and construction sites against potentially damaging hail. This effort combines systematic hail risk monitoring and assessment by our operational team with an internally developed automated solution to ensure best-in-class protection of all assets in our care.<\/p>\n

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Remote Monitoring<\/h4>\n

Solar sites have hundreds of thousands of components (modules, connectors, wiring) spread across large areas. From in-line sensors to aerial and ground-based drones, our team constantly evaluates site monitoring technology to provide real-time data on equipment conditions and site risks to our site operations teams. With a comprehensive picture of site health, our Asset Managers can ensure that sites operate economically, reliably, and safely.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Robotics and Automation<\/h4>\n

As the cost of robotics and automated systems falls, we see several attractive use cases in our labor-constrained market. By automating or augmenting staffed processes using robotics in surveying, construction, monitoring, or vegetation management, we allow our skilled technicians to focus on higher-order tasks to drive improved asset performance at a lower overall cost.<\/p>\n

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Fleet Spares<\/h4>\n

Downtime is expensive, and while most sites carry spares for more frequently replaced equipment, it is not always economically feasible to have a backup in stock for every part on a site. With longer lead times developing for certain high-voltage equipment, we are looking to elevate site reliability by developing a \u201cspares-as-a-service\u201d offering to our portfolio projects to ensure that sites have access to critical spares when they are needed most.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning<\/h4>\n

As data processing and pattern recognition continue to improve, our team is always on the lookout for cutting-edge AI\/ML applications. For the most part, our team is focused on niche applications of this technology to solve compartmented problems such as document summaries or site selection while our larger IT and Digital Products teams work on large-scale applications for internal data processing.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pilots and Early Deployments<\/h4>\n

Our team is always interested in evaluating new technologies that will help our team identify, develop, build, and operate industry-leading solar and storage assets.<\/p>\n

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Data Sharing\/Collaboration<\/h4>\n

We have active collaborations with industry, academia and government agencies designed to attract best practices and help drive more intellectual resources towards solving our industry\u2019s pressing challenges.\u00a0Visit our partnerships page<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about some of these collaborations.<\/p>\n

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Case studies: Innovation in renewable energy development<\/h2>\n

Learn more about our innovation and operational excellence work at Lightsource bp in the USA by exploring our case studies.<\/p>\n\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Building more resilient solar projects<\/p>\n

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Partner with us<\/h2>\n

At Lightsource bp, we\u2019re excited to work with innovative partners that share our desire to help create a more sustainable, resilient and equitable world for present and future generations.<\/p>\n

If you represent a group interested in exploring a partnership with Lightsource bp, we would love to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Renewable energy solutions<\/h5>\n <\/a>\n

Purchasing renewable energy enables organizations to meaningfully advance their global carbon reduction and sustainable energy goals and importantly, drive the transition to a low-carbon economy.<\/p>\n

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Sustainability<\/h5>\n <\/a>\n

Learn how we are layering the sustainable benefits of renewable energy with our U.S. project sites.<\/p>\n

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