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  • BP eyes finalising sale of solar arm to Kuwait-backed wealth fund

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    Oil giant BP is in advanced talks to sell its solar power business to an investor backed by Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund as it moves away from pushing net zero. Private equity firm Qualitas Energy, and Wren House, the infrastructure arm of Kuwait Investment Authority, have joined forces to bid for Lighthouse, BP’s solar business. [...]

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  • BP puts US onshore wind power business up for sale

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    BP plans to sell its onshore wind business in the US in a further sign that the oil major is rowing back on its commitment to transition towards developing more renewable energy projects. The firm said on Monday that it would launch a sale process BP Wind Energy, its American onshore wind energy division that [...]

    The site will be the fifth largest onshore wind power producer in the UK, with the top four all currently based in Scotland.

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