BP Solar Systems

What BP Solar Systems does

BP Solar Systems, per its firmographic profile, is described as a former manufacturer and installer of photovoltaic solar cells founded in 1981 and headquartered in Madrid, Spain, with a workforce of 11-50 employees and a private operating status. The available source material, drawn from the corporate website of its parent group, does not provide direct product, revenue, operational, or management specifics for BP Solar Systems itself; the source explicitly states that "BP Solar Systems is not a distinct product brand within the provided source material" and that revenue specific to BP Solar Systems is not available. The firmographic description uses past tense ("BP Solar was..."), which combined with the absence of any current operational, financial, or product-specific signals suggests the entity is either dormant or fully integrated into the parent without discrete reporting.

The underlying source material (bp.com) describes BP p.l.c., a publicly traded global energy company incorporated in the United Kingdom as a public limited company and listed on the London Stock Exchange under ticker BP. BP p.l.c. produces oil and gas, trades energy, and manufactures, ships, and sells energy products including petrol, diesel, and jet fuel, gas for heating homes and electricity generation, and petrochemical feedstocks used in products ranging from medicines to mobile phones. Its purpose is articulated as delivering energy to the world "today and tomorrow," and the company selectively invests on a smaller scale in EV charging, biofuels, biogas, offshore wind, and solar.

BP p.l.c. distributes its energy products through a global retail station network reaching individual consumers and SMBs, alongside direct B2B commercial supply channels serving enterprise and industrial customers. Its customer segmentation is horizontal, addressing what it terms "Global Energy Markets" — countries, governments, and commercial enterprises with energy security, supply disruption, and reliability needs. The company engages stakeholders through press and publications including the Energy in Focus magazine, investor relations portals with quarterly and annual reporting, sustainability reports, and a dedicated careers platform. A strategic co-engineering partnership with the Audi Revolut F1® Team is currently highlighted for developing fuels and lubricants across the F1 season.

Name

BP Solar Systems

Legal name

BP p.l.c.

Website

https://bpsolar.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1909

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BP Solar Systems was a small Madrid-based manufacturer and installer of photovoltaic solar cells founded in 1981; the available source material from its parent group, BP p.l.c., describes a major integrated global energy company with selective investments in solar and other renewables.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solar Photovoltaic Equipment

NAICS

Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Solar PV Module Manufacturing (Cells, Modules, Thin-Film) (EUAMABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Solar EPC & Construction (Utility-Scale, Rooftop, Balance of System) (EUAMABAB)

Keywords

• Photovoltaic solar cells
• Solar panel manufacturing
• Solar installation services
• Renewable energy systems
• PV module production

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

BP Solar Systems manufactured and installed photovoltaic solar cells (solar PV modules). The firm produced solar panels/photovoltaic cells as finished hardware and provided associated installation services for deploying those panels as solar energy systems. Operating with 11-50 employees from Madrid, Spain, it was positioned as a focused mid-sized PV manufacturer-installer rather than a diversified energy producer.

Product overview

BP Solar Systems is not a distinct product brand within the provided source material. The source (bp.com) describes BP as a global energy company producing oil and gas, trading energy, and selling energy products including petrol, diesel, jet fuel, and gas for heating and electricity generation. BP also selectively invests in renewable energy on a smaller scale, including EV charging, biofuels, biogas, offshore wind, and solar. No specific BP Solar Systems product, sub-brand, or named solar offering is identified in the source content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Photovoltaic solar cells (PV modules) Manufactured photovoltaic solar cells/modules — the hardware component of solar PV systems — sold for on-site solar electricity generation deployments.
• Solar PV installation services Installation services for deploying the manufactured photovoltaic solar cells as functioning on-site solar energy systems for buyers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Audi Revolut F1 TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBP is working closely with the Audi Revolut F1 Team to co-engineer fuels and lubricants, improving performance throughout the F1 season. This partnership leverages BP's expertise in fuel technology and lubricants for motorsport applications.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• JA Solar Technology: Major global PV cell and module manufacturer with extensive European distribution. Directly comparable in core product (PV cells/modules) and target customer base (utility and C&I developers); relevant incumbent benchmarking BP Solar Systems on efficiency and pricing.
• First Solar: U.S.-based thin-film PV module manufacturer focused on utility-scale projects, with manufacturing capacity in the U.S. and expanding footprint in Europe and India. Comparable as a non-Chinese PV manufacturer actively benefiting from reshoring policies that BP Solar Systems may also target.
• JinkoSolar: One of the world's largest vertically integrated solar PV module manufacturers with global distribution. Relevant broad incumbent whose scale, cost position, and product roadmap define the competitive benchmark BP Solar Systems must meet on price, efficiency, and warranty terms.
• Trina Solar: Vertically integrated PV module manufacturer with strong presence in utility-scale and distributed generation globally. Comparable as a vertically integrated PV manufacturer that BP Solar Systems could partner with, supply cells to, or compete against in EU utility tenders.
• LONGi Green Energy Technology: Global leader in monocrystalline silicon wafers and high-efficiency PV modules. Sets the technology and cost frontier against which smaller EU-based manufacturers such as BP Solar Systems must position; a relevant incumbent for assessing competitive exposure in European tenders.

Direct peers

• Solarwatt GmbH: German PV module manufacturer and rooftop solar installer serving European residential and commercial customers. Comparable as a European-headquartered PV manufacturer and installer combining product supply with installation services in roughly BP Solar Systems' size bracket.
• Maxeon Solar Technologies (SunPower spin-off): Global PV manufacturer and installer (residential and commercial) spun out of SunPower. Highly comparable business model combining high-efficiency cell/module production with downstream installation, directly paralleling BP Solar Systems' manufacturer-plus-installer positioning.
• REC Group: Norway-headquartered PV module manufacturer with strong European distribution. Comparable as a non-Chinese PV module maker competing for the same EU utility, C&I, and residential buyers, with similar size scale to BP Solar Systems in revenue terms.
• Solaria Energía y Medioambiente: Spanish-headquartered manufacturer of photovoltaic solar modules and developer of solar PV projects, with both manufacturing and installation operations. Closest direct peer to BP Solar Systems by geography (Madrid/Iberia), vertical integration, and product scope, competing for the same Spanish and EU utility, C&I, and residential customers.

Regional players

• Acciona Energía: Spanish renewable energy developer and operator with significant solar PV generation assets across Iberia and Latin America. Comparable as a Madrid-based Spanish energy company with solar PV in its portfolio, competing for the same Iberian project development pipeline.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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