An agreement between BP Solar and RGE Energy will develop some 66 MW of solar energy projects in Germany, one of which by itself will account for 46 MW of installed solar power. BP Solar is going to supply crystalline PV modules with an "innovative" energy guarantee. The 46 MW solar power plant will be built in Koethen, Saxony-Anhalt, featuring about 210,000 crystalline PV modules with an output of 220 Wp each supplied by BP Solar, and installed by RGE Energy.

The project is planned for Q3 2009, with the approval procedure being processed currently. The new solar power plant will deliver 43 GWh annually, and will supply 11,500 households with power. Other projects include a 15 MW solar power plant at Eberswalde airport, and an option for another 15 MW of solar power.

The mentioned "innovative" guarantee include yield for the solar modules installed in projects. This kind of guarantee was thus far reserved for BP Solar installed turn-key projects. The guarantee basically means that if installed solar modules fail to deliver the promised energy output, BP Solar will cover the difference on the basis of the currently valid feed-in tariff.

Even though BP Solar has recently announced it is changing direction in their solar energy operations, the company has remained a player in the solar energy arena. It has just made a joint agreement with SolarEdge to include their integrated power harvesting system into BP Solar modules which will maximize energy generation and reduce complexity and costs. BP Solar is working on integrating active electronics directly into their modules.