The challenge
As one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, BP is working to drive the energy transition by developing renewable energy sources in addition to contributing to the security of oil and gas supplies. It is also worthwhile to look at assets that, at first glance, may not appear to be optimized for this type of transformation. In Büttel, Schleswig-Holstein, for example, part of a 270-hectare area at the state port of Ostermoor, east of the Elbe estuary, is already being used for solar and wind power.
The potential for (green) energy and economic growth in the neighboring area sparked a question: had it been fully exploited? With a strong ambition to enhance the site’s sustainable value, the company’s decision-makers sought an innovative solution – an additional solar power installation with storage capacity for green energy, enabling capacity…
