Proactive risk mitigation with Project Whiskeyball, Lightsource bp’s intelligent hail mitigation solution

2025 Sustainability Report: Responsible Development in action

Extreme weather events are increasing operational risks for the renewable energy industry, and as our portfolio of operational projects grows, so does our exposure. At Lightsource bp, our approach is to work smarter, combining the expertise of our people with advanced technology and data-driven decision-making to protect long-term asset value.

Our comprehensive hail mitigation programme, Project Whiskeyball, demonstrates this in action. It integrates engineering and advanced predictive meteorology with machine-to-machine automation.

Our experience reinforces findings set out in our 2025 Sustainability Report: hazards can develop quickly, forecasts can change and resilience depends on having the right tools and decision-making processes in place before an event occurs.

Read the Johnson Corner case study to see how our integrated hail mitigation approach worked in detail and what this means for resilient asset management.

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