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The UK Solar Taskforce has established four issue-specific sub-groups to support the creation of its roadmap for 70GW of solar by 2035.

New data from NTT DATA, based on UK government statistics, suggests that 73% of all solar deployment in 2022 was domestic.

Many people investing in solar-plus-storage want a degree of grid independence, Simon Baggaley, country manager UK and Ireland at Livoltek told a Solar Media webinar audience today (5 July).

Independent solar developer AMPYR Solar Europe has acquired a 390MWp solar PV and battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio across the UK.

OVO Energy has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Atrato Onsite Energy to receive clean energy from its 50MW solar PV project in Richmond, North Yorkshire.

Electric vehicle (EV) charging provider, ev.energy has announced a new partnership with Maxeon Solar Technologies that will see domestic solar power charge electric vehicles (EVs).

The first meeting of the government’s Solar Taskforce was held in May, with the group aiming to lay out a pathway to achieving the government’s target of 70GW of solar by 2025 within the next year.

A report by the conservation organisation, WWF and ScottishPower has found that making low carbon improvements – including installing solar panels – could increase the value of domestic properties by up to £10,000.

A planning application for a new solar farm near the M6 has been submitted by Coventry City Council on land in the council’s ownership.

National Grid has helped install the first solar panels at a Gloucestershire school as part of its solar PV fund to promote decarbonisation in local communities.