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Solar Power Portal runs through this week’s people news from within UK solar, including fresh redundancies at KACO New Energy and BSR ramping up its O&M efforts

Solar Power Portal runs through this week’s people news from within UK solar, including news from the PwC employment survey and opportunities at the STA and Quintas.

Employment in the UK’s domestic solar industry has contracted by approximately one-third in the last year against a backdrop of subsidy cuts and other policy interventions, and further job losses are strongly expected.

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has claimed that the green economy could offer vital support for a post-Brexit Britain and create thousands of additional jobs.

Solar Power Portal runs through this week’s people news from within UK solar including changes at the top of Anesco and Absolute Solar and Wind, as well as the likely new ministerial appointments to the energy brief at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Solar Power Portal runs through this week’s people news from within UK solar, including new hires at Lightsource and Mongoose as well as partnership drives from SOLARWATT and Solar Owners Club.

Andrea Leadsom has reiterated the government’s stance on climate change policy following the outcome of the EU referendum, claiming the country remains committed to dealing with the issue.

4eco has become the latest company to enter insolvency following cuts to government subsidies for domestic solar enacted earlier this year.

Solar Power Portal runs through this week’s people news from within UK solar including big hires at Mongoose, Amber Rudd’s tackling of employment issues and a big recruitment drive from PS Renewables

Energy secretary Amber Rudd has said that she will “continue to watch” the UK’s solar industry after admitting that subsidy cuts enacted since last year had caused difficulty.