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Following energy minister Graham Stuart’s assurances that the Government is working hard to meet it’s 70GW solar target on the first day of Solar Media’s UK Solar Summit 2023 (27 June) the close of the second day of the event saw a panel of experts discuss what risks threaten the success of this new era of solar.

Scotland’s interest-free solar home loans scheme has been ended abruptly, according to Solar Energy UK.

Labour Party Shadow Minister for Energy and the Green New Deal Dr Alan Whitehead opened the second day of the UK Solar Summit, hosted by our publisher Solar Media, to lay out Labour’s vision for the solar and renewable sectors.

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.

UK Minister of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Graham Stuart, opened the UK Solar Summit in London today, reassuring the industry that the government was addressing pressing problems and meeting its targets for decarbonising the energy grid.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has outlined its reservations as to whether the UK will be able to achieve its generation targets for solar, wind and nuclear.

Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, has unveiled plans to boost clean energy in the UK with solar a central pillar in achieving this.

Trade association Solar Energy UK has welcomed the UK government’s decision to change the remit of energy regulator Ofgem to include a ‘principle objective’ to meet net zero targets.

YLEM head of solar Sophie Lamb writes about the ongoing skills gap in the UK renewable energy industry and what can be done to emulate the success of other European countries.

A new report released by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has dubbed the English planning system “not fit for purpose” for net zero technologies such as solar and onshore wind.