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A new report by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has shown that a net zero transition – including the uptake of solar photovoltaics (PV) – could create in upwards of 725,000 net jobs.

In a letter to the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC), the UK Government confirmed it is consulting on changing VAT on energy saving materials that enhance a household’s capacity to use solar energy.

The UK solar sector has received a major boost with the UK Government announcing the first meeting of the new Solar Taskforce.

The launch of today’s Solar Taskforce, jointly chaired by Solar Energy UK and Graham Stuart MP, Minister of State for Energy Security and Net-Zero, marks a step change in UK government engagement with the solar industry.

SSE Renewables has unveiled plans to convert Britain’s “largest conventional hydro power plant” into a new pumped hydro storage facility.

The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) has today (17 May) opened for feedback from industry players on its development.

The UK solar sector could play a pivotal role in supporting the UK reach a “beyond net zero” scenario by achieving a five-fold capacity increase by 2035.

Trade association Solar Energy UK has welcomed a letter sent by MPs from the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) demanding that the government should tackle long grid connection waiting lists for solar and battery projects.

Solar Energy UK (SEUK), the solar industry trade association, has published its analysis of the UK government’s proposals for the solar sector published as part of ‘Energy Security Day’ on March 30.

Invinity Energy Systems is set to deploy a partially grant-funded 7MW/30MWh vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) system in the UK.