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A four-day public hearing is set to take place as developer Boom Power appeals the planning rejection for a solar project in Yorkshire.

Gareth Simkins, senior communications adviser for Solar Energy UK, reflects on the past year’s progress in the solar sector.

This has been a big year for the UK’s solar and storage industry, with major developments in the sector for the most part positive. We take a look at this year’s top stories to see what most moved the industry.

Trade association Solar Energy UK says it expects solar generation to “considerably exceed” the target set in the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has committed to streamlining the approval process for 150 major infrastructure projects.

Solar Power Portal speaks with KT Tan about the British Standards Institution and some of the ongoing developments in the UK solar market.

The UK’s solar energy trade body has released an analysis suggesting that raising the UK’s solar generation capacity to 60GW by 2030 could significantly lower the cost of electricity.

The Welsh government has handed a boost to smaller-scale solar PV deployment by removing a mechanism requiring direct ministerial approval for the construction of the power plants.

Solar developer Enso Energy has secured planning permission from two councils for a 49.9MW solar power plant in the south of England.

BESS helped keep the lights on during a recent major interconnector trip, but asset operators are feeling undervalued. Solar Power Portal explores what can be done to help.