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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.

Solar cell developer Oxford PV has set a ‘new world record’ for the efficiency of a commercial-sized solar cell, it said.

When people in the industry discuss large-scale solar projects in the UK several names come to mind, but perhaps the most influential of all is Cleve Hill Solar Park.

A national survey of wildlife on solar farms has found that they can be havens for wildlife when specifically managed for conservation.

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has found “high levels of support” for renewable energy such as wind and solar as part of a new survey.

A 49MW solar farm in South Yorkshire is one step closer to development with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council voting in favour of the project.

Projects aimed to unlock solar photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage subscriptions were among the 26 green finance projects awarded £4.1 million in government funding.

UPOWA has landed an agreement with Redrow to supply solar photovoltaic (PV) requirements to the national house builders housing developments over the next three years.

Santander UK has provided £25 million in capital to support the construction of a 49.9MW ground-mounted solar farm situated near Spetisbury, Dorset.