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The Solar Trade Association (STA) has called on the UK government to target 40GW of solar capacity by 2030.

Solar Power Portal chatted to Richard Palmer, a senior consultant at independent power and energy consultancy Roadnight Taylor about what needs to change to make business rates work for solar.

Low-carbon infrastructure must be at the heart of the COVID-19 recovery to provide jobs and economic security, with fairness embedded throughout.

UK solar has smashed generation records, hitting a peak of 9.68GW this week.

Now as we approach one year on, Solar Power Portal had a chat with Solar Trade Association CEO Chris Hewett about how the industry has fared in the post FiT world.

The solar sector will face significant challenges due to the global pandemic COVID-19, as the challenges shift from manufacturing to logistics and demand.

Solar is once again absent from the Budget as nuclear fusion and carbon capture technologies receive funding boosts.

Exemption from business rates, fair tax treatment and zero-interest loans for green home improvements are needed to unlock the potential of solar power in the UK.

German supermarket chain Lidl has seen its business rates soar by 528% due to changes in the valuation of solar installations at its sites.

The number of jobs in the solar sector has dropped “disappointingly” since 2015, according figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show.