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The UK minister for Energy Security and Net Zero, Grant Shapps, will tell an audience at London Tech Week that £4.3 million will be awarded to companies and universities to drive innovation in space-based solar projects.

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.

Netherlands-based software company Solar Monkey is set to launch its offering to the UK to boost productivity for solar installers.

A new report by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that customers looking to purchase green domestic heating technologies – such as solar photovoltaic (PV) are “not always treated fairly by businesses.”

Renewable energy company Engenera Renewables Group has signed an agreement with Costco Wholesale to promote solar power as a means to reduce energy costs.

Renewables County Lane has received the greenlight from planners to develop a 16MW solar farm near the village of Albrighton, Shropshire.

In a report published today (1 June), the International Energy Agency (IEA) revealed that global renewable electricity capacity additions are set to rise by 107GW (the largest ever increase) to 440GW in 2023 with solar photovoltaics (PV) accounting for two-thirds of this growth.

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.

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.