80GW of new solar PV needed to reach net zero targets
The UK will need to deploy 80GW of solar to meet net zero according to a new whitepaper.
Articles tagged with: Deployment
STA brands BEIS as ‘extremely negligent’ over inaccurate solar statistics
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has once again hit out at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) over its solar statistics.
Export guarantee assessment suggests solar deployment impact to be minimal
The government expects its proposed Smart Export Guarantee to have a positive, albeit notional impact on domestic solar deployment it has said.
Exclusive: Government shelved its own solar deployment plans after subsidy cuts
The government quietly abandoned plans to install 1GW of solar on its estate following cuts to subsidies it enacted in 2015, Solar Power Portal can reveal.
Editor's blog
UK solar hits near 6-year low as Q3 deployment fails to reach 100MW
There remain mixed views on where the UK solar industry goes from now. In the wake of a six-year low in deployment, Finlay Colville mulls the options.
Editor's blog
UK solar deployment again creates challenges for government tracking methods
Finlay Colville, head of market research at Solar Media looks into how the government continues to struggle with solar deployment