The UK government has reactivated the Solar Taskforce as part of a series of plans to speed up the delivery of solar energy across the country.
The joint government-industry body is co-chaired by Chris Hewett, chief executive of Solar Energy UK, who oversaw the development of the Solar Roadmap, a plan detailing the practical measures needed to reach 70GW of solar generation capacity by 2035. This plan will now need to be revised slightly to meet the new Labour government’s goal of achieving 50GW of generation capacity by 2030.
Solar installed for Mrs PK, Garston (WD25), Herts.
Commenting on the announcement, Chris Hewett said: “I very much look forward to returning to chair the Solar Taskforce and I am sure that its expert members would echo my thoughts. A lot of the groundwork for the Solar Roadmap has been done already. I have every confidence that we will be able to publish it within a few months.”
“However, the new Government’s eagerness to generate more solar power means redoubling efforts to make the electricity networks fit for purpose, equip Britain’s workforce with the right skills for the solar rollout, and invest in a UK supply chain in areas like batteries, steel mounting and engineering, procurement & construction. This will ensure the UK economy really gains from the growth in clean power,” he added.
The taskforce will now be co-chaired by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, who said: “I want to unleash a UK solar rooftop revolution.
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