{"id":94862,"date":"2021-06-17T06:30:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T05:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=94862"},"modified":"2021-06-16T14:40:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T13:40:38","slug":"uk-solar-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/uk-solar-industry\/94862\/","title":{"rendered":"UK solar industry to \u2018double in size by 2030\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>40GW of solar capacity could deliver 13,000 new jobs, \u00a317bn in additional economic activity, and a 4.7% cut in total UK carbon emissions, according to a new report<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solarenergyuk.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solar Energy UK<\/a> sets out its plan for government ambition to align with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theccc.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Climate Change Committee<\/a> (CCC) recommendations, the new report reveals the policy and regulatory changes required to unleash the potential of solar energy.<\/p>\n<p>The new report, Lighting, sets out a plan to deliver the 40GW of operational capacity needed by the end of the decade for the UK to remain on track for a net-zero carbon economy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theccc.org.uk\/publication\/net-zero-technical-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to the Climate Change Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Solar Energy UK\u2019s call for the Government to show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/net-zero-planning-system\/94694\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">higher ambition for solar energy<\/a> in Britain, and set a 40GW target, has been backed across the energy sector and by several green organisations this year.<\/p>\n<p>The report considers the impact of improved building standards for homes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/commercial-smart-buildings\/75456\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">commercial properties<\/a>, funding of retrofitted solar on homes and public buildings, and changes to solar park planning definitions, among other recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>With less than six months to go until <a href=\"https:\/\/ukcop26.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COP26<\/a> pressure is growing on the Government to show leadership on solar and other onshore renewables, as it has done for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/floating-wind-hydrogen-scheme\/94257\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">offshore wind<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Under a business-as-usual scenario, UK solar PV capacity is set to more than double over the next decade, demonstrating the continued strength of the industry in the absence of government subsidy.<\/p>\n<p>This would still leave the UK more than 11GW shy of the level required to meet the UK\u2019s climate change commitments, underscoring the scale of ambition required to deliver net zero.<\/p>\n<h3>Growth to meet the UK\u2019s climate commitments<\/h3>\n<p>Solar Energy UK chief executive, Chris Hewett, said: \u201cSolar companies up and down the country are in a strong position to deliver the growth needed to meet the UK\u2019s climate commitments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, the Government must act now to accelerate deployment to ensure their net zero targets are met. Jobs, economic growth, and a massive reduction in carbon emissions are all up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p>Solar is affordable, reliable, and immensely popular with the public. Every additional unit of solar energy generated in the UK cuts the amount of coal and gas we burn today. 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