Solar Taskforce
The Solar Taskforce has been established to drive forward the actions needed by government and industry to meet the solar deployment ambition of 70 gigawatts by 2035.
Purpose
To bring together key players from government, industry, regulatory and other relevant organisations to drive forward the increases in rooftop and ground mount solar needed to meet the expectation of a fivefold increase in solar PV deployment (up to 70GW) by 2035. The taskforce will run up to February 2024, and its key objectives are:
- Strategic roadmap: assisting in the development of, and securing cross government and industry buy in to a UK roadmap for solar setting out a clear step by step deployment trajectory to achieve up to 70GW of solar by 2035
- Taking action: government and industry working together to identify and drive forward processes and measures to unlock deployment
- Securing investment and value for money: as the sector grows, put in place structures to facilitate continued progress on cost reduction and ensure investment in UK supply chains, jobs, skills, innovation and infrastructure is enabled sustainably
See the full Terms of Reference:
Membership
Joint chairs:
- Andrew Bowie MP, Minister for Nuclear and Renewables
- Chris Hewett, CEO of Solar Energy UK
Deputy chairs:
- Sarah Redwood, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Renewable Electricity
- Gemma Grimes, Solar Energy UK
The chairs are supported by a core membership made up of expert representatives from the solar industry, investment companies and others:
| Name | Position | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Fawcett | Commercial Director | Exagen |
| Alex DeSouza | General Counsel EMEA and Head of Transactions | Lightsource bp |
| Liz MacFarlane | Director | Segen |
| Mark Wakeford | Chair | EVO Energy |
| Adam Howard | Director | UK Infrastructure Bank |
| Ross Grier | Managing Director | Next Energy Capital |
| Ian Rippin | CEO | Microgeneration Certification Scheme |
| Lawrence Slade | CEO | Energy Networks Association |
| Matthew Boulton | Director of Solar, Storage and Private Wire | EDF Renewables |
Notes of meetings
We will publish notes of the taskforce meetings here.