Read Tom Williams’ recent article ‘New Year, New Solar: Transforming the UK energy landscape by 2030’ in which he discusses the Clean Power Action Plan and how the government aim to transition the UK to 95% clean electricity generation over the next five years.

Tom discusses:

• Essential increases needed in solar electricity generation to match the challenging target set by the Clean Power Action Plan

• Proposals for changes to the planning system including the planning framework, local authority tools and resources and revised identifiers for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects

• How the grid connection queue could be further developed to connect the right projects at the right time and to prioritise the projects that deliver for 2030

• The importance of campaigns that increase public awareness of network infrastructure and the community benefits of onshore energy infrastructure

Read the article: https://institutional.downing.co.uk/insights-and-case-studies/new-year-new-solar-transforming-the-uk-energy-landscape-by-2030