'Strong growth dynamics': UK solar industry adds 500MW in 2020 as investment in subsidy-free projects heat up

James Murray
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Deployment outstrips government estimates by hundreds of megawatts, as plummeting costs see wave of new projects emerge

The UK solar industry far exceeded expectations last year, despite the disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak and the industry operating in its first full calendar year without access to any form...

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