'Working in lockstep with industry': Government reactivates shelved Solar Taskforce

James Murray
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'Working in lockstep with industry': Government reactivates shelved Solar Taskforce

Relaunched taskforce meets for the first time, as government promises to go 'further and faster' in harnessing 'one of the cheapest sources of power'

The government yesterday officially relaunched the Solar Taskforce after the group was shelved by the previous administration, pledging to work closely with industry to meet its goal of accelerating solar...

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