Select Committee · Environmental Audit Committee
Technological innovations and climate change: onshore solar energy
Status: Closed
Opened: 3 Nov 2022
Closed: 1 Nov 2023
The Environmental Audit Committee is launching a new inquiry into onshore solar energy technologies, part of the wider Technological Innovations and Climate Change inquiry. This inquiry will focus on both small-scale deployment of solar technology on residential and commercial properties, and large-scale solar farms. It will investigate the current barriers to expansion of these solar … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 2023 | Chris Hewett · Solar Energy UK, Dr Alona Armstrong · Lancaster University, Dr Chris Case · Oxford PV, Ian Rippin · Microgeneration Certification Scheme Service Company, Judicaelle Hammond · Country Land and Business Association, Paul Miner · CPRE The Countryside Charity, Professor Alastair Buckley · University of Sheffield | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Hewett · Chief Executive | Solar Energy UK | 1 |
| Dr Alona Armstrong · Senior Lecturer in Energy and Environmental Scien… | Lancaster University | 1 |
| Dr Chris Case · Chief Technology Officer | Oxford PV | 1 |
| Ian Rippin · Chief Executive Officer | Microgeneration Certification Scheme Service Company | 1 |
| Judicaelle Hammond · Director of Policy and Advice | Country Land and Business Association | 1 |
| Paul Miner · Head of Planning and Policy | CPRE The Countryside Charity | 1 |
| Professor Alastair Buckley · Professor of Organic Electronics | University of Sheffield | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2023 | To cttee | Letter from the Secretary of State, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, … |
| 4 May 2023 | To cttee | Letter from the EAC Chair to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net… |