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UK PV Continues To Grow
UK PV industry is playing catch-up with the Germans
The German Photovoltaic (PV) industry is the largest and most developed in the world because of investment and a forward thinking Government according to mO3 Power, the UK's biggest developer of solar power.
“We are playing catch-up with the Germans and our Government needs to provide incentives now if we are not going to fall further behind them,” said Ken Moss, CEO of mO3.
“More than 50% of global photovoltaic production technology originates from German machine and installation producers,” said Mr Moss. “The German PV industry provides tens of thousands of jobs to their economy and its time Britain seriously developed its solar potential.”
“The British Government is already two years behind in their plans for renewables and need the private investment to unshackle the sector so that Britain can elevate itself from 25th out of 27 in the EU renewable-energy-production table,” said Mr Moss.
Germany has a commitment to providing power from 100% renewable sources by 2020 and Photovoltaics are being developed to guarantee competitive, affordable, safe/secure and clean power.
“The Department of Energy and Climate Change seems to regard solar developers as speculators looking to make a fast buck,” said Mr Moss. “What they are overlooking are the independent power producers, like ourselves, who are looking to develop large numbers of sites to generate power over the longer term. To do this, substantial investment is required. We need to follow the lead set by the Germans or we shall miss out on developing this technology.”
mO3 Power plans to generate a Gigawatt from renewable power from solar parks in the UK and is prepared to invest £2.3 billion. It proposes to site its parks on industrial land, brown field sites and grade 3 & 4 farm land all discreetly hidden from public view by screening or natural hedgerows.
“We are playing catch-up with the Germans and our Government needs to provide incentives now if we are not going to fall further behind them,” said Ken Moss, CEO of mO3.
“More than 50% of global photovoltaic production technology originates from German machine and installation producers,” said Mr Moss. “The German PV industry provides tens of thousands of jobs to their economy and its time Britain seriously developed its solar potential.”
“The British Government is already two years behind in their plans for renewables and need the private investment to unshackle the sector so that Britain can elevate itself from 25th out of 27 in the EU renewable-energy-production table,” said Mr Moss.
Germany has a commitment to providing power from 100% renewable sources by 2020 and Photovoltaics are being developed to guarantee competitive, affordable, safe/secure and clean power.
“The Department of Energy and Climate Change seems to regard solar developers as speculators looking to make a fast buck,” said Mr Moss. “What they are overlooking are the independent power producers, like ourselves, who are looking to develop large numbers of sites to generate power over the longer term. To do this, substantial investment is required. We need to follow the lead set by the Germans or we shall miss out on developing this technology.”
mO3 Power plans to generate a Gigawatt from renewable power from solar parks in the UK and is prepared to invest £2.3 billion. It proposes to site its parks on industrial land, brown field sites and grade 3 & 4 farm land all discreetly hidden from public view by screening or natural hedgerows.
