Lincoln Jopp

Lincoln Jopp

Conservative — Spelthorne

Speaking in the House of Commons on 15 July 2025

Debate

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Contribution

We have been using floating solar technology in this country since 2016. Last month, the French started the largest plant in Europe, producing 74.3 MW. The Chinese have single plants that produce 350 MW. Given the scale of its use across the world, bar Britain, why did the Secretary of State refer to floating solar as a nascent technology? What is nascent about it?

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