Overview
Lobbying Costs
300,000€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.5 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
The Solar Trade Association (STA)
EU Transparency Register
712217319248-02 First registered on 20 Oct 2015
Goals / Remit
Our mission is to empower the UK solar transformation. We are paving the way for solar to deliver the maximum possible share of UK energy by 2030 by enabling a bigger and better solar industry. We represent both solar heat and power, and have a proven track record of winning breakthroughs for solar PV, solar thermal and battery storage.
Main EU files targeted
Lobbying UK Government on Solar tariffs and regulation.
Lobbied EU Commission against proposals to introduce AD and CV measures on Chinese solar panelsAddress
Head Office
Greencoat House, Francis Street
London SW1P 1DH
UNITED KINGDOM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 75% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Paul Barwell (CEO)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Paul Barwell (CEO)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
300,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
EU Horizons projects:
Energy Labelling
PV FinanceOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
1 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 28 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject Anti-dumping Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
- Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet member)
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- Danish Photovoltaic Association
- Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA)
- Cyprus Association of Renewable Energy Enterprises
- Polskie Towarzystwo Fotowoltaiki
- Hellenic Association of Photovoltaic Companies
- EPIA SolarPower Europe
- Slovenská asociácia fotovoltického priemyslu a OZE
- assoRinnovabili
- APISOLAR - Associação Portuguesa da Indústria Solar
- BayWa r.e. Solar Projects GmbH