Business Green: The solar industry has this week stepped up its lobbying for the extension of a cash grant for solar projects and new tax breaks for equipment manufacturers, claiming that over 200,000 green jobs could be created. Launched as part of the US stimulus package in early 2009, the Treasury Grant Program (TGP), gave a cash grant in lieu of a tax credit to solar project owners. However, the grant is due to expire this December, raising fears that the recent boom in solar energy …