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Over the past 20 years, low-frequency solar radio astronomy has opened a new spectral window on the Sun. Distributed array telescopes, capable of fast interferometric imaging observations and electronic pointing have completely changed the technical and scientific approaches to studying various aspects of solar and heliospheric activity at frequencies between 20 and 300 MHz. Among them, LOFAR has proven extremely powerful in terms of unparalleled resolution and sensitivity, and has enabled numerous studies and exciting discoveries about solar activity. We will review and highlight some of the recent works in solar physics and space weather making use of LOFAR observations, and outline the future directions of research of the solar radio community in the LOFAR2.0 era.
