Drax secures £75m Treasury loan guarantee to switch from coal to biomass

Jessica Shankleman
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First generator converted to run on biomass this month, with remaining two expected to be completed by 2015

Plans to convert the UK's largest coal plant to run on biomass have been given a multi-million pound boost, after the Treasury confirmed Drax would be the first company to receive a loan guarantee from...

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