Drax to trial second CO2 capture system at Yorkshire biomass plant

Michael Holder
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Drax teams up with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for 'groundbreaking' 12-month carbon capture pilot at its Yorkshire biomass plant

Drax is set to test another carbon capture system at its biomass power plant in North Yorkshire, after today announcing plans to begin trialling Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' (MHI) negative emissions technology...

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