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Drax pauses £2bn BECCS scheme, as it awaits 'firm' government policy framework

22 March 2023 • 2 min read

Drax pauses £2bn BECCS scheme, as it awaits 'firm' government policy framework

Power generator suspends £2bn bioenergy with carbon capture and storage project in Yorkshire until government stance is clarified

British power generator Drax has put the brakes on a planned flagship £2bn biomass energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) installation at its power station in Yorkshire until it receives a "firm"...

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