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Drax

MPs accuse government of letting biomass importers 'mark their own homework'

Biomass

MPs accuse government of letting biomass importers 'mark their own homework'

Public Accounts Committee calls for more robust oversight of biomass supply chains to help ensure public value for money and dispel 'white elephant' fears

clock 25 April 2025 • 5 min read
Drax agrees deal with Power Minerals Limited to build low carbon cement factory

Supply chain

Drax agrees deal with Power Minerals Limited to build low carbon cement factory

Facility to convert ash from Drax's former coal plants into a key ingredient used in green cement, potentially saving six million tonnes of CO2 emissions a year

clock 27 March 2025 • 3 min read
Drax agrees £200m deal for UK battery storage investor Harmony Energy Income Trust

Venture Capital

Drax agrees £200m deal for UK battery storage investor Harmony Energy Income Trust

Energy giant seeks to add 395MW of UK battery storage capacity to its flexible generation portfolio

clock 25 March 2025 • 2 min read
Government to halve subsidies for Drax biomass power plant with new 'compromise' contract

Biomass

Government to halve subsidies for Drax biomass power plant with new 'compromise' contract

Proposed agreement aims to ensure only sustainable biomass used in Yorkshire power plant, but campaigners decry 'a dirty compromise with past failures'

clock 10 February 2025 • 5 min read
Drax is listening to concerns - and we are determined to learn from them

Energy

Drax is listening to concerns - and we are determined to learn from them

We understand that we need to do more to demonstrate that the biomass we use is genuinely sustainable and that we are taking the necessary steps to operate our business responsibly, writes Drax Group's Miguel Veiga-Pestana

clock 21 January 2025 • 3 min read
'The end of coal': Study confirms UK fossil fuel power generation hit record low this summer

Wind

'The end of coal': Study confirms UK fossil fuel power generation hit record low this summer

Latest edition of Drax Electric Insights report confirms fossil fuel power generation was at its lowest ever monthly average during the third quarter of the year

clock 28 November 2024 • 3 min read
 Drax invests £1m in wind-powered shipping technology

Shipping

Drax invests £1m in wind-powered shipping technology

Energy giant Drax and Smart Green Shipping announce partnership to accelerate development of wind-assisted vessel technology

clock 25 October 2024 • 3 min read
Drax to pay £25m following Ofgem biomass data investigation

Biomass

Drax to pay £25m following Ofgem biomass data investigation

Energy firm admits to inadvertently breaching sustainability data reporting rules, but Ofgem finds no evidence Drax incorrectly received UK renewables subsidies

clock 29 August 2024 • 5 min read
Electricity 'superhighway' between England and Scotland gets green light from Ofgem

Infrastructure

Electricity 'superhighway' between England and Scotland gets green light from Ofgem

Multi-billion-pound project connecting Scotland and Yorkshire is first scheme to be approved under energy regulator's new fast-track approvals process for transmission infrastructure

clock 13 August 2024 • 5 min read
Drax branded UK's 'biggest carbon polluter' in latest biomass subsidy row

Energy

Drax branded UK's 'biggest carbon polluter' in latest biomass subsidy row

New report suggest scale of emissions from biomass power plant makes Drax the UK's largest emitting company, but company accuses campaigners of 'flawed' calculations

clock 09 August 2024 • 6 min read
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