Drax
Energy
Drax Power wants to build gas turbines at its plant in Selby, North Yorkshire to replace its existing coal-fired units ahead of the government's coal phase-out in 2025
30 January 2020
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4 min read
Biomass
Defra statistics show 1.6 per cent of UK's arable land was used to grow bioenergy crops for transport fuel, electricity, and biogas production last year
13 January 2020
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2 min read
Technology
Power firm plans to use bioenergy with carbon capture and storage to remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it generates
10 December 2019
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2 min read
Energy
Great Britain will need at least 30GW of energy storage to meet its climate goals, according to new research from Drax
04 December 2019
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Development of Carbon Capture and Storage technology alongside a hydrogen production facility could enable the region to spearhead the decarbonisation of UK industry, report says
05 November 2019
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3 min read
Net Zero Now
Move echoes calls from green groups for 'robust carbon pricing' measures, as pressure grows for next government to bring forward UK coal power phase out date to 2022
31 October 2019
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6 min read
Biomass
Energy giant has faced criticism for use of biomass in the past
17 October 2019
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2 min read
Biomass
Former chief scientific adviser Sir John Beddington on why he has joined Drax's new advisory board
17 October 2019
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3 min read
Energy
Business Secretary grants consent for Drax to convert coal units into gas generators at Yorkshire plant, despite Planning Inspectorate opposing proposals on climate grounds
07 October 2019
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2 min read
Energy
Companies spearhead campaign to turn Humber region into a hub for net zero technologies such as CCS, hydrogen and low carbon heating
09 September 2019
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3 min read
