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Drax plans GBP-2bn bioenergy-plus-CCS project
UK power producer Drax Group Plc plans to invest GBP 2 billion (USD 2.39bn/EUR 2.37bn) this decade in the development of two units under a bioenergy-with-carbon-capture-and-storage (BECCS) project at its North Yorkshire power station.
read more... 13/07/2022
Electricity from fossil fuels reaches all-time low in the UK
Power generated from fossil fuels in the UK’s electricity grid has fallen to an all-time low, according to data from Drax Electric Insights.
read more... 06/01/2022
Renewables set UK power generation records in 1H 2020
Wind, solar and biomass provided almost 70% of electricity, Drax report finds
read more... 01/09/2020
Scottish Power to use 100% wind power after sale to Drax
Scottish Power will become the first major UK energy company to generate all its electricity from wind power instead of coal and gas, after selling its final gas and hydro stations to Drax.
read more... 16/10/2018
Drax accelerates plans for coal conversion to gas
Britain's Drax, which once owned Europe's most polluting coal-fired power plant, is accelerating plans to transform one of its six units to gas and could offer for a capacity contract as early as 2019, as stated by its chief executive on Wednesday.
read more... 20/07/2017