Visit Cruachan Power Station
Read our carbon capture, sustainable bioenergy and power generation stories, as well as thinking from Drax''s leaders and business updates. Media Contacts; Cruachan Power Station is located on the shores of Loch Awe in the Scottish Highlands, between Glasgow and Oban. The huge turbine hall is located 1 km within the hollowed-out mountain
UK''s Drax Looks to Aviation Fuel for Its Wood Pellet Business
3 天之前· Drax Group Plc plans to provide wood pellets to produce sustainable aviation fuel in the US as it seeks to grow its feedstock business. which makes and burns the pellets to
The BECCS Blueprint: Inside Drax''s Carbon Removal Methodology
How BECCS is a unique technology that generates renewable power while removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. How we worked with Stockholm Exergi to create a framework, validated by DNV, which will give buyers confidence in the sustainability and quality of carbon removals from BECCS, and helps to pave the way for a thriving voluntary
The renewable pioneers
Read our carbon capture, sustainable bioenergy and power generation stories, as well as thinking from Drax''s leaders and business updates. The prince and the power plant . Larderello, Italy. Italian princes aren''t a
Drax''s iconic Cruachan ''Hollow Mountain'' power station set for
Renewable energy leader Drax is to invest £80 million in a major refurbishment of its iconic ''Hollow Mountain'' Cruachan pumped storage hydro power station in Scotland, increasing its capacity and supporting UK energy security.
Millbrook Power
Millbrook Power is a Drax Group project to build and operate a rapid response gas-fired power station on land located on the Rookery South Pit, near the villages of Stewartby, Millbrook and Marston Moretaine in Bedfordshire.. The project received planning consent on 13 March 2019. Millbrook Power Station could run up to a maximum of 2,250 hours in any given year, provided
Groundbreaking seismic surveys underway for new ''Hollow Mountain'' power
Visit Drax Power Station; Visit Tongland Power Station; Groundbreaking seismic surveys underway for new ''Hollow Mountain'' power station. Exploratory ground works at the site of what would be the UK''s first pumped storage scheme to be developed in 40 years are underway on the slopes of Ben Cruachan, near Oban in Scotland.
Drax to supply biomass pellets to US aviation fuel project
3 天之前· British power company Drax said on Thursday it had reached an agreement on the terms of a multi-year supply deal of biomass pellets for Pathway Energy''s proposed sustainable aviation fuel project
The role of biomass in securing reliable power generation
Drax''s Cruachan pumped storage hydro power station in the Scottish Highlands also offers National Grid the capacity to store 440 MW of renewable power. By absorbing excess electricity from zero carbon sources, like wind and solar, Cruachan can store and deploy power when the grid needs it most.
For 50 years Drax Power Station has been generating power and
The future of Drax Power Station will involve us continuing to generate renewable power from biomass but also adding carbon capture and storage and creating the world''s largest BECCS facility. We are planning to invest billions in this critically important carbon removal technology and up to 10,000 jobs could be created and supported during
Our Sites & Businesses
Drax supports over 2,300 small scale generators, buying renewable power including hydro, wind, solar and anaerobic digestion through Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). Drax also allows large businesses to create bespoke renewable power contracts with its large hydro generators through Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPAs).
Our Sites & Businesses
Drax supports over 2,300 small scale generators, buying renewable power including hydro, wind, solar and anaerobic digestion through Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). Drax also allows large businesses to create bespoke
Drax Delays New UK Gas-Fired Power Plants Amid Grid Congestion
(Bloomberg) -- Drax Group Plc pushed back the start of three new gas-fired power stations to next year because of delays in getting the units connected to the grid. As demonstrated during last week''s power squeeze in Europe, gas-fired plants that can start up quickly are still very much needed even though the region is pursuing aggressive
Drax Group
Drax Group plc, trading as Drax, is a power generation business. The principal downstream enterprises are based in the UK and include Drax Power Limited, which runs the biomass fuelled Drax power station, near Selby in North Yorkshire. The Group also runs an international biomass supply chain business.
Drax commits $12.5bn for US power plants as group is
UK electricity group Drax is committing up to $12.5bn in the US over the next decade to build power plants to take advantage of the country''s lucrative subsidies and expectations of surging
Drax to Supply Biomass Pellets to US Aviation Fuel Project
LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - British power company Drax (DRX.L), said on Thursday it had reached an agreement on the terms of a multi-year supply deal of biomass pellets for Pathway Energy''s proposed sustainable aviation fuel project in the United States.. Under the deal, Drax will supply more than 1 million tonnes a year of sustainable biomass pellets to the plant on the
Picture perfect – Photo exhibition for Drax Power Station''s golden
The exhibition, Drax Power Station: Powering Britain for 50 Years, celebrates the unique history of the power station, exploring the crucial role it plays in the UK''s power system and the positive impact it has made on local communities over the years. The exhibition also looks ahead at plans to make the power station the world''s largest
About us
Drax Group is a renewable energy company engaged in renewable power generation, the production of sustainable biomass and the sale of renewable electricity to businesses. Drax operates a generation portfolio of sustainable biomass, hydro-electric and pumped hydro storage assets across four sites in England and Scotland.
Drax Power Station
Drax Power Station has evolved considerably since construction began in the 1960s. It has six boilers, four of which have now been converted to biomass. With each as high as a 15-storey office block, a main chimney almost twice the height of the London Eye, and over 1,800 miles of steel tubing, enough to stretch from John O''Groats to Land''s
Drax commits $12.5bn for US power plants as group is
UK electricity group Drax is committing up to $12.5bn in the US over the next decade to build power plants to take advantage of the country''s lucrative subsidies and expectations of surging
UK''s Drax Looks to Aviation Fuel for Its Wood Pellet Business
3 天之前· Drax Group Plc plans to provide wood pellets to produce sustainable aviation fuel in the US as it seeks to grow its feedstock business. which makes and burns the pellets to produce power, will
Drax Power Station
Drax Power Station has a long, proud history of playing a central role in producing the UK''s electricity. It is already the home of the largest decarbonisation project in Europe and is now the site of innovation for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), a negative emissions technology essential for fighting the climate crisis.. The site near Selby in North Yorkshire
Visit Drax Power Station
Drax Power Station supplies 6% of the country''s electricity needs, including 15% of its renewable power – that''s a lot of boiling kettles. To do this, Drax operates on a massive scale. We''ve got six boilers, each as high as a 15-storey office block, a main chimney taller than the London Eye, and over 1,800 miles of steel tubing, enough
UK''s Drax to invest up to $12.5 billion in US biomass power plants
British power generator Drax could invest up to $12.5 billion developing biomass plants with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) in the United States over the next decade, it said on Tuesday.
Yorkshire gold
Drax Power Station contributes £358m per year to the economy of Yorkshire and the Humber, employing more than 700 people and supporting over 4,200 jobs in the area. About Drax. Drax Group''s purpose is to enable a zero carbon, lower cost energy future and in 2019 announced a world-leading ambition to be carbon negative by 2030, using
Drax to supply biomass pellets to US aviation fuel project
3 天之前· British power company Drax said on Thursday it had reached an agreement on the terms of a multi-year supply deal of biomass pellets for Pathway Energy''s proposed
Drax Group
Drax Group plc, trading as Drax, is a power generation business. The principal downstream enterprises are based in the UK and include Drax Power Limited, which runs the biomass fuelled Drax power station, near Selby in North Yorkshire. The Group also runs an international biomass supply chain business. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index
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How much will Drax invest in a biomass plant?
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. British power generator Drax could invest up to $12.5 billion developing biomass plants with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) in the United States over the next decade, it said on Tuesday.
Does Drax have a multi-year supply deal with pathway energy?
British power company Drax said on Thursday it had reached an agreement on the terms of a multi-year supply deal of biomass pellets for Pathway Energy's proposed sustainable aviation fuel project in the United States.
Will Drax build a new power plant in the UK?
Drax, which operates the UK’s largest power station in the north of England, will build the plants under its Houston-based subsidiary Elimini, which launched on Tuesday. It comes as the US economy faces an energy supply crunch with power needs forecast to soar as data centres proliferate to cope with the demands of artificial intelligence.
Who uses Drax power?
Drax supplies renewable source power to over 165,000 businesses and organisations across the UK, including electricity from Drax Power Station. We provide and manage electricity for large industrial and commercial sector customers from our offices in Northampton and Ipswich. Opus Energy
How many carbon removal deals does Drax have?
Drax said it had already entered 11 carbon removal deals with eight companies. Green groups have criticised the practice of biomass power generation, arguing that it is not a carbon-neutral method of energy generation and that pellet production can contribute to deforestation.
What happened to Drax Power Station?
One significant change was the emergence of vertically integrated companies, combining generation, distribution and supply interests. In certain cases, it became necessary for generation assets to be divested, and so in 1999 Drax Power Station was acquired by the US-based AES Corporation for £1.87 billion (US$3 billion).