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- Fury at plan to extend Drax subsidy to burn trees for electricity Fri, 19 Jan 24, 4:32amClimate groups and MPs criticise proposals for consumers to foot bill to support biomass plant after existing scheme ends in 2027
- Drax gets go-ahead for carbon capture project at estimated £40bn cost to bill-payers Wed, 17 Jan 24, 6:09amScheme to convert biomass units could become one of world’s most expensive energy projects, experts say
- Drax denies use of subsidy loophole to avoid £639m payout to households Wed, 2 Aug 23, 11:07pmBloomberg alleges Drax idled an electricity generating unit and resold its biomass pellets rather than return money to bill payers
- Drax-owned wood pellet plant in US broke air pollution rules again Mon, 29 May 23, 9:38pmAmite BioEnergy, which was fined $2.5m in 2021, notified Mississippi facility had breached emission limits
- UK energy strategy casts doubt on Drax’s carbon capture project Fri, 31 Mar 23, 2:44amShares in turmoil as government’s plan seems to rule out North Yorkshire biomass plant from race for subsidies
- Net zero strategy shows UK will miss 2030 emissions cuts target Fri, 31 Mar 23, 3:55amGovernment admits its policies will achieve only 92% of cuts and experts think that is a ‘generous reading’
- Recycling America’s chicken poop sounds great – unless you live next door Fri, 17 Mar 23, 9:00pmBiogas promises to be a solution to farm country’s animal waste problem. But a Delaware community is concerned it could lead to more pollution
- Call to cut UK subsidies as Drax power station profits nearly double Thu, 23 Feb 23, 10:06pmCritics say power generator would make loss without public support as firm boosts dividend after 84% rise in profits to £731m
- £450m boiler upgrade scheme for England and Wales is failing to deliver Wed, 22 Feb 23, 5:00pmOnly a third of low-carbon heating scheme’s annual budget has been used since launch in May 2022
- UK’s £450m boiler upgrade scheme is failing to deliver Wed, 22 Feb 23, 5:00pmOnly a third of low-carbon heating scheme’s annual budget has been used since launch in May 2022
- Energy mix: how is electricity generated in Great Britain? Tue, 7 Feb 23, 11:00pmGraphs show the sources of generation in a country that has one of the most diverse ranges in Europe
- Energy dashboard: how is electricity generated in Great Britain? Tue, 7 Feb 23, 11:00pmGraphs show the sources of generation in a country that has one of the most diverse ranges in Europe
- Greenpeace accuses Treasury of distorting its stance on biomass burning Tue, 24 Jan 23, 10:30pmBriefing notes obtained by FoI reveal minister meeting with Drax CEO was told Greenpeace supported practice
- MPs to hear plan to get rural households to run heating on vegetable oil Wed, 11 Jan 23, 6:00pmGeorge Eustice says adapted kerosene boilers can run on ‘hydro-treated vegetable oil’ and cut emissions by 88%
- Wood burning stoves and the harm done by inflating the risk of nuclear power | Letters Thu, 15 Dec 22, 5:25amAnton van der Merwe on the relative risks of coal-fired power stations and nuclear ones, and Alan Robertshaw on the local fuel used in his stove