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- Drax power plant to stop burning coal, with loss of 230 jobs Thu, 27 Feb 20, 8:48pmThe 2021 plan for Yorkshire site will be four years ahead of government deadline
- Drax owner plans to be world's first carbon-negative business Tue, 10 Dec 19, 11:01amEnergy firm once labelled western Europe’s top polluter sets ambitious 10-year target
- New UK gas power station 'would breach climate commitments' Mon, 12 Nov 18, 2:03amEnvironmental law group submits objection over proposed 3.6GW Drax plant
- Scottish Power shifts to 100% wind generation after £700m Drax sale Tue, 16 Oct 18, 7:32pmBig six energy firm drops fossil fuels for generation and say cheap green energy is the future
- Drax power station to lead fresh carbon capture trial Mon, 21 May 18, 4:46pmBiomass-burning unit to use pioneering technology that aims to cut emissions
- Power station boss warns against reliance on electricity imports Mon, 21 May 18, 2:05amWill Gardiner, CEO of Drax Group, says interconnectors are threat to energy security
- UK energy firms call on chancellor to boost carbon tax Mon, 23 Oct 17, 4:01pmSSE and Drax tell Philip Hammond they need longer-term clarity on price floor if they are to replace coal power plants
- Drax boss Dorothy Thompson to step down after 12 years Fri, 22 Sep 17, 12:08amWill Gardiner, the group’s chief financial officer, will take over in January as company focuses on gas, biomass and battery power
- Drax looking at 'coal-free future' as it reveals £83m pre-tax loss Wed, 19 Jul 17, 7:33pmOperator of UK’s largest power station says it plans to convert one of three remaining coal-fired units to gas
- Protesters criticise Drax over use of subsidies for coal and wood power Thu, 21 Apr 16, 4:41amActivists in London and Yorkshire call on government to ‘axe Drax’, which they claim receives £1m a day in renewable energy subsidies
- Longannet power station closes ending coal power use in Scotland Thu, 24 Mar 16, 11:01amThe biggest plant of its kind in Britain has been generating electricity for 46 years, with closure marking ‘end of an era’ for coal power in Scotland
- Drax biomass conversion must comply with EU state aid rules Wed, 6 Jan 16, 1:12amPower plant conversion project in North Yorkshire is one of several state-backed renewable energy projects in the UK
- Carbon capture project under threat as Drax pulls out Fri, 25 Sep 15, 11:24pmKey shareholder blames cuts in renewable energy subsidies for decision to abandon White Rose CCS
- Why the IMF should not aid a Greek bailout Wed, 15 Jul 15, 5:10amEven if the country implements market reforms, VAT increases and pension cuts, its debt will still be too big to service – so why should the IMF contribute to a loan?
- George Osborne is saving green pennies, but spending nuclear pounds Fri, 10 Jul 15, 5:30amThe removal of the climate change levy exemption has shocked the renewables sector, when there are lasting questions about Hinkley Point’s expansion