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- 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
- Green energy sector attacks chancellor's changes to climate change levy Thu, 9 Jul 15, 4:00pmGreenpeace accuses George Osborne’s budget of taxing clean-power schemes as if they were fossil fuel producers
- The potential consequences of Drax's legal defeat on biomass subsidies Fri, 8 Aug 14, 3:40amDrax had thought it was favourite to get two 'contracts for difference', designed to encourage investment in renewablesIt is hard to keep up with the twists in the tale of Drax's attempts to win fixed-price government subsidies...