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- Drax to double wood pellet production with biomass firm purchase Thu, 1 Apr 21, 4:57amShareholders approve deal for Yorkshire plant despite concerns over carbon, climate and land use
- Green groups dispute power station claim that biomass is carbon-neutral Tue, 23 Mar 21, 11:00amDrax in Yorkshire burns wood pellets to generate electricity, but forests cannot be replaced quickly enough, say campaigners
- 2020 tipped the balance for British renewable energy Thu, 4 Mar 21, 2:27amAnnual figures show that renewable supply outpaced fossil fuels for the first time. New research by Drax Electric Insights shows that the UK broke all records last year for renewable energy consumption. 42% of all energy...
- Drax scraps plan for Europe's largest gas plant after climate protests Thu, 25 Feb 21, 8:49pmGreen groups argued plan to replace coal burning units with gas at Yorkshire site was inconsistent with emissions goals
- UK's gas power plans risk derailing climate targets, thinktank says Thu, 25 Feb 21, 6:01pmHousehold bills also likely to rise if 17 plants proposed are built, according to CarbonTracker report
- Drax scraps plan for Yorkshire gas plant after climate protests Thu, 25 Feb 21, 7:46pmGreen groups argued plan to replace coal burning units with gas was inconsistent with emissions goals
- Legal bid to stop UK building Europe's biggest gas power plant fails Fri, 22 Jan 21, 2:34amPlan has been approved despite environmental objections and criticism over climate leadership
- How To Handle 40 GW Offshore Wind (Or Not!)–Drax Mon, 11 Jan 21, 1:00amReposted from NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT JANUARY 9, 2021 Guest Post By Joe Public Drax’s latest Quarterly Bulletin has a section on storing excess wind power: I…
- Report Claim: In retrospect, the burning of wood in district heating plants has resulted in climate saving Wed, 18 Nov 20, 9:00pmENERGY A new report from the University of Copenhagen shows that the burning of wood is significantly more climate friendly than coal and slightly more climate friendly than natural gas over the long run...
- Environmental Disaster: Northern Europe Deforestation Up 49% Due To Effort To Meet “CO2 Targets”! Tue, 8 Sep 20, 7:00amSwiss meteorologist Jörg Kachelmann calls it “the dumbest energy and environmental policy ever”. Now, finally, after years of being warned, Germany’s mainstream media are finally showing signs of waking up to it.
- GB carbon emissions from electricity hit record low in lockdown – report Mon, 31 Aug 20, 9:01amElectricity demand fell by 13% in second quarter which helped renewables grow to 40% of energy mix
- UK carbon emissions from electricity hit record low in lockdown – report Mon, 31 Aug 20, 9:01amElectricity demand fell by 13% in second quarter which helped renewables grow to 40% of energy mix
- 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