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- 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...
- Drax admits defeat on state subsidy as court of appeal rules for government Thu, 7 Aug 14, 11:21pmShares in power company fall 10% after judges say one new biomass-fuelled generator is not eligible for fundsPower generator Drax has admitted defeat in a row over the government's decision to pull the plug on a lucrative...
- Drax admits defeat on state subsidy as appeal court rules for government Thu, 7 Aug 14, 11:21pmShares in power company fall 10% after judges say one new biomass-fuelled generator is not eligible for fundsPower generator Drax has admitted defeat in a row over the government's decision to pull the plug on a lucrative...
- Drax follows Centrica in issuing profit warning Sat, 10 May 14, 3:07amPower station operator blames warm weather for hitting energy demand and lowering electricity pricesDrax, the operator of Britain's biggest power station, has become the second energy company in as many days to issue a profit...
- Drax is right to be angry at the shifting criteria for subsidy Thu, 24 Apr 14, 3:57amLast December two Drax units were declared eligible for contracts, now only one plant made the list of qualifying projectsJust another whinge from a big power company about the government's slippery approach to subsidising...
- Dash for gas needed to prevent power cuts, says Drax CEO Wed, 31 Jul 13, 3:59amUK's largest coal-fired plant says investment in gas-powered sites depends on details of electricity market reformsThe UK's biggest coal-fired power station has said it will consider investing in gas-powered sites, as it...
- New biomass plants shelved as Drax and Centrica blame lack of support Fri, 26 Oct 12, 4:14amRenewable energy sector criticises government for 'bias' towards cost-saving conversion of coal power stations to woodTwo of Britain's biggest power providers have shelved plans worth almost £2.5bn to construct five new...