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- 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
- 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