By the summer of 2006, Kennedy entered the circle of people planning the first of the annual Climate Camp gatherings, helping to set up the encampment near the Drax coal-fired power station in ...
It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Selby-based energy company Drax has launched an online learning programme to offer virtual work experience for students. The platform ...
The Government recently agreed heads of terms for a bridging deal with Drax, granting financial support to keep the power station running from 2027 to 2031. This cut its annual subsidies in half ...
The head of Ofgem has admitted that it cannot ensure Drax only uses sustainable wood following reports it burned pellets from rare forests. Jonathan Brearley, the chief executive of the energy reg ...
Video / Martin Henderson Kiwi actor Martin Henderson fears catfish-style scams using his likeness will become more elaborate with advances in deepfake technology. Henderson has reissued a warning ...
The protesters stood up and spoke about the impact on bill payers as well as the harm Drax is doing to forests and communities abroad and highlighted the fact that despite Drax being the UK’s ...
A climate crisis protester was found guilty of obstructing a railway line that carries trees to Drax’s climate-wrecking biomass power station – for less than a minute. If that seems an ...
Drax profits hit £3m a day as firm continues receive to subsidies for its wood-burning power station
The boss of Drax has insisted its controversial wood-burning power station is vital ‘when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing’ as it cashed in on another £800million of ...
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Drax, which burns wood pellets to produce electricity, said biomass power production rose 27% year on year. The UK government earlier this month extended a deadline on subsidies to 2031 from 2027 ...
Annual subsidies to Drax were cut in half by the Government, from around £950m to £470m. Drax is currently developing the use of carbon capture at its Selby-based powerplant – notably the ...
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