Drax power station plans to stop burning controversial Canadian wood pellets and switch to a US-only supply from 2027.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday approved two new 299 megawatt (MW) biomass plants proposed by power producer Drax, but the generator said its investment decision depended on whether soon-to-be ...

20 August 2008 – E.ON has announced plans to invest around $600m in a biomass power station at the Port of Bristol in the United Kingdom. At 150 MW, the proposed Portbury Dock Renewable Energy Plant ...

17 March 2008 – German energy group E.ON said it is planning to build a 25 MW biomass power station in south Yorkshire, England, UK. E.ON said it has applied for planning permission to construct the ...

The 2.6-GW Drax Power Station in northeastern England—once Western Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant—is poised to pioneer bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), a negative emissions ...

The UK government can’t adequately show that biomass generators comply with sustainability requirements, according to the National Audit Office. The “lack of evaluation” of the effectiveness of ...

A biomass power station operated by energy group Drax is the UK’s top emitter of carbon dioxide, emitting more than four times the emissions of the UK’s remaining coal power plant, a new report by ...

The UK government on Monday said it would halve subsidies for the controversial Drax biomass power station that has come under fire for sustainability concerns.

Power generation firm Drax is the latest winner from the energy price crisis, with its earnings up 84 percent in the last 12 months to £731m. It is due to receive £800m this year. Two MPs campaigning ...