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Chamber backs Humber 2030 Vision as 'single message strategy' endorsed to bring international investment in

£15b decarbonisation plan pleases early signatory to zero carbon proposal on the Energy Estuary

Birmingham Post · Nov 24, 2022

Hunt’s windfall tax on energy leaves several billion on the table

The chancellor’s statement, viewed through the lens of companies and investors, looks ‘a very reasonable outcome’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2022

30 new wagons heading to Drax as power giant turns to UK railfreight manufacturer

New order placed with original supplier as efficiencies achieved to make suplpy chain more sustainable

Birmingham Post · Nov 15, 2022

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Climate change activists protest 'environmental abominations' outside bank

Campaigners say Barclays is funding forest destruction, biodiversity loss, environmental injustice and climate-wrecking emissions

Liverpool Echo · Oct 21, 2022

Former Energy Secretary claims government has been 'backsliding' on green agenda as Humber role hots up

Chris Huhne is confident carbon capture and hydrogen can follow offshore wind success story with mechanism to make it happen

Birmingham Post · Oct 17, 2022

Power giants to face ‘windfall tax’ after all as Liz Truss delivers U-turn

Prime minister accused of ‘another screeching U-turn’ having previously rejected calls to impose levy

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022

Drax agrees deal for US pellet plant stake as it vehemently defends Canadian forestry work amid BBC claims

Panorama programme dismissed by North Yorkshire power giant bosses as supply chain secured in $22m deal

Birmingham Post · Oct 3, 2022

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Climate campaigner ejected from Labour event sponsored by Drax power plant firm

Activists interrupt party conference debate to criticise company’s wood-burning biomass operations

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022

UK accused of funding environmental racism with subsidies to Drax

The power station has paid out millions over alleged overpollution in US south, investigation finds

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022

Power generator Uniper nationalised by German government as stabilisation measure over energy crisis

Gas-focused business with major UK assets has been hit by hikes and impact of Russia's Ukrainian invasion - no plans to sell off

Birmingham Post · Sep 21, 2022

World's largest carbon trading deal struck by Drax at New York Climate Week

Biomass-focused renewable energy giant is looking to build a plant in North America

Birmingham Post · Sep 21, 2022

Energy bills may rise if government gives Drax more support, say MPs

Britain’s single biggest source of carbon emissions could negotiate over Liz Truss’s £150bn bills freeze

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022

Centrica and EDF are at the table – now UK ministers must strike a fair electricity price

The companies may have volunteered for duty so speedily because they’re looking for something for themselves

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2022

New apprentices recruited to Drax Power Station as it undergoes decarbonisation moves

The energy plant, which is now a biomass operation, is training a group of local people

Birmingham Post · Aug 29, 2022

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The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2022

Coal power plant closure ‘postponed to ward off winter blackouts’

The National Grid has already made deals with Drax and EDF to keep open two units each from October to the end of March

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2022

Closure of coal power station set to be delayed to prevent UK blackouts

Under deal, German owner of Nottinghamshire station would be paid a fee to pause decommissioning

Daily Mirror · Aug 11, 2022

Lame duck Boris Johnson pops in to energy crisis talks - but there’s STILL no plan

The Prime Minister made a surprise appearance at talks in Downing Street, where he lives and works, as bills rise to £4,200 - but announced no new measures to help struggling Brits

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2022

Burning imported wood in Drax power plant ‘doesn’t make sense’, says Kwarteng

Drax power plant has taken £5.6bn in subsidies from energy bill payers but business secretary says practice is ‘not sustainable’

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Birmingham Post · Aug 8, 2022

Drax swoops for Canadian pellet plant to bolster strategic supply

90,000 tonnes to be added to existing operations in North America

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2022

National Grid asks UK coal power plants to be on standby this winter

Users may also be paid to use less electricity, as country prepares for gas shortfalls across Europe

Birmingham Post · Jul 26, 2022

Opinion: How Britain’s industrial heartlands can forge a greener future

UK decarbonisation champion and director of Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre, Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer, writes for Business Live.

Birmingham Post · Jul 26, 2022

Drax sees earnings rise ahead of major investments in first half of 2022

A strong performance, supporting security of supply, with investment in renewables has been heralded

Birmingham Post · Jul 14, 2022

New shipment in Immingham's 110th year as war and construction boom skew market in coal legacy nod

Dash from gas sees ash availability boom - leading to maiden voyage to port built on exporting of coal

Birmingham Post · Jul 14, 2022

Drax aims to be big in Japan as Tokyo office opens to launch Asia subsidiary

Ambassador welcome as biomass is the focus for transformed renewable energy giant

Birmingham Post · Jul 12, 2022

Drax submits plans for world's largest carbon capture facility

Two-unit proposal would tap into Zero Carbon Humber and East Coast Cluster transportation and storage projects

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