Technology
17th June 2019
Could turning carbon dioxide into fish food feed the future?
Can we tackle two global challenges with one solution?
Press Release
17th June 2019
New carbon capture technology could help industry and agricultural sector decarbonise
Drax is working with biotech start-up Deep Branch Biotechnology to explore the feasibility of using the power station’s carbon dioxide emissions to make proteins for sustainable animal feed products.
Press Release
11th June 2019
Drax Group CEO responds to UK Government’s Net Zero pledge
Will Gardiner comments on Prime Minister Theresa May’s statement
Energy policy
11th June 2019
How the market decides where Great Britain gets its electricity from
The theoretical rankings known as the ‘merit order’ that shape power generation
Press Release
27th May 2019
Leading energy companies announce new zero-carbon UK partnership
Drax Group, Equinor and National Grid Ventures have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) committing them to work together to explore how a large-scale carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) network and a hydrogen production facility could be constructed in the Humber in the mid-2020s.
Technology
22nd May 2019
What makes a mountain right for energy storage
A pumped hydro storage power station needs specific geography. Ben Cruachan ticks all the boxes.
Energy policy
15th May 2019
How close is Great Britain’s electricity to zero-carbon emissions?
The country is using less fossil fuels every year. But where will the low-carbon alternatives come from?
Press Release
2nd May 2019
Drax Group CEO responds to ‘Net Zero’ report from the Committee on Climate Change
Will Gardiner’s comment on CCC report, subtitled ‘The UK’s contribution to stopping global warming’