Where We Operate

Drax is a growing, international business at the heart of the green energy transition and we are accelerating our plans to invest billions of pounds in critical renewable energy and carbon removal technologies which could create thousands of jobs and generate the secure, renewable power that this planet urgently needs.

Explore our locations and our sustainable biomass approach across the globe.

Global business information

3250
employees

41
locations

4Mt
pellets produced

Find out how our Biomass sourcing is focused on our sustainable development framework to be

Climate
positive

Nature
positive

People
positive

  • corporate-office Corporate Office
  • Development Development
  • operation-plants Operation Plants
  • ports Ports
  • Elimini Elimini
Our US operations
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Our US operations

Across North America, the Group has 21 operational pellet plants, developments, corporate offices and ports, with nameplate production capacity of around 5 million tonnes a year.

Our UK operations
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Our UK operations

Drax owns and operates a portfolio of renewable electricity generation assets in England and Scotland. The assets include the UK’s largest power station, based at Selby, North Yorkshire.

 

 

Our Japan operations
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Our Japan operations

Drax is the second-largest sustainable biomass producer globally, and the UK’s largest source of renewable power by output.

Explore our locations and our sustainable biomass approach across the globe.

Our Canada operations
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Our Canada Operations

Across North America, the Group has 21 operational pellet plants, developments, corporate offices and ports, with nameplate production capacity of around 5 million tonnes a year.

Coalburn

Drax has signed a tolling agreement with Zenobē Coalburn Limited for 200MW (800MWh) of new BESS capacity.

Find out more here.

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Drax has signed a tolling agreement with Zenobē Coalburn Limited for 200MW (800MWh) of new BESS capacity.

Find out more here.

West Burton

Drax has signed a tolling agreement with West Burton C Limited, a company owned by Fidra Energy for 250MW (500MWh) of new BESS capacity.

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Overview

Drax has signed a tolling agreement with West Burton C Limited, a company owned by Fidra Energy for 250MW (500MWh) of new BESS capacity.

Find out more here.

East Kilbride

Drax has signed an agreement with Apatura Limited to acquire three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, which when fully commissioned will provide capacity totalling 260MW.

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Overview

Drax has signed an agreement with Apatura Limited to acquire three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, which when fully commissioned will provide capacity totalling 260MW.

Find out more here.

Neilston

Drax has signed an agreement with Apatura Limited to acquire three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, which when fully commissioned will provide capacity totalling 260MW.

Find out more here.

Overview

Drax has signed an agreement with Apatura Limited to acquire three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, which when fully commissioned will provide capacity totalling 260MW.

Find out more here.

Marfleet

Drax has signed an agreement with Apatura Limited to acquire three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, which when fully commissioned will provide capacity totalling 260MW.

Find out more here.

Overview

Drax has signed an agreement with Apatura Limited to acquire three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, which when fully commissioned will provide capacity totalling 260MW.

Find out more here.

Houston

Corporate office 

Houston is Elimini’s headquarters and also acts as an office for Drax in the US. This office is uniquely positioned to lead the transition to a cleaner, more efficient and more sustainable, lower carbon world, and Drax Group’s ambition to become a carbon negative business by 2030 aligns with our regions expertise and continued investment.

Drax Foundation donates over £320k to support STEM education and community initiatives in UK and North America >
Overview

Corporate office 

Houston is Elimini’s headquarters and also acts as an office for Drax in the US. This office is uniquely positioned to lead the transition to a cleaner, more efficient and more sustainable, lower carbon world, and Drax Group’s ambition to become a carbon negative business by 2030 aligns with our regions expertise and continued investment.

People positive
Drax Foundation donates over £320k to support STEM education and community initiatives in UK and North America >

Glasgow

Drax corporate office 

Overview

Drax corporate office 

Port of Tyne

Port involved in the supply of sustainable biomass pellets to Drax Power Station

Find out more about the Port of Tyne here

Overview

Port involved in the supply of sustainable biomass pellets to Drax Power Station

Find out more about the Port of Tyne here

Ipswich

Our Ipswich office is home to our Customers business, which is principally focused on renewable electricity sales to industrial and corporate customers. We also offer non-generation system support and energy management services, in addition to providing a route to market for many smaller embedded renewable generators.

Find out more about Drax Energy Solutions here.

How we cut energy output in our Ipswich office by 29% >
Overview

Our Ipswich office is home to our Customers business, which is principally focused on renewable electricity sales to industrial and corporate customers. We also offer non-generation system support and energy management services, in addition to providing a route to market for many smaller embedded renewable generators.

Find out more about Drax Energy Solutions here.

Climate positive
How we cut energy output in our Ipswich office by 29% >

London

Drax corporate office

Find out more about our UK operations here.

Port of Baton Rouge

Port involved in the supply of sustainable biomass pellets to Drax Power Station

Find more information about the Port of Baton Rouge here.

Worker in PPE at Drax Power Station
Climate Positive >
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ESG Performance Report >

Port of Mobile

Port involved in the supply of sustainable biomass pellets to Drax Power Station

Find out more about the Port of Mobile here.

 

Worker in PPE at Drax Power Station
Climate Positive >
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ESG Performance Report >

Port of Liverpool

Port involved in the supply of sustainable biomass pellets to Drax Power Station

Acquired by Drax, not owned by Drax

Find out more about Peel Ports here.

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Overview

Port involved in the supply of sustainable biomass pellets to Drax Power Station

Acquired by Drax, not owned by Drax

Find out more about Peel Ports here.

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Ports of Immingham and Hull

Port involved in the supply of sustainable biomass pellets to Drax Power Station

Not owned by Drax

Find out more about the Port of Immingham here

Overview

Port involved in the supply of sustainable biomass pellets to Drax Power Station

Not owned by Drax

Find out more about the Port of Immingham here

Galloway Hydro Scheme

Drax hydro-electric scheme

Acquired by Drax: 2018

Find out more about Galloway Hydro-electric scheme here.

 

Drax
Hydro-electric schemes >
Waterflow outside Glenlee Power Station
How river-powered hydro schemes work >
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A brief history of Scottish hydropower >
Worker in PPE at Drax Power Station
Climate Positive >
Black Water of Dee Restorations
Working with Galloway Glens to boost salmon and trout habitats >
Drax invests £6M in Galloway Hydro Scheme refurbishment >
£1.1m refurbishment of historic Drax hydro power station >
Our Communities >
Female engineer at Drax Power Station
Educational resources >
Drax delivers laptops for learners to ensure Dumfries & Galloway’s students are not left behind in their studies >
Ryan Connelly, apprentice at Drax Group
Drax boosts STEM skills with Galloway apprenticeship >
Galloway Glens initiative visit
Drax announces £100,000 for Galloway Glens initiative >
ESG Performance Report >

Prince George

Corporate office 

Acquired by Drax: 2021

Worker in PPE at Drax Power Station
Climate Positive >
Our Communities >
ESG Performance Report >

Drax Power Station

Drax Power Station generates electricity from sustainable biomass, providing a secure, reliable and flexible source of renewable energy 

Acquired by Drax: 1967

Find out more about Drax Power Station here.

The role of biomass in securing reliable power generation >
BECCS and negative emissions >
Why the Humber represents Britain’s biggest decarbonisation opportunity >
Worker in PPE at Drax Power Station
Climate Positive >
Visit Skylark Centre and Nature Reserve, Drax Power Station >
Our Communities >
Female engineer at Drax Power Station
Educational resources >
The economic impact of Drax in the U.K., U.S. and Canada >
Bridging the skills gap to a net zero future starts with education >
The jobs needed to build a net zero energy future >
Selby College and Drax secure funding to support the green workforce of the future >
Drax to boost skills and training with five-year Selby College partnership >
Drax workers in forest
Biomass sourcing policy >
Drax Power Station, North Yorkshire
IPCC on biomass power generation carbon accounting >
ESG Performance Report >