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

3000
employees

38
locations

3.1 Mt
pellets produced

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

Climate
positive

Nature
positive

People
positive

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

Across North America, the Group has 18 operational pellet plants and developments, with nameplate production capacity of around 5 million tonnes a year.

The Group also aims to build on its BECCS innovation at Drax Power Station with a target to deliver 4 million tonnes of negative CO2 emissions each year from new-build BECCS outside of the UK by 2030 and is currently developing models for North American and European markets.

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, which supplies five percent of the country’s electricity needs.

 

 

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 18 operational pellet plants and developments, with nameplate production capacity of around 5 million tonnes a year.

Glasgow

Northampton

Our Northampton office is home to our Customer business, Opus Energy. Opus Energy has supplied businesses and other organisations since 2002 and currently energises over 225,000 UK premises. By providing renewable source electricity as standard, plus energy services, we’re helping customers achieve their sustainability goals.

Find out more about Opus Energy here. 

Overview

Our Northampton office is home to our Customer business, Opus Energy. Opus Energy has supplied businesses and other organisations since 2002 and currently energises over 225,000 UK premises. By providing renewable source electricity as standard, plus energy services, we’re helping customers achieve their sustainability goals.

Find out more about Opus Energy here. 

Climate positive

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.

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

Daldowie fuel plant

Port of Liverpool

Acquired by Drax
Not owned by Drax

Find out more about Peel Ports here.

Overview

Acquired by Drax
Not owned by Drax

Find out more about Peel Ports here.

Ports of Immingham and Hull

Galloway Hydro Scheme

Drax Power Station