Media
Here you’ll find the latest Drax Group press releases, a comprehensive media library, as well as informative resources. For more information, contact the media team. Our Annual Report and Regulatory News Announcements can be found in Investors.
Media contacts
| Jessica Gorton | ||
| Press Officer | ||
| +447712677177 | ||
| jessica.gorton@drax.com | ||
Press releases
25 May 2018 - Government Carbon Capture and Storage Team visits Drax Power Station
21 May 2018 - Drax to pilot Europe’s first carbon capture storage project
23 April 2018 - ‘Beast from the East’ exposes reliance on French interconnector
9 April 2018 - UK's biggest power station signs up to Powering Past Coal Alliance
5 April 2018 - Drax hosts Whitehall & Industry Group
8 March 2018 - We stand on the precipice of an electric revolution - Drax Group CEO Will Gardiner's speech to the British Chambers of Commerce
27 February 2018 - Drax Group plc Chief Executive Will Gardiner comments on full year results
21 February 2018 - Britain now produces enough renewable electricity to power the entire country 60 years ago
14 February 2018 - Brothers claim top prizes at apprenticeship awards
13 February 2018 - Northern Powerhouse Minister and Selby MP visit Drax to find out more about Drax Repower
3 February 2018 - Drax Power CEO Andy Koss responds to Skipton to Colne rail route announcement
1 February 2018 - Drax Power CEO Andy Koss responds to ‘Educating the North’ Northern Powerhouse Partnership Report
27 January 2018 - Opus Energy supplied 90% renewable electricity to its customers at no extra cost
18 January 2018 - 9 in 10 London SMEs struggling with productivity [Opus Energy]
17 January 2018 - Drax Group CEO Will Gardiner responds to European Parliament REDII vote
16 January 2018 - Kick start a career in engineering at Drax
11 January 2018 - More local events to discuss gas and battery project [Drax Repower]
5 January 2018 - Drax Group CEO Will Gardiner responds to unabated coal closure consultation
5 January 2018 - Energy is less than 40% of your electricity bill – so what makes up the rest of the cost? [Haven Power]
2 January 2018 - Local people to be consulted on plans for gas-fired power station [Abergelli Power]
27 December 2017 - Great Britain’s lowest carbon Christmas
29 November 2017 - LaSalle BioEnergy begins pellet production [Drax Biomass]
28 November 2017 - Millbrook Power’s application for Development Consent Order accepted for examination
27 November 2017 - Drax Group CEO Dorothy Thompson responds to Industrial Strategy White Paper
27 November 2017 - Drax Power CEO Andy Koss comments on Industrial Strategy White Paper
22 November 2017 - Drax Group CEO Dorothy Thompson responds to Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Budget
15 November 2017 - Britain enters top ten low carbon power league
6 November 2017 - Opus Energy recognised as winning brand for small businesses
2 November 2017 - Drax Biomass receives the Governor's award for excellence in exporting
26 October 2017 - Drax Repower: Chance to give views on gas and battery project
18 October 2017 - Drax generates £1.7bn and supports over 18,500 jobs in the UK
18 October 2017 - New report shows Ipswich-based Haven Power generates £488 million for the UK’s economy
12 October 2017 - Drax Group CEO Dorothy Thompson responds UK government’s Clean Growth Strategy
12 October 2017 - Drax Power CEO Andy Koss responds to National Grid's Winter Outlook Report 2017/18
09 October 2017 - Drax collaborates with academics to meet the UK’s changing energy needs
3 October 2017 - Our UK renewable power generation, at a glance [Opus Energy]
29 September 2017 - Drax Power CEO Andy Koss says innovation could transform the region’s energy sector, as Northern Powerhouse Partnership releases ‘Prime Capabilities’ report
21 September 2017 - Drax Power CEO Andy Koss comments on report finding the North of England generates £91 billion for UK bioeconomy
13 September 2017 - Drax starts planning process for battery storage and gas options on site
13 September 2017 - Haven Power reaches new heights
17 August 2017 - Emissions from electric vehicles fall by two thirds thanks to greener electricity generation
28 July 2017 - CEO Dorothy Thompson comments on Forest2Market report showing increasing demand for wood fibre leads to forest growth
27 July 2017 - Powering the Northern Powerhouse
24 July 2017 - Exciting Government initiative will unlock innovation, according to Drax Group CEO
14 July 2017 - York pupils ride into first place in £10,000 schools STEM challenge
10 July 2017 - Drax meets community representatives in Eye [Progress Power]
07 July 2017 - Parkinson Lane Primary are 2017 Drax Cup champions
30 June 2017 - LEON works with Opus Energy to get 100% solar power
13 June 2017 – Carlton pupils attend pop-up Drax virtual tour
6 June 2017 - Drax Biomass awarded prestigious Lantern Award
18 May 2017 - Millbrook Power seeks local views about power station project
11 May 2017 – Seasonal deployment – powering the clean energy revolution whatever the weather
3 April 2017 - Drax Biomass submits winning bid for central Louisiana pellet manufacturing facility
15 March 2017 - Nikki Flanders announced as Chief Operating Officer of Opus Energy
6 March 2017 - Drax Biomass, American Forest Foundation launch initiative to support private landowners in NE Louisiana, SE Arkansas
06 Mar 2017 – Fun science in the woods for families
09 Feb 2017 – Power sector’s carbon emissions at 60-year low as coal generation falls dramatically
29 December 2016 - Renewable energy makes it the UK's greenest Christmas
19 December 2016 - Drax given green light to complete biomass upgrade, saving 12 million tonnes of carbon every year
01 December 2016 - Drax opens apprenticeship opportunity for 2017
14 Nov 2016 - More than 50% of Britain’s electricity now low carbon according to ground-breaking new report
07 Sep 2016 Drax generates £1.2bn and over 14,000 jobs for the economy says new report from Oxford Economics
16 Feb 2016 - Consumers could save £2 billion if green light given for reform of energy generation auctions
01 Feb 2016 - Drax competition celebrates release of special edition Hornby biomass wagons
01 Oct 2015 - Will Gardiner appointed Drax Finance Director
25 Sep 2015 - Drax announces plan to end further investment in White Rose Carbon Capture & Storage project
20 Aug 2015 - Creative crafts at Drax Summer Art Schools
24 Jul 2015 - Nearly a third would pay more to go green but value for money is key
09 Jul 2015 - New milestone reached in biomass supply chain
25 Jun 2015 - Five stars for safety
23 Jun 2015 - Drax is a winner in the RoSPA Awards 2015
17 Jun 2015 - Drax to save 20 millionth tonne of carbon through use of sustainable biomass
26 May 2015 - Haven power signs £520m deal with Thames Water
07 Apr 2015 - Family fun at Easter Eggstravaganza
24 Jul 2014 - Drax welcomes DECC carbon calculator’s contribution to sustainable biomass debate
Drax Group plc announcements
Selected Drax Group plc announcements to the London Stock exchange including financial results and director changes. For a comprehensive feed of all RNS items published since 2005 visit Investors. Links to annual reporting publications are also included here.
25 April 2018 - AGM statement
20 April 2018 - Share Repurchase Programme
21 March 2018 - Annual report and accounts 2017
21 March 2018 - Sustainability reporting 2017
27 February 2018 – Full year results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2017
20 February 2018 - Notice of Preliminary Results announcement, presentation and webcast arrangements
17 January 2018 - Fourth biomass unit conversion
12 December 2017 - Trading Update
27 October 2017 - Appointment of Interim Chief Financial Officer
21 September 2017 - Will Gardiner to succeed Dorothy Thompson as Chief Executive of Drax Group
19 July 2017 - Directorate change – appointment of new non-executive director
19 July 2017 - Half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2017
15 June 2017 - Capital Markets Event and Trading Update
26 April 2017 - Completion of Acquisition of Louisiana Pellets
21 April 2017 - Pricing of offering of senior secured notes due 2022
13 April 2017 - AGM Statement
10 March 2017 - Mailing of Annual Report to Shareholders
16 February 2017 - Preliminary results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2016
10 February 2017 - Completion of the acquisition of Opus Energy Group Limited
Resources
Discover the steps we take to ensure our wood pellet supply chain is better for our forests, our planet and our future
Joint letter to the Chancellor on the importance of carbon pricing for a competitive, productive and sustainable UK economy
Historical Perspective on the Relationship between Demand and Forest Productivity in the US South [Forest2Market, July 2017]
