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
| Matt Willey | Ali Lewis | Jessica Gorton |
| Head of External Affairs | Head of News | Press Officer |
| +441757 612285 | +441757 612165 | +441757 612848 |
| +447711 376087 | +447712677177 | |
| matt.willey@drax.com | ali.lewis@drax.com | jessica.gorton@drax.com |
Press releases
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
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
07 July 2017 - Parkinson Lane Primary are 2017 Drax Cup champions
13 June 2017 – Carlton pupils attend pop-up Drax virtual tour
11 May 2017 – Seasonal deployment – powering the clean energy revolution whatever the weather
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
Resources