The initiative, backed by a grant from the Drax Foundation, will fund a series of hands-on sessions aimed at building core STEM skills, boosting students’ confidence in applying those skills, and developing workplace competencies such as teamwork, problem solving and communication.
In support of EDT and Drax’s shared ambition to address the underrepresentation of women in STEM, the programme will also deliver targeted support to a cohort of 30 girls. This will include an industry challenge supported by dedicated mentors, as well as access to information on careers within the renewable energy sector and the pathways to enter those roles.
Jane Breach, Drax Foundation Manager, said:
“At Drax, we are passionate about supporting young people to develop the skills they need to play a part in the energy transition and a green future. We are proud to partner with EDT to deliver engaging, hands-on STEM experiences that will inspire students across Yorkshire.
“We’re especially pleased to support a focused programme for girls, helping to break down barriers and encourage greater gender diversity in STEM careers.”
Julie Feest, CEO at EDT, added:
“Climate change and sustainability are key concerns for the young people EDT works with, so we are excited to be able to offer them an insight into Drax – the UK’s largest single source of renewable electricity.
“Grant funding from the Drax Foundation will help to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders and equip them with the skills needed to engineer a more sustainable future.”
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About Drax
Drax’s purpose is to enable a zero carbon, lower cost energy future. Our strategic aims are to be a global leader in both carbon removals and sustainable biomass pellet production, and to be a UK leader in dispatchable, renewable generation.
Our operations
Drax owns and operates a portfolio of flexible, low-carbon and renewable UK power assets – biomass, hydro, and pumped storage generation – which provide dispatchable power and system support services to the electricity grid.
We are the UK’s largest source of renewable power by output, and Drax Power Station is the UK’s largest single source of renewable electricity by output.
Through our pellet production facilities in North America, Drax is a leading integrated producer of sustainable biomass. Drax has 18 operational and development pellet production sites which will have a nameplate capacity of around 5.4 million tonnes once expansions are complete.
Drax supplies renewable electricity to UK industrial and commercial customers, offering a range of energy-related services including energy optimisation, as well as electric vehicle strategy and management.
Our future
Drax is progressing options for carbon removals using bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology globally and at our UK biomass power station. We are progressing plans to develop 7 million tonnes of carbon removals through BECCS by 2030.
In 2024, we launched Elimini, a US-based company to lead our global efforts to deliver carbon removals at scale. Elimini’s purpose is to remove carbon for good. To achieve this, it is convening engineers, environmentalists, communities, investors, and innovators to scale the market for carbon removals, with the aspiration of transforming our economies from carbon emitters to carbon removers. For more information, visit elimini.com.
