Drax Group

💡 To keep the lights on and ensure security of supply, we need a mixture of power sources that provide dispatchable, flexible electricity that’s ready to go whilst ensuring the transition away from fossil fuels. 💭 Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (#BECCS) is a unique #carbonremoval technology that can generate renewable power, while removing carbon from the atmosphere. 📺 Learn more in the animation below. 🔗 Or via this link: https://lnkd.in/gnhuTf2k

A special rail event to mark the 50th anniversary of Drax Power Station has raised over £30,000 for Martin House Children's Hospice, a charity that provides hospice care for children and young people with life-limiting illnesses across Yorkshire. 🛤️ 🤝 In partnership with DB Cargo, GB Railfreight, Freightliner Heavy Haul (Freightliner Group Ltd) and the Branch Line Society, the rail event saw three unique passenger train services operate on the Drax Power Station loop, which is usually restricted to freight trains for the transportation of sustainable biomass. 🌿 👥 Plus, the event included naming ceremonies, where two of the current class 66 locomotives which supply Drax Power Station were named Yorkshire Rose and Drax Power Station 50. 🚆 👉 Learn more in our latest press release: https://lnkd.in/ePcDst8Z

🌍 At Drax, our purpose is to enable a zero carbon, lower cost energy future. We’re collectively committed to making a tangible impact on the climate challenge we all face, while ensuring energy security and maximising benefit to society. 💬 We asked our colleagues: What motivates you to be part of Drax? 👥 From working towards a #NetZero future, to knowing we’re making a positive difference in our communities, our colleagues share their motivations. Together, we make it happen. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eHcN29Kk

🚢 In celebration of Drax Power Station’s 50th anniversary, we recently launched and named a new Ultrabulk A/S bulk carrier, the ‘Ultra Yorkshire’. We’re proud of our strong and longstanding partnership with our largest freight provider, Ultrabulk. They play a key role in our biomass supply chain, helping to ensure we keep the lights on for millions of homes and businesses across the UK. 💡 Mark Gibbens, Drax Group’s Head of Logistics, recently said about the partnership: “We are honoured that Ultrabulk allowed us to name the Ultra Yorkshire as part of Drax Power Station’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Drax Power Station has kept the lights on for millions of homes and businesses across the UK over the years and, following its conversion to biomass generation, companies in our supply chain like Ultrabulk have become critical to its continued operation.” 💬 🗞️ Learn more in our recent press release: https://lnkd.in/gcF5M_9j

At Drax, we have plans to expand our existing Cruachan pumped storage facility in Scotland through the construction of a new 600 MW plant. 🛠️ This exciting project will help make net zero a reality in the UK, while enhancing energy security and supporting jobs across the nation. ⚡ 👥 In this video, our Development Manager, Steve Marshall, speaks about the expansion project and what it will mean for the UK. 📺 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eWX7pzNn

⚡ This year, Drax Power Station is celebrating 50 years of bringing power to millions of homes across the UK. Over the past 50 years, we’ve come a long way from coal to sustainable biomass, generating renewable, flexible and dispatchable power. We’re proud to contribute £358 million to the local economy and support around 2,500 jobs. 👥 💡 Looking to the future, we have a world-leading ambition to be carbon negative by 2030 with our plans to deploy #BECCS - our aim is to store eight million tonnes of carbon dioxide. 🌍 ➡️ In this recent Yorkshire Post article, our colleagues speak about why they enjoy working for Drax, how we support our #communities, our plans for BECCS and more: https://lnkd.in/gRxe2izU

The #DraxFoundation has donated £300,000 to help combat UK fuel poverty. 💡 This new funding has been allocated to the Fuel Bank Foundation, National Energy Action (NEA) and ALIenergy (Argyll, Lomond and the Islands Energy Agency), three organisations that support those affected by household energy insecurity in our communities across the UK. 👥 🤝 Speaking about this new funding, our Head of Community, Shona King, said: “These grants build upon the Drax Foundation’s strong record in supporting the communities where we operate. The £300,000 in grants for NEA, ALIenergy and Fuel Bank Foundation will help to address the critical issue of fuel poverty within the communities where we operate by providing education for school students, financial support for those in need and provisions for those in isolated off-grid homes.” 💬 ➡️ Learn more in our latest press release: https://lnkd.in/eaAAAnyw

We’re pleased to share that all DB Cargo (UK) Limited trains that transport our sustainable biomass to Drax Power Station will be powered by environmentally friendly Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO). 🛤️ This is part of our efforts to reduce our supply chain emissions, helping to achieve our ambition of becoming carbon negative by 2030. 🌍 DB Cargo UK currently transports around 4.5 million tonnes of biomass pellets to Drax Power Station each year - it's estimated that switching from traditional red diesel to HVO will save over 12,000 tonnes of carbon each year, equivalent to 30 million miles worth of car journeys. 🌿 🚗 👉 Read more in our latest press release: https://lnkd.in/eXNmgBqZ

⚡ Increased levels of intermittent renewables, coupled with price volatility over the past 5 years means Cruachan Power Station continues to have have an important role to play in the UK's generation portfolio. 📈 In recent years increased generation, storage and time operating have all helped increase demand. 🛠️ Our plans to expand Cruachan's existing operations and create a new-build pumped storage site will see this capacity increase to 1.1GW by 2030. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eed66Jbb

💡 This year, Drax Power Station is celebrating half a century of bringing power to millions of homes across the UK. Speaking about the milestone, our Plant Director, Bruce Heppenstall, said: ‘As we come into our half century, we look back with pride at what’s been achieved. But we also look forward to what our legacy will be.’ 💬 Having transitioned from coal to sustainable biomass, contributing millions to the local economy and supporting thousands of jobs, we’re now looking to the future. ⚡ We have plans to develop bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (#BECCS) at Drax with a target to capture and permanently store eight million tonnes of carbon per year - equivalent to cancelling all annual flight departures from Heathrow. 🌍 ✈️ 👉 Read more in this new Yorkshire Post article: https://lnkd.in/eF7-fEje