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  • Europe's largest biomass plant to grow with fourth renewable unit

    19 January 2018

    The owner of the largest biomass power station in Europe is to convert a fourth partly coal-fired unit to biomass energy generation this year, following a UK government decision on a national renewables incentive scheme.

  • Drax produces 65% of electricity from biomass, boosting profits

    20 February 2017

    Drax Group, which operates the UK's largest coal fired power station, produced 65% of its energy from renewable biomass in 2016, making it the country's single biggest generator of renewable energy.

  • Drax halts further investment in £1bn carbon capture project after subsidy cuts

    25 September 2015

    Drax Group, which owns the UK's largest power station is halting further spending on its £1 billion ($1.53 billion) carbon capture storage (CCS) project, blaming the country's "drastically different" investment landscape for renewable energy.

  • UK government faces legal challenge over cuts to CCL

    03 September 2015

    The UK government is to face legal action over its plan to cut the climate change levy (CCL) exemption, a tax exemption for renewable energy, from two UK businesses affected by the decision.