LONDON: As the coronavirus pandemic undermines the production of cleaner renewable fuels, the UK’s biggest electricity plant is close to using only biomass following a bumpy transition away from coal.
The Drax operation, providing four million households with electricity, sees CO2 emitted from burnt wood captured by newly planted trees. “More than 10 years ago, Drax was looking at its future … and the UK, at the same time, was looking about how it could deliver its climate change objectives,” recalls Drax chief executive Will Gardiner.
The Drax plant imports from North America 80% of the wood that it burns, although Gardiner stresses that the company uses branches that otherwise would “rot in the fields and emit CO2”.The International Energy Agency last week said in a joint report that “Covid-19 is intensifying the urgent need to expand sustainable energy solutions worldwide” – a timely boost for companies like Drax amid ongoing criticism regarding their net contribution in helping to tackle climate change.
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