Drax is the biggest polluter for 11th year in a row but supplier says report authors aren't accounting correctly

Why is the government feeding hundreds of millions of pounds to Drax, instead of axing it?

The evidence against the Drax power station is damning, yet the government wants to continue its massive public funding, says campaigner Dale Vince

In a major policy shift, South Korea announced Dec. 18 that it will end renewable energy subsidies for new biomass projects, as well as for state-owned coal and biomass cofired power plants starting i...

Analysts say Britain’s biggest power plant in line to earn £458.6m a year under new government subsidy contract Britain’s biggest power plant will continue to earn more than £1m a day from burning wood pellets under a new government subsidy contract designed to halve its financial support, according to analysts. The Drax power plant in North Yorkshire is in line to earn £458.6m a year between 2027 and 2031 after the government agreed to extend its subsidies beyond 2026, according to analysts at Ember, a climate thinktank. Continue reading...