The Drax power station near Selby in north Yorkshire burns imported wood pellets The government has agreed a new funding arrangement with the controversial wood-burning Drax power station that it ...

The government has agreed a new funding arrangement with the controversial wood-burning Drax power station that it says will cut subsidies in half. The power station, a converted coal plant in ...

The Government has slashed the subsidies granted to Drax power station by half and issued a stark warning that "unabated biomass" does not represent a long-term solution for the UK's energy needs.

The Government has halved subsidies it gives to the Drax power station and warned that the use of “unabated biomass” is not a long-term solution for the UK’s energy needs. The power station ...

The UK has announced new subsidies for Drax, the country’s largest power station, despite a long-running battle over whether the wood pellets it burns for fuel are environmentally sustainable.

The energy company runs the controversial biomass power station in Selby, which produces around five per cent of the UK’s electricity. The Government recently agreed a bridging deal with Drax ...

Drax power station canteen workers employed by Baxter Storey have secured a five per cent pay rise for 2025. The predominantly female workforce took strike action last year and won a 19 per cent ...

Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire has secured a new funding agreement with the government. The UK Government has published a statement setting out the key elements of a non-binding heads of terms ...

In a written ministerial statement, Energy Minister Michael Shanks said the amount of subsidies paid to Drax would be halved, the power plant will play “a much more limited role in the system ...

The government has agreed a new funding arrangement with the controversial wood-burning Drax power station that it says will cut subsidies in half. The power station, a converted coal plant in north ...

The contribution to energy bills from a government deal with a biomass electricity provider will fall in the coming years as subsidies are cut under a new agreement. The Department for Energy ...