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7 years

⚫️ ⚫️ The carbon intensity of #Britain ’s electricity ⚡️ was almost 600g/kWh in 2012 👷🏼👩🏼‍🏭 It's already halved, making 🇬🇧 one of the least carbon-intense power systems on #earth 🌍 #CleanGrowth #cop23 #PoweringPastCoal @beisgovuk

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A world first for #Yorkshire .

Carbon dioxide now being captured in first of its kind BECCS pilot

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⚡️ 'The 100 years from coal to clean power', by @iain_staffell @IC_CEP 📆 Read more in #ElectricInsights Quarterly, out Monday 17 February 📧 Subscribe:

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🌬 For the first time ever yesterday, amid #StormBella , more than half of Great Britain’s #electricity was generated by the #wind ☔️ 5️⃣0️⃣.6️⃣7️⃣% of power was produced by wind turbines ⚡️ Previous record of 50% set on 21 August 👉🏾 (👀 by @I__like__eggs )

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Great Britain has just had its first two days straight with no #coal -fired power generation for 135 years. To mark the new record, we take a look at how countries around Europe are kicking their coal habit: #PoweringPastCoal

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4 years

Carbon Capture by Drax is a cutting-edge decarbonisation technology. It will deliver a new world-leading green industry for Yorkshire and the Humber, helping to create and support 49,000 jobs. Because when we decarbonise, we can revitalise.

Discover the power of Carbon Capture by Drax

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6 years

WORLD FIRST!

Carbon dioxide now being captured in first of its kind BECCS pilot

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3 years

The expansion of Cruachan Power Station is a critical step towards a net zero electricity grid and net zero economy in Scotland and the UK as a whole. 🏞 Explore Cruachan 2

Drax kickstarts planning process to expand iconic ‘Hollow Mountain’

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7 years

50% of the country’s electricity came from #wind , #solar , #hydro , #nuclear and #biomass in 2017. Renewables alone produced enough to power 1958

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4 years

📍 As a US-UK sustainable energy company, we stand together against #ClimateChange , says Will Gardiner. 🇺🇸🇬🇧 How #NegativeEmissions technologies are a critical example of the innovation & collaboration needed to reach #NetZero , writes CEO @ddwg . ⚡️🌍

Standing together against climate change

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6 years

What's a cooling tower? 🎥

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6 years

16.5 degrees is the Goldilocks temperature for the Brits – not hot enough for air-con, not too cold to put the heating on 🌡 In March we saw how the Beast from the East caused a surge in demand, now the long summer heatwave is doing the same ☀️😎🍦

How the heatwave affects electricity demand - Drax Global

Heatwave electricity demand surges as we battle to keep cool

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4 years

📉 Lowest electricity grid carbon intensity ever. ⚡️ 34g CO2/kWh beats previous record 43g. 🇬🇧💡👉🏾 #ElectricInsights

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5 years

Being carbon negative means we would be removing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than we will produce from our operations, creating a negative carbon footprint for Drax ➡️ #carbonnegative #COP25

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7 years

At the centre of Drax Power Station, in a corner of the cavernous turbine hall, is a white box. And what happens inside this box is one of the most advanced engineering projects in the country. See inside here ➡️

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7 years

Breaking renewable records is becoming the new normal for Britain’s electricity system ⚡️💡⚡️

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5 years

Drax is the first company in the world to announce an ambition to be carbon negative by 2030 and we are confident we can achieve it - pioneering new technology is what we do best. #carbonnegative #COP25 Find out more ➡️

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6 years

🇬🇧 ⚫️ 📉 Every summer Great Britain uses less and less #coal This June the fossil fuel’s share of the #electricity mix dipped below 1% for the first time ever – for 12 days it dropped all the way to zero. #PoweringPastCoal

Great Britain is almost ready for coal-free summers - Drax Global

Coal accounted for less than 1% of the country’s electricity in June. Will the rest of the world follow its lead?

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5 years

A new #wind power record has been set on Great Britain’s power system. Last night wind turbines generated 55.74% of #electricity demand just before 2am. Previous record was 52.4% set on 4 September 2019. Explore in #ElectricInsights . ➡️ HT @tobithomas96

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5 years

🆕 Drax @Equinor & @NationalGriduk Ventures announce zero carbon partnership 🗞 1st major response from industry to @theCCCuk 's #NetZeroUK report 🇬🇧 Could deliver 1st zero carbon cluster & help UK be at heart of global #energy revolution ➡️ 🌿⚡️🏭➡️💦⬇️🕳

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9 months

Following the devastating earthquake in Japan last week, our Communities in Crisis Fund has donated YEN3,500,000 (almost £20,000) to Japan Red Cross @JRCS_PR to support them in their relief and recovery efforts across the region. We send our deepest condolences to those who

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⚡️🇬🇧💡🏔⚡️🏡💡🌇⚡️ Completion of deal means Drax will play bigger role at heart of Great Britain’s energy system ➡️ #EnergyFuture

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7 years

'Different campaigners tried to stop the expansion of these #renewable sources of electricity' -- @TonyJuniper

Giving up coal - Drax Global

Tony Juniper questions if using biomass can be the right thing to do for forests and climate change.

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6 years

"It's unlike anything I've been in or seen before."

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8 years

4 firsts for Britain’s power system

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7 years

The more wood we use, the more #forests grow. So says a new report looking at the forests of the US South.

Active management of forests increases growth and carbon storage - Drax Global

The more wood we use, the more forests grow. So says a new report looking at the forests of the US South.

www.drax.com

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7 years

When the ☀️ was up at the end of March, solar panels briefly powered a fifth of the country 🇬🇧

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4 years

𝗨𝗞 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 📉 UK decarbonised at fastest rate in last decade 🌍 Emissions fell twice as quickly as any other major economy ⚡️👉🏽 #ElectricInsights

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5 years

Our half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2019. 📊 Strong earnings, dividend and cash flow 🙌🏽 Full year expectations unchanged Read ➡️

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7 years

How Great Britain’s breakthrough year for #renewables could have powered the past

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6 years

Can you smell a storm coming? ☀️🌤⛅️🌥🌦⛈

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6 years

Have you ever heard the crackle of electricity underneath some power lines? This is why electricity makes a sound ⚡️🔈

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7 years

'When it comes to the exit from #coal , cleaner alternatives must be brought forward to replace it, including #wind and #solar power' -- @TonyJuniper

Giving up coal - Drax Global

Tony Juniper questions if using biomass can be the right thing to do for forests and climate change.

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6 years

What does it mean when your energy supplier offers 100% renewable electricity? ⚡️☀️☀️🌿🌬🔌 This ➡️

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4 years

Yesterday was the lowest carbon day in Great Britain’s electricity history, averaging at 61g CO2/kWh vs the previous record of 76g set on 17 August 2019. 📊🌅🌬 #ElectricInsights

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⛔️ We're going to stop using #coal well ahead of the 🇬🇧 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ deadline ↩️ Marking a major milestone in our transformation 📉 To become a world-leading #CarbonNegative company by 2030 Drax 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣9️⃣ results: $DRX

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6 years

⚡️⚡️⚡️ 🆕 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Drax to pilot Europe’s first carbon capture storage project Read ➡️

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4 years

Drax is in good shape: 🎯 Generating good returns for shareholders with an increased dividend 💡 Keeping the lights on 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Supporting our employees, customers and communities during the Covid crisis 👉🏽 $DRX

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6 years

Drax is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire Scottish Power’s portfolio of pumped storage, hydro and gas-fired generation for £702 million in cash from Iberdrola, subject to Drax shareholder approval. $DRX

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5 years

⚡️⏳ It usually takes decades to shift the energy sector supply mix. This animation shows how Britain’s power system is rewriting the rule book. ⏭✅ #ElectricInsights #decarbonisation #renewableenergy #renewables #sustainableenergy #electricity #energysystem #UKenergy

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5 years

Two new #wind power records were broken in Great Britain yesterday. 1️⃣ Instantaneous electricity production (see: ) 2️⃣ Greatest share of power produced in a day (44.26%) beating Monday 9 December. Stay safe today! HT @tobithomas96

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4 years

With just an hour to go, today has had the lowest average emissions on the GB power system. 🏅 Record to beat is 76g CO2/kWh. 💡 Today so far is 64g CO2/kWh. 🕰 As for a stark comparison, a decade ago today 🇬🇧 was at 449g CO2/kWh. ➡️ #ElectricInsights ⚡️

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8 years

"Mind the gap" Drax CEO @DThompsonCBE writes about #HinkleyPoint Read:

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5 years

🚀 Fuel cells aren't just for space ships... 👀⚡️🤓 📚 Find out more about how they could have a key role to play in decarbonisation and #NetZero ⤵️

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8 years

#Nuclear #Biomass #Interconnectors #Hydro #Wind #Solar #Gas #Coal Where 🇬🇧 power came from during Q4 2016

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6 years

Will air conditioners soon become the norm in Britain? @nationalgriduk expects that the peak load from air conditioners will triple in the coming decade ❄️

How the heatwave affects electricity demand - Drax Global

Heatwave electricity demand surges as we battle to keep cool

www.drax.com

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6 years

Danger, high voltage! ⚡️ The changing nature of Great Britain’s energy supply means voltage management is trickier than ever. This is how it's done.

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5 years

Great Britain's #wind power record smashed again. 15.81 GW recorded at 12.46pm by #ElectricInsights and spotted by @Stink_192 . Beats Thursday's 15.68 GW spotted by @SpeakSarahSpeak . 🌬💨⚡️➡️

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4 years

Our strategic focus remains on: 🌿 Expanding #biomass self-supply 📉 Reducing biomass costs 🌍 Progressing #NegativeEmissions options to meet our world-leading ambition to be #CarbonNegative by 2030 👉🏽 $DRX

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7 years

#Biomass is only sustainable & renewable when NOT sourced from old growth, primary forest/protected biodiverse areas

Making woody biomass truly sustainable

Biomass is only sustainable and renewable when sourced from responsibly managed forests that are growing, not from old growth, primary forest or protected biodiverse areas. And this should be...

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6 years

#Renewables rollout: How much progress is your country making? 🌿💦☀️💨 All will be revealed at the UK Pavilion at #COP24 on Wednesday morning. 🕙🇬🇧 Charts: @iain_staffell @IC_CEP & @from_E4tech Event: @Grantham_IC @andykoss @DrSimEvans @An_Skowron

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Britain has a new #renewables peak power record of 19.3 GW! ☀️ 7.6 GW 🌲 2 GW 💨 9.5 GW 💦 0.2 GW

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6 years

Wind was the biggest source of Great Britain's electricity over the last 7 days. Thermal plant, storage and interconnectors helped to balance the system and carbon emissions were lower than usual for the time of year -- 157 g/kWh. 🌬⚡️ #wind #renewables

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4 years

From the dust of the Permian Basin, we explore the history and future of #carboncapture . 💭🔐⚡️⤵️

Can carbon capture take the UK beyond net zero? - Drax Global

Carbon capture is finally ready to transform energy and industries, helping the UK reach net zero emissions by 2050 and the world tackle climate change.

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7 years

Getting a clearer picture of what’s happening in our planet’s forests

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5 years

Sustainable #biomass 🌿 delivers both a decarbonised economy and healthy #forests 🌲🌳🌲

Responsible Sourcing - Drax Global

A policy for biomass sourcing from sustainable forests.

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6 years

Where does global #electricity ⚡️ go next? ➡️ #COP24 #COP24Katowice #CleanGrowth

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8 years

Each unit of #electricity produced now contains less than half the #carbon it did four years ago

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7 years

What happens when 26 million people leave the TV, boil a kettle, flush the loo and use the toaster? 💦☕️🍞📺⚡️💡

7 of the biggest TV moments in UK electricity history | Drax

What happens when 26 million people make a cup of tea? Some of the biggest surges of electricity demand the UK has ever seen.

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6 years

How low carbon can Britain’s electricity go? As low as zero carbon still seems a long way off but every year records continue to be broken for all types of renewable electricity. 2018 was no different.

Can Great Britain keep breaking renewable records? - Drax Global

2018 was another record-breaking year for renewable electricity and decarbonisation but challenges lie ahead in 2019 and beyond.

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7 years

While #bitcoin may be heralded as a saviour from the monopolies of big banks, what does its incredible appetite for #electricity spell for the world’s power networks? 💲🔌📈

Bitcoin’s electricity consumption problem - Drax Global

Cryptocurrency mining is on the rise and it’s sucking up a lot of electricity. Can supply keep up?

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7 years

Without reactive power, electricity wouldn’t get from the power station to your plug

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8 years

Of #renewables deployed at scale, biomass presents the most value. Less funding is required for more power produced

More power per pound - Drax Global

Ofgem figures highlight the value of coal-to-biomass upgrades. Drax units produce power for half the support received by other large scale renewables

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6 years

Great Britain is being powered by a 47% mix of #renewables right now

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2 months

🛤️ We’re pleased to announce that all @DBCargoUK trains delivering our sustainable biomass to Drax Power Station will switch to run on environmentally friendly Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO). This is part of our efforts to reduce our supply chain emissions, helping to achieve

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Great Britain’s power system reached its lowest ever instantaneous carbon dioxide emissions intensity at 2.40am this morning — 51g/kWh — beating the previous low of 56g on 2 Oct 2017. ➡️

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5 years

📈 Strong growth in profits 🧑🏽‍💼 In line with consensus 🎯 Delivering an increased dividend for shareholders Drax 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣9️⃣ results: $DRX

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4 years

Employees 👨🏼‍🔧👩🏽‍🏭👷🏼 at the UK’s largest power station will show their support & appreciation for the heroic efforts of those within the #NHS 💙 during the #Covid19 crisis by turning one of Drax’s cooling towers blue at 8pm tonight #ClapForCarers

Drax workers' blue light support for NHS - Drax Global

Employees at the UK’s largest power station will show their support and appreciation for the heroic efforts of those within the NHS during the Covid-19 crisis by turning one of Drax’s cooling towers...

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7 years

Why you shouldn’t be surprised by another record-breaking quarter for renewable energy ⚡️🌊🌲☀️📈🔌🇬🇧

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1 year

Today, we were delighted to welcome Stephen Flynn MP @StephenFlynnSNP and Brendan O’Hara MP @BrendanOHaraMP to Cruachan Power Station. 👥 Our team thoroughly enjoyed giving them a tour of the power station, showing them the underground cavern, turbine hall, dam and upper

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This coincides with the visit of @HumzaYousaf , Scotland’s First Minister, to Cruachan Power Station, where he underlined his call for the UK Government “to provide an appropriate market mechanism for hydro power and other long duration energy storage technologies.” 💬

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5 years

Great Britain’s power system reached its lowest ever instantaneous carbon dioxide emissions intensity at 3.24pm this afternoon — 39g/kWh — as #renewables generated 67% of electricity (87% low carbon), beating previous low of 51g at 2.40am on 11/8/19. ➡️

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6 years

The temperatures, wind and blizzards that hit Great Britain for six days between February and March proved a test for the electricity system. The evening of 1 March saw demand reach 53.3 GW, its highest peak in three years 📈

The night shift - Drax Global

How a power station keeps the lights on when all the lights are off. Electricity is a 24-hour need, but the life of a power station by night is very different to that by day.

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In 2018, 53% of Great Britain’s electricity was produced from low carbon sources, inc. both #renewables and #nuclear generation, up from 50% in 2017. The increase in #lowcarbon shoved #fossilfuels generation down to just 47% of the country’s overall mix.

Can Great Britain keep breaking renewable records? - Drax Global

2018 was another record-breaking year for renewable electricity and decarbonisation but challenges lie ahead in 2019 and beyond.

www.drax.com

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🌬💨⚡️🇬🇧 More #wind power than #coal and #gas combined in Great Britain during February. ➡️ #ElectricInsights #renewables (HT @tobithomas96 )

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Wow. Electricity generation for February: 8.59 TWh Wind 6.63 TWh Gas 0.98TWh Coal First month that Wind has beaten Gas AND first month wind has beaten gas and coal combined. @Draxnews

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'We may well be witnessing the start of Britain’s first #coal -free summer since the Victorian era,' writes @tomkido1604 @UtilityWeek whose interview with @JulianLeslie6 @ng_eso is a must-read for anyone interested in #electricity #power #energy or #netzero

The power grid in lockdown: A glimpse of the future - Utility Week

As the coronavirus lockdown dampens demand and creates headaches for the electricity system operator (ESO) at National Grid, its head of networks Julian Leslie talks to Utility Week about the actions...

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“We’re focused on working together to make the progress required for us to tackle #climatechange and enable a zero carbon, lower cost #energy future.” -- CEO Will Gardiner comments on a Drax WORLD FIRST

Carbon dioxide now being captured in first of its kind BECCS pilot

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British Sun Beats Natural Gas to Provide Most Electricity ☀️ #Solar power climbs near record over sunny holiday weekend ☀️ U.K. solar capacity set to expand 38 percent in five years via @business Story by @rachelmorison GIF by @hellococomo

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On Friday, Britain had its second 24 hours without coal-fired power generation since 1882. See how it happened, at Electric Insights: 🇬🇧⚡️6️⃣/4️⃣/1️⃣8️⃣ averages: ⚫️ 0GW 🔥💨☢️⇆💦🌲☀️ 35GW HT: @beisgovuk via

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The UK is already #PoweringPastCoal with its second coal-free day since 1880 last week. @ClairePerryMP talks to @abcnews about the UK’s leadership in tackling climate change ahead of her speech at the @BloombergNEF Future of Energy Summit in NYC tomorrow:

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Based on Arup’s analysis, #biomass is most affordable source of large-scale renewable power after onshore wind

New report shows biomass industry driving costs down

This week new research by Imperial Consultants commissioned by Drax found that for the first time in its 130-year-old history, more than half of the electricity in England, Scotland and Wales has...

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Great Britain’s lowest carbon Christmas ⚡️ Press release ⚡️

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Britain’s electricity was completely #coal -free for nearly six days over the last quarter

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📈Strong growth in EBITDA, up 35%, delivering an increased dividend, up 12.5%, 6.4p per share ⚡️Good progress with strategic initiatives, advancing our position as key to achieving #NetZeroUK ambitions; delivering #CleanGrowth , new #jobs and export opportunities - $DRX H1 results

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🏭 Almost 50 years of #coal power generation at #Drax is expected to end in March 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ ⚫️ Years in advance of the UK’s 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ deadline 🗞 Press release: 🏦 Announcement: $DRX #energy

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🛤️ We are thrilled to share that our special rail event, in celebration of Drax Power Station's 50th anniversary, has raised £30,000 for @MartinHouseCH . 🤝 With the help of our partners, @DBCargoUK , @GBRailfreight , Freightliner Heavy Haul @RailFreight , and @BLSFixtures , three

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Last night Great Britain achieved a truely low carbon power system — going below the grid carbon target of @theCCCuk . The 66g CO2-eq/kWh grid was momentary, however, due to it being a windy weekend night with low electricity demand. Explore here:

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🌬💨⚡️ New record: Percentage of power produced in Great Britain by #wind . 5️⃣7️⃣.3️⃣2️⃣% 👉🏾

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A new wind record! 57.32% of GB electricity was being produced by wind at 5.30am last night. Looks like we have no coal for the first time this year. @Draxnews

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8 years

Barlow nature reserve opens every weekend this summer from June 4th!

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6 years

The practice laps are over, the lights have signalled and the race is well under way in the electric vehicle market 🚗🚕🚙🚌🚓🚑🚚🚜 #EVs

The race to all-electric vehicles - Drax Global

Which companies and countries are ready for the fossil fuel-free roads of tomorrow?

www.drax.com

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5 years

While it’s still a complex technology to deploy, BECCS is increasingly operating at larger scales and growing to the level needed to seriously reduce industrial CO2 emissions and help to combat climate change

Capturing carbon emissions from the atmosphere could transform these industries - Drax Global

How algae, paper and cement could all have a role in a future of negative emissions.

www.drax.com

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4 years

🌬️ Great Britain's wind power record has been smashed today ⚡️ Turbines generated 17.44 gigawatts (GW) or 43% of the country's electricity at 2pm beating 16.96 GW set on 10 February 🌿 Our biomass, pumped storage & hydro helped to keep the system balanced

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6 years

The great balancing act: what it takes to keep the power grid stable

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4 years

🌬💨🔄⚡️💡 Great Britain’s wind turbines have set a new record today, generating 1️⃣8️⃣.2️⃣3️⃣ Gigawatts of electricity at 6pm beating the 17.41GW record set last year. Watch live at #ElectricInsights HT @SpeakSarahSpeak & @I__like__eggs

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7 years

Should @theresa_may @number10gov & @PhilipHammondUK back #NorthernPowerhouseRail & attract 850,000 new jobs by 2050?

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In 2017 renewable output grew 27% over 2016 and produced 96 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity – enough to power the whole of Great Britain in 1958. 🇬🇧 ☀️ 🌿 💨 💦 ⚡️ 📈

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5 years

📆 54 years ago today, on 15 October 1965, Cruachan Power Station was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen. 🙌 It was in fact the first reversible pumped storage hydro system on this scale to be built in the 🌍. ⚡️💦⛰🏆 Book a tour. ➡️

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4 years

🌬️ New Great Britain #wind power record ⚡️ Turbines are generating 17.61 gigawatts (GW) or 43% of the country's electricity right now, beating 17.44 GW set on 18 December 🗓 On Monday read the latest edition of #ElectricInsights by Dr @iain_staffell 👉🏾

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8 years

* £1.24bn economic impact * 14,150 jobs supported by Drax in the #UK Check your region:

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5 years

2 weeks #coalfree , a new GB record! 😎 Over 3 months renewable #hydro 💦 has generated just as much power as #coal . Even pumped #storage 🏞 has provided almost as much. #Biomass 6x, #solar 5x and #wind a massive 20x more ⚡️ than coal. Take a look:

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4 years

📊 Strong performance 🗺 Strong delivery for stakeholders 🌿 Strong progress on our strategy Our full year results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2020 👉🏽 $DRX

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