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Drax Power Station, North Yorkshire. Image: Drax Group
Drax secures biomass shipping deal
Drax secures biomass shipping deal
Peel Ports Logistics has secured a deal with Drax to become the shipping agency service provider for biomass vessels arriving in Liverpool
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Drax Power Station, North Yorkshire. Image: Drax Group
UK approves Drax BECCS planning application
UK approves Drax BECCS planning application
The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has granted approval for Drax Power Station’s plans to convert biomass units to bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
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Stora Enso pledges net zero emissions by 2040
Stora Enso pledges net zero emissions by 2040
It has become a signatory of The Climate Pledge and remains committed to deliver on its existing 2030 target to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 50%
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Drax partners with Port of Tyne for biomass imports
Drax partners with Port of Tyne for biomass imports
In a new four-year agreement, the Port of Tyne will annually import up to one million tonnes of biomass via rail for delivery to the Drax power station
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Net zero requires action, not just talk
Net zero requires action, not just talk
At the Big Zero Show, Aston University Professor, Patricia Thornley, rethinks carbon’s reputation, says it will continue to play a role in a net zero future
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Toyota and Exxon partner for ‘low carbon’ petrol engines
Toyota and Exxon partner for ‘low carbon’ petrol engines
They claim the fuel blends that the cars could use would produce 75% less carbon emissions than regular petrol
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MPs say ‘time to rethink biomass subsidies’
MPs say ‘time to rethink biomass subsidies’
This follows huge £893m profits from subsidies in 2021
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Fukushima now turning rice into low carbon plastic?
Fukushima now turning rice into low carbon plastic?
The rice that cannot be consumed is being used as plastic by businesses across Japan
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Drax invests in 30 new rail wagons supporting energy security and jobs whilst cutting supply chain emissions
Drax invests in 30 new rail wagons supporting energy security and jobs whilst cutting supply chain emissions
New rail wagons manufactured in Britain will enable Drax to strengthen its supply chain, reduce emissions from transportation and support local jobs
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The science behind biomass…
The science behind biomass…
Tune into this week’s Net Hero Podcast to learn about what biomass is from a scientific perspective
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Net Hero Podcast – Biomass is it right to burn trees?
Net Hero Podcast – Biomass is it right to burn trees?
In this podcast I discuss my reservations over biomass with Professor Patricia Thornley, who explains the science behind it all
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Rolls-Royce and Alder Fuels partner to test ‘greencrude’ aviation fuel
Rolls-Royce and Alder Fuels partner to test ‘greencrude’ aviation fuel
It will include flight tests on a Rolls-Royce Pearl engine, with the energy efficiency, emissions criteria and low carbon credentials evaluated
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