Drax August Newsletter
We’re pleased to share the August edition of our LinkedIn newsletter, giving some updates from the past month at Drax and looking?forward to what’s coming up next month.??
As part of our 50th celebrations, we’ve unveiled a special golden wagon, which has been seen for the first time crossing Yorkshire’s iconic Ribblehead Viaduct. The train, operated by GB Railfreight , hauled 25 biomass wagons across the viaduct towards Tyne Dock, where they were then filled with the sustainable biomass pellets that Drax Power Station uses to generate enough reliable, renewable electricity to power four million UK homes. ?
Read more here . ?
We also held a special rail event as part of our celebrations, which raised over ￡30,000 for Martin House Children's Hospice . The rail event saw three unique passenger train services operate on the Drax Power Station loop, which is usually restricted to freight trains for the transportation of sustainable biomass. Plus, there were naming ceremonies for two of the current class 66 locomotives which supply Drax Power Station – they were named ‘Yorkshire Rose’ and ‘Drax Power Station 50’.?
Learn more in our press release . ?
Two years on from the announcement of the Inflation Reduction Act, clean energy is rapidly expanding across America and opening new prospects for rural towns. We’re proud that our operations have contributed to the growth of rural economies through sustainable biomass production - creating hundreds of jobs in communities across Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Alabama. ?
Read more from our Head of Public Affairs and Policy in North America, Jessica Marcus , here . ?
We’re pleased to share that all DB Cargo trains that transport our sustainable biomass to Drax Power Station will be powered by environmentally friendly Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO). This is part of our efforts to reduce our supply chain emissions, helping to achieve our ambition of becoming carbon negative by 2030.?
DB Cargo currently transports around 4.5 million tonnes of biomass pellets to Drax Power Station each year - it's estimated that switching from traditional red diesel to HVO will save over 12,000 tonnes of carbon each year, equivalent to 30 million miles worth of car journeys.?
Find out more in our press release . ?
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The Drax Foundation is proud to provide grant funding for non-profit organisations that share our commitment to improving equitable access to STEM education, community green spaces, and renewable energy. By supporting Boys & Girls Clubs of America , we’re helping to empower more youth in Mississippi to pursue STEM interests, skills and careers. ?
Learn more here . ?
The Drax Foundation has donated ￡300,000 to help combat UK fuel poverty. This new funding has been allocated to the Fuel Bank Foundation , National Energy Action (NEA) and ALIenergy (Argyll, Lomond and the Islands Energy Agency) , three organisations that support those affected by household energy insecurity in our communities.?
Find out more here . ?
As mentioned in the July edition of our newsletter, we’ve launched and named a new Ultrabulk A/S ship, the ‘Ultra Yorkshire’. You can now see some behind-the-scenes footage of the naming ceremony and launch below. ?
???? We will be at New York Climate Week from September 22-29, where we will come together with leaders from business, government and civil society to discuss what is needed to tackle the climate crisis. The week will include over 600 events and activities, aimed at inspiring climate action. ?
?? From 11th-12th September, we will also be joining around 500 business leaders, investors, buyers and policy makers at Carbon Unbound Europe, where we look forward to discussing the importance of carbon removal technologies and how we can scale them.?
?? If you’re interested in joining us on our journey to create a zero carbon, lower cost energy future, take a look at some of our current vacancies here .