Drax January 2025 LinkedIn Newsletter

Welcome to our first LinkedIn newsletter of 2025, where we share some exciting updates from January.??

• Drax is taking positive action to deliver secure clean power and climate goals:???

Our Chief Sustainability Officer, Miguel Veiga-Pestana , has announced the upcoming launch of our new sustainability framework.??

This new approach will be rightly challenging for us to deliver, but we stand ready to play our part in delivering the secure clean energy the UK needs.?

?? Read the full article here.?

• Drax Foundation supports water safety in our communities:???

We’re proud that the Drax Foundation has awarded funding to organisations that promote water safety in communities near our Scottish hydro-electric power assets. This is part of our commitment to giving back to the communities where we operate. Some examples of our recent funding include...?

• ￡5,000 to Ember Aquatics, an organisation providing schools with water safety training and awareness - the project aims to deliver a total of 375 workshops, potentially impacting around 7,500 pupils across Scotland.?

• ￡1,000 to two schools in Galloway for STEM resources.?

• Funding to Loch Ken Trust’s Youth Water Safety Awareness Programme - schoolchildren were tasked with designing a poster to raise awareness of water safety, with winning schools receiving ￡500 to spend on STEM resources.?

?? Learn more here.???

• Brand-new video series – the process of BECCS at Drax:????

Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is a unique technology that generates renewable energy while simultaneously removing carbon from the atmosphere. BECCS at Drax could remove 8 million tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere annually – equivalent to cancelling all departing flights from Heathrow.?

Our new six-part video series explores the end-to-end process of BECCS – watch the full series here.???

• Progress on the Gloster Community Walking Track:????

Our Community Fund has helped fund the installation of a community walking track in Gloster, Mississippi to provide residents with a safe, well-lit, easily accessible space for outdoor exercise.?

Construction began in late 2024 and great progress has been made in recent months – learn more in this article from CRYSTAL MURRAY , Gloster Community Liaison and Office Administrator.?

?? 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 on our careers page: https://www.drax.com/careers/??

?? To stay up to date with everything Drax, visit drax.com.?