Together, Drax and Siemens Project Ventures have announced their intention to jointly develop three dedicated biomass-fired renewable energy plants in the UK.
Each will have an estimated capacity of 290MW and, once operational, together with the renewable output from the co-firing capacity at Drax Power Station, Drax will be have the capability to produce around 15% of the UK’s renewable electricity, equivalent to the output of approaching 2,000 wind turbines, and for supplying around 10% of the UK’s total electricity, enough to power around seven million homes.
Two proposed sites have been identified as locations for renewable energy plants and other sites are being investigated.
Dorothy Thompson, Chief Executive at Drax, explained: “Our venture into dedicated biomass-fired electricity generation underpins our commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of UK electricity production.”
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