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Cruachan Power Station

Bought by Drax in December 2018, the site is one of only four pumped storage hydro stations in the UK and has a capacity of 440 MW – enough to power more than 90,000 homes. Pumped storage is one of the oldest forms of large-scale

World-leading engineering team appointed to Drax''s Cruachan

Drax is progressing an option to expand its existing Cruachan pumped storage facility in Scotland through the construction of a new 600 MW power station.Built adjacent to the existing underground plant, the new power station would effectively more than double the site''s total generation capacity to more than 1 GW.

Cruachan Expansion

The new power station would be built within a new, hollowed-out cavern which would be large enough to fit Big Ben on its side, to the east of Drax''s existing 440MW pumped storage hydro station. More than two million tonnes of rock and soil would be excavated to create the cavern and other parts of the power station.

Visit Cruachan Power Station

Read our carbon capture, sustainable bioenergy and power generation stories, as well as thinking from Drax''s leaders and business updates. Media Contacts; Cruachan Power Station is located on the shores of Loch Awe in the Scottish Highlands, between Glasgow and Oban. The huge turbine hall is located 1 km within the hollowed-out mountain

Drax Power Station – Battery Energy Storage System, UK

Drax, a U.K. power company, seeking planning permission to continue the reinvention of its North Yorkshire coal plant by installing a 200 MW battery onsite. If approved and commissioned, the storage facility would be the biggest in the world, dwarfing the 129 MW lithium-ion battery project currently being built in Australia by Tesla and Neoen .

Drax signs major partnership for Hollow Mountain

Drax has appointed global technology and engineering firm Voith Hydro to move its plans forward for its proposed 600MW underground pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in Scotland. The 600MW Hollow

A statement from Will Gardiner, CEO of Drax Group

"The Conservative Party''s decision is reckless and irresponsible. It is deeply disappointing that they now care more about political point scoring than the country''s ongoing energy security and ability to meet net zero. "In Government, the party acknowledged the key role Drax Power Station, the country''s largest source of renewable power, plays in keeping the...

Drax pushes CO2 removal via BECCS as key climate tool

By converting its generation units to run on biomass instead of coal, UK power company Drax has, since 2012, reduced its absolute scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by more than 85% and is now aiming to be a carbon negative company by 2030.

Drax to expand pumped storage hydro station Hollow

Drax has announced plans for a new underground pumped hydro storage power station, and will seek planning permission to expand its Cruachan site in Scotland to 1.04GW. The 600MW power station will be built

Visit Tongland Power Station

Visit Drax Power Station; Visit Tongland Power Station; Visit Tongland Power Station . Tongland Power Station is the largest of the Galloway hydro scheme''s electricity generation plants. The turbine house was built in the 1930s and offers an excellent example of early-modernist architecture applied to an industrial setting. Original features

Drax picks Voith Hydro for FEED study of pumped

Renewable energy developer Drax has appointed Voith Hydro to conduct a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for the 600MW Cruachan 2 pumped storage hydro scheme in Scotland. Adjacent to Drax''s

For 50 years Drax Power Station has been generating power and

The future of Drax Power Station will involve us continuing to generate renewable power from biomass but also adding carbon capture and storage and creating the world''s largest BECCS facility. We are planning to invest billions in this critically important carbon removal technology and up to 10,000 jobs could be created and supported during

Cruachan Power Station

Bought by Drax in December 2018, the site is one of only four pumped storage hydro stations in the UK and has enough capacity to power 1.4 million homes. Pumped storage is one of the oldest forms of large-scale energy storage requiring two reservoirs based

Drax signs major partnership for Hollow Mountain PHES project

Drax has appointed global technology and engineering firm Voith Hydro to move its plans forward for its proposed 600MW underground pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in Scotland. The 600MW Hollow Mountain power station will be built inside Argyll''s highest mountain Ben Cruachan, alongside the company''s 440MW PHES station Cruachan.

World-leading engineering team appointed to Drax''s Cruachan

Drax is progressing an option to expand its existing Cruachan pumped storage facility in Scotland through the construction of a new 600 MW power station. Built adjacent to the existing underground plant, the new power station would effectively more than double the site''s total generation capacity to more than 1 GW.

Where now for Drax power station?

Where now for Drax power station? With the imposition of the Climate Change Levy (CCL), the UK government threw a spanner in the works for Drax Power as it continues its shift from coal to biomass. Beyond fighting for a more lenient schedule for the CCL exemption''s expiry, what''s next for the massive power plant, which provides around 8% of the

Drax acquires Progress Power

The purchase of Progress Power and three other OCGT developments in England and Wales was announced today as Drax, the FTSE-250 company based in Selby, North Yorkshire, revealed its new purpose and strategy. Progress Power, which adds to the diversification of Drax''s generation mix, will be entered into future capacity market auctions to

Drax picks Voith Hydro for FEED study of pumped storage hydro

Renewable energy developer Drax has appointed Voith Hydro to conduct a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for the 600MW Cruachan 2 pumped storage hydro scheme in Scotland. Adjacent to Drax''s existing Cruachan facility, the Cruachan 2 pumped storage hydro scheme is an important step in the UK''s transition to renewable energy.

Where now for Drax power station?

Bought by Drax in December 2018, the site is one of only four pumped storage hydro stations in the UK and has enough capacity to power 1.4 million homes. Pumped storage is one of the oldest forms of large-scale energy storage

Visit Drax Power Station

At Drax Power Station you can see every part of how electricity generation is done and find out how we''re upgrading to the latest biomass technology. Pellet Sales; Resources; Contact Us; Canada ; Pellet Sales. We believe investing in our people goes hand-in-hand with enabling the green energy transformation and positive future growth.

Yorkshire gold – power station celebrates 50 years with

Renewable power pioneer, Drax Group, unveiled the golden liveried Class 66 locomotive operated by GB Railfreight to mark the 50 th anniversary of its eponymous power station near Selby, in North Yorkshire.. The train hauled 25 biomass wagons, including one with a matching golden wrap, across the famous Victorian viaduct on the scenic Settle-Carlisle line

Drax Power Station

Drax Power Station has a long, proud history of playing a central role in producing the UK''s electricity. It is already the home of the largest decarbonisation project in Europe and is now the site of innovation for bioenergy with carbon capture

Drax Group CEO, Will Gardiner, welcomes National Energy System

Drax Power Station is the UK''s single largest source of renewable power, providing 2.6GW of dispatchable secure generation. In 2023, it provided 4% of the UK''s electricity and 8% of its renewable power. The Selby site provides enough secure power for 4 million homes, and is not dependent on the wind blowing or the sun shining to generate.

Drax pushes CO2 removal via BECCS as key climate

By converting its generation units to run on biomass instead of coal, UK power company Drax has, since 2012, reduced its absolute scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by more than 85% and is now aiming to be a carbon

Drax to expand pumped storage hydro station Hollow Mountain

Drax has announced plans for a new underground pumped hydro storage power station, and will seek planning permission to expand its Cruachan site in Scotland to 1.04GW. The 600MW power station will be built inside Argyll''s highest mountain Ben Cruachan, alongside the company''s existing 440MW pumped storage hydro station dubbed the Hollow Mountain.

Our Purpose & Strategy

Drax''s iconic Cruachan ''Hollow Mountain'' power station set for £80 million upgrade > About Us Drax Group''s ambition is to become a carbon negative business by 2030, through innovative greenhouse gas removal technology.

World-leading engineering team appointed to Drax''s

Drax is progressing an option to expand its existing Cruachan pumped storage facility in Scotland through the construction of a new 600 MW power station. Built adjacent to the existing underground plant, the new power

Newsweek Pillars of the Green Transition interview with Drax CEO,

Drax, originally the largest coal-fired power station in Western Europe, underwent a significant transformation over the past two decades to switch from coal to biomass. Today, instead of burning coal, we use around 7 to 8 million tons of wood pellets annually, primarily sourced from the southeastern U.S. and western Canada.

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