Drax has submitted an application for planning consent to expand its pumped hydro Cruachan Power Station in Scotland to 1GW, but stressed the need for proper frameworks to support long duration energy storage in the UK.
Coal plants operated by Uniper, EDF and Drax may be closed later than originally planned following requests from the government.
A meeting between energy storage representatives and energy minister Greg Hands has this week taken place, with discussions centring on unlocking investment in energy storage technologies.
Deploying large quantities of long duration electricity storage (LDES) could reduce system costs and reliance on gas, but greater policy support is needed to enable this, Aurora Energy Research has found.
A cap and floor regime would be the most beneficial solution for supporting long duration energy storage, a KPMG report has found.
OVO Energy has appointed a new director of sustainability, with Dr Rebecca Heaton joining from Drax where she was group head of climate change.
Drax’s proposed bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) plant could cost £31.7 billion in public subsidies according to a new report from Ember.
A new report produced by Baringa and commissioned by Drax has found bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) could save the UK over £4.5 billion.
Drax is to kickstart the planning process to deploy bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) at Drax Power Station.