CNN —The UK government approved a £2 billion (around $2.5 billion) project on Tuesday to create a “carbon negative” wood-burning power plant.
Energy secretary Claire Coutinho’s decision greenlights a plan to bolt carbon capture units onto two generators at a power station in Yorkshire, northern England, run by Drax.
Once the most polluting power station in western Europe, Drax switched from burning coal to burning biomass — mostly wood pellets — in 2019.
The power station in Yorkshire, which produces around 4% of the UK’s power, mostly burns wood imported from North America.
Some scientists have cast doubt on the climate credentials of burning biomass.
Persons:
Claire Coutinho’s, Drax, “, ”, Tomos Harrison, Ofgem, ” Drax, Laith Whitwham, Ember, BECCS “, ” Will Gardiner, Gardiner
Organizations:
CNN, Energy, European Academies Science Advisory, Drax Group
Locations:
Yorkshire, England, Europe, North America, Canada