Drax

The energy producer says it will rely on combining bioenergy generation with carbon capture and storage

It will supply all three of the carmaker’s UK facilities with around 250GWh of renewable electricity each year

Once developed, 1.8GW of capacity would be available from October 2023

The Abergelli Power Project will have a total capacity of up to 299MW, enough electricity to supply around 150,000 homes

The Reclaim the Power group were picketing outside the London offices of Drax and blocked entrances to SSE’s site in Lincolnshire

The energy giant has teamed up with a biotech start-up to explore whether captured carbon dioxide emissions can be used to make edible proteins

The announcement coincides with the government’s commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050

They will explore how a large-scale carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) network and a hydrogen production facility could be built in the Humber region

The power plant owner will lease clean cars, provide EV charging infrastructure and software and supply renewable electricity to power the chargers

They will provide advice on the potential incentives and regulations needed for the development of a new CCUS market in Britain