Helping Drax keep the lights on in a low carbon future

摘要

Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire, UK is responsible for typically supplying 7-8% of the UK's electricity. In July 2012, Drax confirmed plans to convert three of its six generating units from coal to sustainable biomass, setting it up to become the UK's largest single renewable electricity generator. The move followed the government's review of support for renewable technologies under the Renewables Obligation (RO), which recognised the strategic role that biomass can play in the energy mix, in particular through the conversion of existing coal-fired power stations to burn biomass. Drax appointed Shepherd Group to carry out this project, with responsibility for the construction of biomass storage and handling facilities, as well as the infrastructure works to transport high volumes of biomass materials across site. Shepherd Group's power and infrastructure team worked to identify technically viable solutions to make the internationally unprecedented ambition a reality.