One UK power station is planning to burn so much, it could skew the world’s wood market
By: Quartz
Europe is in a bind.
Investigations are routine—they take place when large power stations are awarded a certain kind of subsidy. What’s unusual is that the Commission mentioned worries that Drax, formerly the largest coal-fired power station in Europe and still an energy behemoth, would require so many wood pellets that the global market could be affected. It would need 2.4 million tonnes of extra wood pellets a year for the project.
Nevertheless, the Commission says it’s “concerned” that the full conversion of a third boiler at Drax (it has two running only on wood already) could have more negative than positive effects on the EU reaching its goals.
Overall, it does want power stations to convert from coal to biomass if possible. The danger is, there won’t be enough to go round.
By: Quartz
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