Drax Group plc
Budget
€900 — €0
EP Access
1
accredited persons
Staff
4
1.6 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Drax Group is a flexible and renewable energy company that owns and operates a portfolio of assets in the UK. These include Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire (sustainable biomass), Cruachan Power Station in Argyll and Bute (pumped storage hydro) and the Lanark and Galloway hydro-electric schemes (run-of-river) in southwest Scotland. Drax has also acquired three ready-to-build battery energy storage (BESS) projects, with the first site operational in 2027. In addition, Drax operates a global bioenergy supply business for our own use and customers in Asia and Europe. In 2024, Drax launched Elimini, wholly owned, U.S-based subsidiary focused on carbon removals.
EU Legislative Interests
Nothing specific but in general: Renewable Energy Directive and Biomass Sustainability Policy Bioeconomy Strategy and Its implementation Wood Pellet imports EU Deforestation Regulation Power Generation Emissions Trading System Taxonomy Certification of carbon removals (CRCF)/ certification methodology for permanent carbon removals Financing of Carbon Removals Innovation Fund Industrial Carbon Management Communication/ CCUS CO2 transport infrastructure and standards Climate Law Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSRD), Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD) and Green claims
Communication Activities
Thought leadership articles on our websites; organic and paid social media and EU press Participation and sponsorship of events on EU climate and energy policy, working with trade associations
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Bioenergy Europe Negative Emissions Platform (NEP) Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) The European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST) Eurelectric (via Energy UK) International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) US Industrial Pellet Association (USIPA) Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC) World Economic Forum World Biomass Association (WBA) Carbon Business Council World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Organisation Members
Elimini (wholly owned subsidiary) - https://elimini.com/about-us
Additional Information
Includes staff costs, membership fees of all the organisations listed above, representation costs
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.