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Drax is to formally launch its huge plans to produce bioenergy with carbon capture and storage following the Net Zero Strategy release and elevation of the East Coast Cluster network.

Negative emissions technology was this week flagged as vital by the government, as the huge CO2 grid it anchors was given track one status with access to a £1 billion fund.

The major planning consultation will now begin on the proposals that will clean up the power giant’s processes, as a second huge part of a transformation that has seen coal removed and replaced with biomass.

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It will launch on November 1, with a fly-through of the proposal released today, ahead of virtual and in-person events.

Large sections of plant will be removed within the North Yorshire site's footprint., with new infrastructure deployed in its place.

The company said the BECCS technology will permanently remove eight million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year, while accelerating economic growth for the Yorkshire and Humber region, putting it at the heart of a global green economy.

The proposed scheme will also create and support more than 10,000 jobs in the Humber and across the º£½ÇÊÓƵ. It has previously outlined how hundreds of millions of pounds worth of contracts will be opened up in the build-out phase.