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Drax aims to be big in Japan as Tokyo office opens to launch Asia subsidiary

Ambassador welcome as biomass is the focus for transformed renewable energy giant

Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom, front left, welcomes Drax executives and embassy officials to the launch of Drax Asia. Clockwise from back left, Paul Sheffield, Drax chief commercial officer; Ross McKenzie, Drax director of international affairs; Joseph Sheldon, senior trade advisor at the British Embassy; Yasuhisa Okamoto, Drax Asia managing director; Esa Heiskanen, Drax executive vice president for capital projects and Clare Harbord, Drax Group director of corporate affairs.

Drax Group has expanded its operations into Japan, with the aim to increase biomass sales and support energy security and decarbonisation.

To celebrate the launch of Drax Asia and the opening of a new office, more than 160 guests including government officials, major trading houses, energy businesses and shipping companies, attended a reception at the British Ambassador’s residence in Tokyo.

Ambassador to Japan, Julia Longbottom, said: “The global issues facing us today highlight the importance of clean and secure energy supply chains. We are happy to support Drax in their expansion into Japan.”

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Drax Group, the world’s leading producer and user of sustainable biomass, aims to increase its wood pellet production capacity to eight million tonnes a year by 2030 from the current five million tonnes, supporting global efforts to displace fossil fuels and decarbonise energy systems.

As a supplier of sustainable biomass pellets to customers in Asia and Europe, and with more than a decade of experience in converting the 海角视频’s biggest coal-fired power station to use sustainable biomass, Drax describes itself as being uniquely placed to support Japan as it further decarbonises its economy and energy system.

British Ambassador to Japan, Julia Longbottom, welcomes Drax.(Image: Drax)

The British-headquartered company is also pioneering bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), an essential carbon removals technology which provides renewable energy while also permanently removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Drax Group’s managing director for Asia, Yasuhisa Okamoto, who is based in Tokyo and will oversee the company’s ambitious plans for growth in the region said: “Drax’s unrivalled expertise across the entire biomass value chain - from sustainable fibre sourcing, pellet manufacturing, supply chain management, biomass power generation and BECCS - can support Japan’s climate targets, accelerating the move away from coal and enabling investment in clean energy technologies.