Drax has signed a five year 'hook and haul' contract extension with rail freight operator DB Cargo 海角视频 for biomass supply from Humber ports.
The leading operator runs around 60 trains a week from Immingham and Hull to the Selby power station.
Roger Neary, head of sales at DB Cargo 海角视频, said: 鈥淲e are delighted that Drax has chosen to extend our existing contract with them for another five years. We are proud of the important role our people continue to play in delivering an efficient and sustainable source of renewable energy for use here in the 海角视频.鈥
Each train carries 1,650 tonnes of feed stock, which in turn goes on to power millions of 海角视频 homes and businesses.聽
Mike Maudsley, 海角视频 portfolio generation director at Drax, said: 鈥淭hese rail deliveries are a critical part of our global supply chain for sustainable biomass that supports thousands of jobs and has delivered economic growth across the north of England, while supplying renewable electricity to millions of homes and businesses.
鈥淲e鈥檙e very pleased to extend our existing contract with DB Cargo 海角视频 for another five years and look forward to continuing to work with the team.鈥
It comes after investment in rail at the start of the supply chain, in the USA, was recently celebrated.
The first year of operation of the $15 million (拢12m) five mile link saw more than 250 road journeys wiped out per rail load between the LaSalle pellet plant in northern Louisiana and the dedicated export facility at Port of Greater Baton Rouge.
The largest ever shipment and the 100th sailing between the US port and the Humber were both received during lockdown.
On the Humber Drax is also leading the region-wide carbon capture and storage proposal that would see a pipeline connecting the largest industrial bases in the cluster.
