Drax is a renewable energy company engaged in generating renewable power, producing sustainable biomass, and selling renewable electricity to businesses. We are the UK’s largest single source of renewable electricity.
Wood pellet production
A vertically integrated producer, user, buyer, and seller of sustainable biomass.
Drax Power Station
The UK’s biggest power station and largest source of renewable power.
Options for growth
Options to invest in growth – energy security, data centres, and flexible, renewable energy, including GW scale pipeline of BESS opportunities.
Flexible Generation
Pumped storage, hydropower, Open Cycle Gas Turbines (OCGTs), battery energy storage systems (BESS), energy solutions.
Drax’s role in Japan
Enabling a secure energy transition
Biomass is recognized by the UN IPCC as critical to tackling climate change and can help Japan meet its climate goals faster, more sustainably and at lower cost. Sustainable bioenergy will play a crucial role in delivering Japan’s new Nationally Determined Contributions and Green Growth Strategy. By providing an additional and alternative fuel source for Japan’s energy mix, Biomass can help provide energy security.
Information on our Canadian Sourcing
The climate, environment, and ecosystem across the west of Canada is unique and, in close partnership with First Nations, careful due diligence and planning is required to take care of this critical resource.
Biomass Sourcing Policy
The policy strengthens our approach in line key independent third-party standards such as SBP v2.0 and reflects evolutions in biomass sourcing best practices, regulations and the science.
Senior Leadership
Contact us
Drax Asia Japan Office:
Level 21
Marunouchi Nijubashi Building
3-2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, Japan 100-0005
Email us
Useful links
Canadian articles:
- Natural Resources Canada
- Forestry – Province of British Columbia
- Forestry legislation and guidelines | Alberta.ca
- WPAC (Wood Pellet Association of Canada)
Japanese Government Agencies:
