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UK's\u00a0Drax\u00a0Group has opened a new pellet plant at Demopolis in Alabama. At full capacity the plant at Demopolis, which is Drax\u2019s second production facility in Alabama, will produce 360,000 metric tonnes of sustainable biomass pellets a year.<\/p>\n

Including Demopolis, Drax\u2019s operates seven pellet plants in the US south, which use biomass sourced from the region\u2019s sustainably managed working forests.<\/p>\n

The Demopolis and Aliceville pellet plants support\u202fDrax\u2019s plans\u202fto increase pellet production to meet growing demand in Europe and Asia for reliable, renewable electricity, which helps displace coal from energy systems, reducing emissions in line with global climate targets.\u00a0The pellets from Demopolis are loaded onto river barges to head to the port at Mobile, Ala. for export.<\/p>\n

Drax owns and operates the Aliceville and Demopolis pellet plants through its 90% stake in the Alabama Pellets joint venture partnership. Two Rivers Lumber Co. LLC holds the remaining 10% economic interest.\u00a0Drax acquired its stake in the Aliceville and Demopolis pellet plants through its April 2021 acquisition of Canadian pellet producers Pinnacle Renewable Energy.<\/p>\n

Drax plans to increase its pellet production capacity to 8 million tonnes by 2030 to help meet its own requirements, as well as its customers\u2019 needs in Europe and Asia, amid an expected increase in global demand for the low-carbon fuel.\u00a0<\/span>Some of the pellets Drax produces in the US South East are used at Drax Power Station in England to generate renewable electricity for millions of UK homes and businesses.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Drax\u2019s conversion of its UK power station to sustainable biomass from coal is Europe\u2019s largest decarbonisation project, reducing emissions from Drax\u2019s power generation by over 95% since 2012.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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