[kerrsclyde]

Drax seems like a dinosaur which we should be doing without. It's situated where it is because of the easy access to the huge coal fields that fired it previously. Now the wood it burns is imported from overseas. Surely this is not sustainable or environmentally friendly?

[DrScientist]

It was completely rebuilt from a coal to wood burner at the same site because the site has good transport links and is at a powerline nexus. ( The picture in the article is way out of date - the cooling towers were demolished years ago ).

In theory burning wood is sustainable, if the forests are replaced at the same rate as burning. Whether that's actually practical/economic I guess is another matter.