Virtual tour of Drax near Selby

Drax Group has created a virtual tour to help schools continue to inspire students to study STEM subjects during the Covid019 lockdown

The initiative builds on Drax’s Laptops for Learners initiative, through which it has donated 853 laptops to 50 local schools and colleges across Great Britain

Drax power station, near Selby in North Yorkshire, is Britain’s largest and since converting two thirds of the generating units to use sustainable biomass instead of coal, has become the biggest decarbonisation project in Europe.

Each year the power station has 12,000 visitors, many of whom are students, visiting as part of Drax’s efforts to work with schools and colleges to promote Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) subjects. 

Since the Covid-19 crisis began, Drax has suspended its public tours.

Drax Group’s head of sustainable business, Vicky Bullivant, said:

“We work closely with schools in our communities to inspire children from all backgrounds to study STEM subjects, so the next generation has the education and skills needed to support businesses like ours as we continue to develop and grow.

With students having to be home-schooled during the Covid-19 crisis it’s essential they don’t miss out on the opportunities businesses like Drax would usually provide in creating positive experiences for them to support their studies. 

The virtual tours we’ve created builds on the work we’ve already done to provide laptops and free internet access, to ensure no students are left behind during the lockdown.”

The first in the series of virtual online tours shows viewers how fuels are used to generate electricity, where Drax’s sustainable biomass comes from and how BECCS could be deployed to tackle climate change.

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