Drax
Drax Group is a renewable energy company engaged in renewable power generation, the production of sustainable biomass and the sale of renewable electricity to businesses.
Drax operates a global bioenergy supply business producing industrial-grade fuel pellets for clean biomass energy to customers in Europe, North America and Asia. The company is focused on increasing their export capacity through terminals in two B.C. locations: Vancouver and Prince Rupert.
Enabling a zero carbon, lower cost energy future is Drax Group’s purpose and in 2019, it announced a world-leading ambition to be carbon negative by 2030, using Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) technology to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere at scale whilst delivering reliable renewable electricity.
Website: https://www.drax.com
Industry: Utilities
Company size: 3,500 employees
Headquarters: Selby, North Yorkshire
Founded: 2005
Specialties: Biomass, Sustainable Energy, Electricity Generation, Renewable Energy, Engineering, Science, Power, Electricity, Innovation, Grid Storage, Hydro, Gas, B2B energy supply, Forestry, Sustainability, Energy storage, Energy, and People
Drax is an Indigenous Forestry Scholarship Program partner. The scholarship program includes a summer work placement (May-August) in one of the following locations:
- Prince George, BC
The program provides Indigenous students with:
- Tuition and living scholarship
- Paid summer work-term experience and one-on-one mentorship with a program partner
- Support from your local Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program (ISETP) centre
The Indigenous Forestry Scholarship is only available to residents of British Columbia.