Nippon to construct power plant in Japan that cofires biomass

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corp.

April 28, 2015

BY Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corp.

Drax acquires asset optimization platform

By Drax Group plc

16 hours ago

Power UK Pellets

Drax is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to acquire Flexitricity Ltd., a U.K.-based optimizer of flexible energy assets, from Quinbrook. The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2026.

By Drax Group plc

February 05, 2026

Pellets Business Power UK

Drax on Feb. 3 announced plans to adapt its organizational structure to its evolving business. The company is launching a consulting process that could result in the reduction of more than 350 employees in the U.K. and U.S.

By Erin Krueger

January 28, 2026

Power Operations

Takuma Corp. on Jan. 22 announced Yonezawa Bioenergy LLC’s 7.1-megawatt (MW) biomass power plant in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan is now operational. Yonenawa is a joint venture between Takuma and Iwahori Construction Co. Ltd.

By XCF Global Inc.

January 28, 2026

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Power Business Advanced Biofuels

SAF producer XCF Global Inc. and DevvStream Corp., a caron management and environmental asset monetization firm, on Jan. 26 announced that they have agreed to a binding term sheet to combine Southern Energy Renewables Inc. in a three-party merger.

By Drax Group plc

January 27, 2026

Pellets Business Power UK

Drax Group plc on Jan. 26 announced the launch of its Biomass Tracker, a new digital tool that provides greater visibility into the journey our woody biomass takes through the company’s global supply chain.

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