Demand for Power in the UK was down by 6 per cent this winter, largely because of the effect of the recession - according to Drax , owner of Europe's biggest coal-fired power station.
Drax invested £100m last year in improving the efficiencies of its turbines and building 'co-firing' capacity so it can burn biomass instead of fuel. By these measures it has already cut carbon emissions by 3% since 2006 - equivalant to 195,000cars off the road.
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