Drax has announced its first round of grant recipients who will be
receiving funding from the newly created Drax Foundation. Launched
in March 2023, the Drax Foundation funds initiatives that support
education and skills development in Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math (STEM), as well as those that improve green
spaces, enhance biodiversity, and support Indigenous communities
within the communities Drax operates.
In Canada, the Drax Foundation has donated a total of $150,000
across three organizations: Connected North, Scientists in School
and The Exploration Place.
“These organizations have spearheaded important initiatives in
their respective fields that have lasting impacts in their local
communities,” said Sandy Sung, Community Manager for
Drax. “Additionally, they each represent the diversity of
our local communities which aligns with our values of being a
people, climate, and nature positive company.”
Connected North, which received $22,000, is a nonprofit whose
focus is on connecting Indigenous students and teachers in remote
communities through technology, helping to deliver virtual learning
experiences and opportunities not available locally.
“We are grateful for this contribution from the Drax Foundation
because it will help support delivering live, interactive learning
experiences for students in remote communities,” said
Michael Furdyk, Co-Founder of Connected North.
“These funds will also provide the necessary materials and
resources that schools need to fully participate in the hands-on
experiences that reach across subjects and grade levels.”
Scientists in School, which received $48,000, ignites scientific
curiosity through virtual STEM enrichment workshops. These programs
are led by dynamic presenters who are experts in their fields: the
curriculum-enhancing workshops enrich learning and bring real-world
science and engineering into the hands of students.
“It’s through funding programs like the Drax Foundation that
allow us to broaden the impact and important work that Scientists
in School does,” said Diane Smit, Regional Manager for
Scientists in School. “The Drax Foundation’s generosity
will go a long way in helping us reach all youth, igniting their
scientific curiosity so that they question intelligently, learn
through discovery, and connect scientific knowledge to their world.
With thanks to the Foundation’s support, we will be able to expand
our virtual workshop offerings free of charge to students in new
regions of Alberta and BC.”
The Exploration Place, which received $80,000, is a nonprofit
that provides learning opportunities through a unique museum
setting that fosters an understanding of significant past and
present issues shaping the Prince George community.
“Thanks to the generosity of this grant, we are now able to run
free school initiatives for classrooms in Northern BC,” said
Robyn Curtis, VP Partnerships and Development, The
Exploration Place. “Without this funding from the Drax
Foundation, it would not be possible to expand the reach and access
of our programming.”
With two funding opportunities each year, the Drax Foundation
provides grant funding for projects and programs that deliver
socio-economic change in the regions where Drax operates.
“As Drax continues to grow, we are committed to building lasting
relationships with Indigenous communities and businesses,” said
Mark Puglas, Director of Indigenous Engagement and
Partnerships for Drax. “It’s only through these
partnerships, business enterprises, and committing to our community
through programs like the Drax Foundation that we can have true
reconciliation and strong economies.”
Learn more about the Drax Foundation and opportunities for
funding at: https://www.drax.com/ca/about-us/our-communities/
About Drax
Drax Group’s purpose is to enable a zero carbon, lower cost
energy future and in 2019 announced a world-leading ambition to be
carbon negative by 2030, using bioenergy with carbon capture and
storage (BECCS) technology.
Drax’s around 3,000 employees operate across three principal
areas of activity – electricity generation, electricity sales to
business customers and compressed wood pellet production and supply
to third parties. For more information visit
http://www.drax.com/ca
Power generation:
Drax owns and operates a portfolio of renewable electricity
generation assets in England and Scotland. The assets include the
UK’s largest power station, based at Selby, North Yorkshire, which
supplies five percent of the country’s electricity needs.
Having converted Drax Power Station to use sustainable biomass
instead of coal it has become the UK’s biggest renewable power
generator and the largest decarbonization project in Europe. It is
also where Drax is piloting the groundbreaking negative emissions
technology BECCS within its CCUS (Carbon Capture Utilization and
Storage) Incubation Area.
Its pumped storage, hydro and energy from waste assets in
Scotland include Cruachan Power Station – a flexible pumped storage
facility within the hollowed-out mountain Ben Cruachan.
The Group also aims to build on its BECCS innovation at Drax
Power Station with a target to deliver 4 million tons of negative
CO2 emissions each year from new-build BECCS outside of the UK by
2030 and is currently developing models for North American and
European markets.
Pellet production and supply: The Group has 19
operational pellet plants and developments with nameplate
production capacity of around 5 million tons a year.
Drax is targeting 8 million tons of production capacity by 2030,
which will require the development of over 3 million tons of new
biomass pellet production capacity. The pellets are produced using
materials sourced from sustainably managed working forests and are
supplied to third party customers in Europe and Asia for the
generation of renewable power.
Drax’s pellet plants supply biomass used at its own power
station in North Yorkshire, England to generate flexible, renewable
power for the UK’s homes and businesses, and also to customers in
Europe and Asia.
Contact Information: Caroline Bleay
Communications Manager,
Canada780-502-1571caroline.bleay@drax.com
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