Drax, North Yorkshire 36,000 tonnes of coal a day and produces 1.5 million tonnes of ash a year. It is both the United Kingdom's largest producer of carbon emissions, and one of the UK's most carbon dioxide-efficient power stations. Drax Power Station now produces half its output by burning biomass. This is controversial as the wood pellets it burns are claimed to produce more carbon dioxide than coal. Drax, North Yorkshire Drax is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, about south-east of Selby, best known today as the site of Drax power station. The village had
Tuoketuo Power Station Tuoketuo Power Station The Tuoketuo Power Station () is the largest coal-fired power station in the world. The plant is located in Togtoh County, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China. The plant was commissioned in November 1995 by the Tuoketuo Power Company, who currently owns and operates the power station. The Tuoketuo Power Company is currently owned by three separate companies: The units of the facility were commissioned in six separate phases, each phase consisting of two units, rated at each, all of which run on coal. The 1st and 2nd units were commissioned in June and July 2003, the 3rd and