Drax Power Ltd (UK) has signed a GBP 10 million EPC contract with Doosan Babcock Energy Ltd to supply direct injection biomass co-firing systems to all six coal-fired generating units at its 4000MW Drax power station. Upon completion, the biomass co-firing facility will be the largest of its type in the world, which alongside Drax’s existing co-firing capability will provide a total of 500MW of electricity, or the equivalent output of over 600 wind turbines. According to Drax, the biomass co-firing facility will reduce Drax power station’s emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) by over two and a half million tonnes per annum supporting Drax’s commitment to tackling climate change by reducing its carbon emissions. Installation of the direct injection systems is scheduled to be complete towards the end of 2009. All six generating units will be commissioned in parallel with the delivery of the biomass handling and processing plant programme. Drax is set to reduce its annual CO2 emissions by over 15%, based on current output levels, by 2011.