UK using more wood to make electricity than ever, Drax figures show

Giant biomass plant reveals burning of wood pellets made 9% of UK's electricity in July, its largest ever monthly share

Britain's reliance on burning wood to generate electricity has reached record highs, even as the government moves to curb the controversial use of biomass power.

The latest figures supplied by the owner of the huge Drax biomass plant in North Yorkshire have revealed that power generated from burning biomass wood pellets provided 9% of the UK's electricity in July, its largest ever monthly share.