The UK’s biggest power station has announced a £400,000 pilot scheme to capture the carbon dioxide produced from burning wood pellets. Drax power station, near Selby in North Yorkshire, wants to collect biomass emissions using “new chemistry”. It is believed to be the first bioenergy carbon capture storage (Beccs) project of its type in Europe. The power station has previously been criticised by campaigners for the levels of air pollution it produces. Drax said that if this pilot were to lead to a full roll-out, it would achieve what it called the “holy grail” of power generation. It plans to work with energy firm C-Capture, which is connected to the chemistry department at the University of Leeds.