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Biomass power stations burn plant material to produce steam to drive a turbine. UK's largest power station, Drax, is a former coal-fired power station converted to burn wood pellets. Drax imports most of its wood pellets, by clearfelling irreplaceable old-growth forests in Canada

UK classifies biomass wood pellets as "renewable" despite biomass releasing 8% more CO2 than coal

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63089348