Party activists “ashamed” to learn of the contribution from the North Yorkshire biomass company.

Documents show bioenergy giant is “influencing the thinking” of ministers, say campaigners.

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Campaigners say the Yorkshire biomass company is "running for cover" after it was hit by a series of scandals.

Graham Stuart MP has championed the UK’s highly polluting wood-pellet burning power station, which is located close to his Yorkshire constituency.

Critics say the best argument for blue hydrogen is to “keep the fossil fuel industry in business.”

Industry and governments are eager to embrace hydrogen power. But the plan to do so is “overly optimistic” and based on “unfounded assumptions.”

The company is currently seeking an estimated £31.7 billion worth of subsidies from the UK government for a similar project.

Leaked documents show UK power plant Drax is at the heart of lobbying efforts to dilute EU biodiversity rules that could limit its supply of wood.

Critics say the North Yorkshire power station is likely to continue burning wood pellets for electricity, and that the amounts granted to new projects are too low to result in any significant technological breakthroughs.