Tomos Harrison is an analyst at the global electricity think tank Ember, working on power transitions analysis in Europe. Tom also leads the work on biomass and has helped develop Ember into a trusted source of information on the risks and merits of burning biomass in the power sector.
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.