ADM & Tallgrass Launches 3-State Bioethanol CCS Plant


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) - ADM and Tallgrass Energy announced Monday (11/10) the 
start of a three-state carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to create what 
they called the world's largest bioethanol carbon capture facility.

   Sited at ADM's Columbus, Nebraska corn processing complex, the project links 
CO2 emissions from ADM's ethanol plant to Tallgrass's Eastern Wyoming 
Sequestration Hub via the converted 400-mile Trailblazer pipeline, the 
companies said in a joint statement.

   Previously, a natural gas transmission line, the Trailblazer extends through 
Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska. It can transport more than 10 million tons of 
CO2 per year -- the equivalent of removing more than 2 million passenger 
vehicles from the roads or, approximately, 25% of all registered motor vehicles 
in the three states combined.

   Capturing CO2 emissions from the bioethanol fermentation process 
significantly reduces the fuel's Carbon Intensity (CI) score. A lower CI score 
is crucial for ethanol to compete in highly valued state markets, such as the 
California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and to qualify for emerging federal 
incentives like those for Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

   The partnership allows ADM to leverage federal incentives, including the 
enhanced $85 per metric ton 45Q tax credit for sequestered carbon that provides 
new revenue streams while advancing decarbonization.

    




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