In the United States (US), Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), a global leader in nutrition and agricultural origination and processing, and Tallgrass, a leading infrastructure company have recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at ADM's Nebraska Corn Processing Complex in Columbus, Nebraska, for the world's largest carbon capture facility at a bioethanol production plant.
The project leverages Tallgrass’ Trailblazer pipeline to transport captured carbon dioxide (CO2) from ADM’s ethanol plant in Columbus to Tallgrass’ Eastern Wyoming Sequestration Hub for safe, permanent storage, deep underground.
Formerly a 400-mile natural gas transmission line, the Trailblazer pipeline runs through Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska, and is capable of transporting more than 10 million tonnes of CO2 per annum.
ADM has been a pioneer in the CCS industry for more than a decade, and this is an expansion of that expertise. CCS is an important part of our strategy to decarbonize our operations and help meet global demand for low-carbon ingredients, and we are proud to work with Tallgrass to find innovative solutions at facilities like Columbus. This is an exciting project for the industry and for the future of CCS technology, said Chris Cuddy, President, North America at ADM.
As part of the project, Tallgrass also constructed a lateral line connecting ADM’s facility to the pipeline system using only voluntary easements from landowners.
This project proves that global impact grows from local roots. We’re proud to stand with ADM in achieving this milestone, said Alison Nelson, Segment President of CO2 Business Development and Origination at Tallgrass.
