In the United States (US), Wolf Carbon Solutions US LLC (Wolf Carbon Solutions) an affiliate of Canada-headed energy infrastructure major Wolf Midstream (Wolf), and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), a global leader in nutrition and agricultural origination and processing, have recently announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to develop carbon capture infrastructure for carbon dioxide (CO2) produced at ADM’s Clinton and Cedar Rapids, Iowa (IA), ethanol facilities.
According to a statement, the LoI would further decarbonization of ADM’s footprint via the construction of a pipeline – developed, owned, and operated by Wolf Carbon Solutions – which, together with a commercial agreement, will allow for the capture, compression, and transportation of CO2 produced at ADM’s facilities.
Designed as the backbone infrastructure needed to support the region’s lower carbon transition, the 350-mile steel trunk line will be capable of transporting 12 million tonnes of CO2 per year.
The pipeline will offer the dedicated capacity to transport CO2 from ADM’s ethanol and cogeneration facilities in Clinton and Cedar Rapids to be stored permanently underground at ADM’s fully permitted and already-operational sequestration site in Decatur, Illinois (IL).
The pipeline would have significant spare capacity to serve other third-party customers looking to decarbonize across the Midwest and Ohio River Valley.
This partnership is an excellent example of industries working together to decarbonize and deliver upon their ESG strategies and commitments. Our organizations offer a great combination of complementary skills and experience — ADM with more than 10 years of experience owning and operating CO2 sequestration wells, and the Wolf Carbon Solutions team with expertise in owning and operating carbon capture facilities and pipeline transportation systems, including North America’s largest third-party CO2 pipeline in Alberta, Canada. We are delighted to share our expertise to further the effort to develop low carbon fuels in the United States, said David Schmunk, President, Wolf Carbon Solutions.
ADM’s carbon capture and sequestration capabilities in Decatur have allowed it to safely and permanently store more than 3.5 million tonnes of CO2 a mile and a half under the surface of the earth, and have paved the way for increased decarbonization of the company’s operations.
This includes a partnership to construct a zero-emissions power plant adjacent to the company’s Decatur corn complex and its achievement of the wheat milling industry’s first carbon-neutral footprint.
ADM is continuing to lead the way to decarbonize the industries in which we operate. Customers are increasingly turning to us to help them meet their Scope 3 emissions commitments with low carbon-intensity sustainable solutions. This is an exciting opportunity for ADM to connect some of our largest processing facilities with our carbon capture capabilities, advancing our work to significantly reduce our CO2 emissions while delivering sustainable solutions for our customers. These efforts are core to our purpose, our culture, and our growth, and we look forward to working with Wolf Carbon Solutions to finalize this agreement and further decarbonize our operations and our industry, said Chris Cuddy, President, Carbohydrate Solutions for ADM.
