In the United States (US), Gevo Inc., a leading developer of renewable fuels and chemicals with net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, has announced that its Gevo North Dakota (GND) plant has issued more than 500,000 engineered carbon dioxide removal certificates, known as CORCs, since carbon capture and storage (CCS) activities began in June 2022.
Gevo purchased Gevo North Dakota, previously known as Red Trail Energy, in January 2025.
Gevo designed its carbon business to operate with integrity at scale across regulated low-carbon fuel markets and voluntary markets. By applying Puro.earth’s industry-leading standards for CCS and maintaining strict controls to prevent double-counting, we have been able to deliver high-quality carbon removal consistently and credibly. Reaching 500,000 CORCs demonstrates that engineered carbon removal can be both scalable and reliable, commented Alex Clayton, Chief Carbon Officer for Gevo.
Recently, Gevo North Dakota’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) efforts received an upgrade to an “A” rating from BeZero Carbon Ltd., a preeminent global carbon rating agency.
In a growing market, which, according to CDR.fyi, has eclipsed US$11 billion for carbon dioxide removal credits (CORCs), just 2.8 percent of those purchases have been delivered.
Reaching half a million CORCs is a significant milestone, and we congratulate Gevo on being the first carbon removal supplier to achieve this level of scale. It demonstrates that large-volume, high-integrity carbon removal certified under the robust Puro Standard is operational today, said Jan-Willem Bode, President of Puro.earth.
