In the United States (US), Blue Flint Ethanol LLC, a Harvestone company, has announced that it has been granted approval by the North Dakota Industrial Commission to begin permanent storage of carbon dioxide.
The Blue Flint Ethanol plant produces approximately 200,000 tonnes per year of carbon dioxide (CO2), as a coproduct of bio-ethanol production.
The permit will be used to permanently store CO2 captured from the plant through a process referred to as carbon capture and sequestration.
The CO2 will be injected and permanently stored thousands of feet underground in a geologic formation located near the Blue Flint plant.
This Class VI Storage Facility Permit is part of Harvestone’s Vision Carbon ZERO, a multi-phased initiative aimed at making our ethanol plants net carbon zero. We are thankful to the Industrial Commission for recognizing our commitment to reaching net zero and their support of our efforts, said Jeff Zueger, CEO at Harvestone.
Blue Flint plans on beginning capture and injection within the coming months.
We commend Blue Flint Ethanol for its innovation and work in submitting a sound application for carbon capture and storage. Blue Flint demonstrated that carbon capture and storage projects can have wide-ranging benefits for both landowners and our most important industries, the Commission said in a joint statement.
