ADM has begun operations at its new carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at the Columbus, Nebraska Corn Processing Complex, making it the largest bioethanol CCS facility worldwide. The initiative captures carbon dioxide (CO2) from ADM’s ethanol plant and transports it via Tallgrass’s Trailblazer pipeline to a sequestration hub in Eastern Wyoming for permanent underground storage.
The Trailblazer pipeline, repurposed from a 400-mile natural gas line, runs through Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska and can transport over 10 million tons of CO2 annually. This amount is equivalent to removing more than 2 million passenger vehicles from the road, or about 25% of all registered vehicles in the three states combined. Tallgrass built a lateral line connecting ADM’s facility to the pipeline using voluntary landowner easements.
“ADM has been a pioneer in the CCS industry for more than a decade and this is an expansion of that expertise,” said Chris Cuddy, ADM’s North America president. He emphasized CCS as a key part of ADM’s strategy to decarbonize operations and meet demand for low-carbon ingredients.
Alison Nelson, Tallgrass’s segment president for CO2 business development, added, “This project proves that global impact grows from local roots. We’re proud to stand with ADM in achieving this milestone.”
