December 12, 2022 – Landowners, community members, and environmentalists had the opportunity to learn more about a plan to bring a CO2 pipeline from Iowa to Decatur for carbon sequestration.
The Illinois State Geological Survey, Richland Community College and ADM hosted the informational sessions and tours with Wolf Carbon Solutions.
Wolf and ADM announced a plan in January for the 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 carbon dioxide produced at ADM’s Cedar Rapids, Iowa, facility.
Designed as the backbone infrastructure needed to support the region’s lower carbon transition, the 280-mile trunk line will be capable of transporting 12 million tons of CO2 per year. The pipeline will offer the capacity to transport CO2 from ADM’s ethanol and cogeneration facilities in Clinton and Cedar Rapids to be stored permanently underground at ADM’s sequestration site in Decatur.
ADM is currently leading the way in carbon capture and sequestration capabilities in Decatur and this has allowed it to safely and permanently store more than 3.5 million metric tons of CO2 a mile and a half under the surface of the earth.
Sallie Greenberg, a principal research scientist at the University of Illinois and the Illinois State Geological Survey stated “Decatur is definitely a bellwether. Everybody knows the work that’s been done here, and it’s a model for what’s being done around the world.”
Nick Noppinger, senior vice president of corporate development at Wolf Carbon Solutions, said the company is still in the land acquisition phase for the pipeline and the company plans to file with The Illinois Commerce Commission in January or February.
