ADM Begins Operations for Second Carbon Capture and Storage Project
April 07 2017 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
- New project can safely prevent more
than 1 million tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere
annually
Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) announced today that
the Illinois Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage (ICCS) project,
a partnership to safely and permanently store more than 1 million
tons of carbon dioxide a year, has begun operations.
“We are extremely proud to be part of this important program,”
said Todd Werpy, ADM chief technology officer. “The technology that
we are using in Decatur can be a model for reducing industrial
carbon emissions around the world. We’re pleased to be working with
great partners in the U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Community
College and the University of Illinois – Illinois State Geological
Survey, and we’re excited to move forward as we not only reduce our
carbon emissions in Decatur, but also contribute to important
research that will help other companies do the same.”
“2017 is a watershed year for carbon capture in the United
States. On the heels of the successful opening of Petra Nova
in Texas, the Illinois Industrial facility serves as another
example that large-scale CCS deployment works, is safe, and serves
as a key component of a low carbon future,” said Jeff Erikson,
general manager of the Americas region with the Global CCS
Institute. “The Illinois Industrial CCS Facility is the 12th
large-scale CCS facility operating in North America, and the first
large-scale application of CCS on biofuels production in the world.
With this landmark achievement, ADM will now capture and store
about one million tons of CO2 per year. We applaud ADM for their
vision and leadership, and acknowledge the foresight and wise
investment provided by the U.S. Department of Energy.”
The project captures carbon dioxide, which is created as a
byproduct at ADM’s Decatur corn processing facility, and stores it
safely almost a mile and a half underground in the Mt. Simon
Sandstone. With the capability to store 1.1 million tons of carbon
annually, ICCS is designed to demonstrate the commercial-scale
applicability of carbon capture and storage technology in a saline
reservoir. The project is currently permitted to operate for five
years and has the potential to store up to 5.5 million tons of
carbon dioxide.
This is the second carbon capture and storage project that ADM
has helped to lead. Previously, the company removed and stored
approximately a million tons of carbon over three years as part of
the smaller-scale Illinois Basin – Decatur Project, led by the
Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium at the University of
Illinois.
“ADM is committed to successfully feeding the world while
minimizing our impact on the planet,” Werpy continued. “Around the
globe, across our business, from reducing waste and water usage to
increasing energy efficiency to taking part in this groundbreaking
carbon storage project, we are living up to our dedication to do
business the right way.”
About ADM
For more than a century, the people of Archer Daniels Midland
Company (NYSE: ADM) have transformed crops into products that serve
the vital needs of a growing world. Today, we’re one of the world’s
largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, with
approximately 32,000 employees serving customers in more than 160
countries. With a global value chain that includes approximately
500 crop procurement locations, 250 ingredient manufacturing
facilities, 38 innovation centers and the world’s premier crop
transportation network, we connect the harvest to the home, making
products for food, animal feed, industrial and energy uses. Learn
more at www.adm.com.
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