Yahoo Finance Green Plains (GPRE) Updates on Nebraska Carbon Capture Project
Green Plains Inc. GPRE has stated that the construction management agreements have been executed and the key equipment required to capture carbon from its Nebraska sites has been ordered. These milestones position the company to start construction in the second half of 2024 and begin the collection of the biogenic carbon dioxide associated with the production of 287 million gallons of ethanol per year in the second half of 2025.
The carbon capture equipment will be put at the company's Central City, Wood River and York, NE facilities and has been sized to allow for post-combustion carbon capture and enhanced production, with a total carbon capture capacity of up to 1.2 million tons.
The company is at the forefront of producing millions of gallons of low carbon-intensity ethanol and remains on pace to participate in the early days of the Clean Fuel Production Credit and low carbon fuel markets. It also produces high-quality carbon credits. By capturing biogenic carbon dioxide from fermentation, the company demonstrates its commitment to sustainable manufacturing processes and a desire to positively impact the communities it serves. Once operational, it expects to cut the carbon intensity of its biofuel in half, thereby establishing itself as one of the major providers of low-carbon-intensity feedstock for the commercial production of sustainable aviation fuel.
The project will also aid the company's whole portfolio by having a beneficial effect on high-quality ingredients like ultra high protein, sequence and renewable corn oil that are produced at its biorefineries in Nebraska.
GPRE has entered into construction agreements and funding arrangements to facilitate the ordering of the carbon sequestration equipment. The Trailblazer project is making progress, and once operational, it will safely transfer captured biogenic carbon dioxide from various Nebraska ethanol facilities to Wyoming sequestration wells for geological storage.
Shares of Green Plains have lost 52.7% over the past year compared with its industry’s 10.8% decline.
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