Subtask 1.3 Integrated Carbon Capture and Storage for North Dakota Ethanol Production
The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), North Dakota ethanol producer Red Trail Energy (RTE), and the North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC), conducted a preliminary assessment for integrating small-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) at an industrial ethanol production facility near Richardton, North Dakota. This preliminary assessment included a technical evaluation of CCS implementation at the RTE site, development of a provisional field implementation plan (FIP), and economic analysis. Results indicated that commercial CCS is a technically and economically viable option for the significant reduction of CO2 emissions from ethanol generation at the RTE facility. The RTE facility produces approximately 163,000 tonnes of CO2 annually from the ethanol fermentation process. If a CCS project is implemented, the RTE site could store approximately 3.2 million tonnes of CO2 during a 20-year period of injection.View/Download Document
Event/Meeting Information
PCOR Partnership 2017 Annual Membership Meeting
10/24/2017
Plano, TX