Cardinal Ethanol teams with Vault 44.01 to capture and sequester CO2 in Indiana

In Indiana, Cardinal Ethanol, LLC and Vault 44.01 Ltd., through their affiliate companies, they have formed a joint venture to design, implement, and operate a carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and sequestration (CCS) project at Cardinal’s ethanol production facility near Union City, Indiana. The joint venture is structured with each party controlling an equal interest in a newly formed limited partnership named One Carbon Partnership, LP.

Cardinal’s facility produces approximately 135 million gallons of ethanol per year, which generates approximately 400,000 metric tons of CO2 as a by-product of the corn fermentation process.

One Carbon Partnership plans to construct a facility to capture the CO2 generated from the ethanol production process and safely and permanently store such emissions deep underground in a secure geologic reservoir, thereby substantially reducing the CO2 emissions from the ethanol production process. While the project is still in its early stages and subject to customary variables that could influence the project, the partnership has submitted a Class VI permit application to EPA Region 5 in support of the project and has received a completeness determination from the EPA. The partners have engaged with local landowners and communities about the potential project and are very pleased with the support they have received.