EPA approves injection permit for ethanol project

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved permits for Archer Daniels Midland's ethanol plant.

The permits enable the underground injection and storage of carbon dioxide emissions from an ethanol plant.

Issued under the relatively new Underground Injection Control Program Class VI, the permits are expected to facilitate carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) activities.

Plans call for ADM to capture 1.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year from the ethanol plant and store it underground.

ADM can begin drilling the injection well in November.