Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on the beginning of Carbon Capture Sequestration (CCS) at Red Trail Energy:
“The future of responsible energy development and innovation runs through North Dakota. The United States’ first permitted carbon capture sequestration project is up and running in Richardton. For the past month, Red Trail Energy has removed carbon dioxide from an existing ethanol manufacturing facility and injected it into the ground. This is a huge milestone we all should celebrate. North Dakota had the foresight to secure Class VI primacy in 2018 under the Trump EPA, which laid the groundwork for carbon capture projects like this.”
Injection began at the Richardton, North Dakota ethanol facility on June 16. Red Trail Energy is the first CCS permitted in North Dakota and in the U.S. under Class VI injection primacy.