Sen. Cramer: Red Trail Energy Awarded $25 Million for Carbon Capture as North Dakotans Receive Funds for Energy Infrastructure Efforts from USDA

Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)

USDA Awards Funds for Energy Infrastructure, Nutrition Assistance

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development (RD) awarded a $25,000,000 loan to RedTrail Energy LLC. The funds will be used to help construct a carbon capture processing and storage facility onto an existing ethanol manufacturing facility.

USDA RD also awarded the following five grants totaling $81,711 for energy infrastructure efforts:

$20,000 to James Diepolder to help install a more energy efficient grain drying system.
$20,000 to Krause Incorporated to install more energy efficient refrigeration and HVAC systems.
$19,703 to Brian Dale Haugen to install a more energy efficient grain drying system.
$12,568 to Albert Grohs to help install a geothermal heating and cooling system.
$9,440 to Corey Hovelson to help install a more energy efficient grain drying system.

Additionally, USDA recently awarded the following two grants totaling $363,660 in North Dakota:

$230,042 to North Dakota State University for the North Dakota Integrated Pest Management Program.
$133,618 to Spirit Lake Tribe to promote healthy food choices and improve nutrition knowledge for children and families.