More than 2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year can be injected safely into two ethanol plant sites in California, according to a carbon-capture study commissioned by renewable gas company Aemetis and conducted by global energy services company Baker Hughes.
Upon completion, the Aemetis Carbon Capture CCS project is expected to capture more than 2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year at the two Aemetis biofuels plant sites in Keyes and Riverbank, Calif., reports Hart Energy.
“The conclusions from the initial Baker Hughes geologic formation and pre-drilling study confirm the feasibility of Aemetis plans to construct two CO2 injection wells at or near the Aemetis biofuels sites,” said Brian Fojtasek of ATSI, the project manager for the Aemetis Carbon Capture construction phase. “We have completed front-end loading engineering and are now working on the front-end engineering design and permitting for the Aemetis CCS projects.”
