Despite receiving approval in Iowa, the Summit Carbon Pipeline is facing obstacles in North and South Dakota.
According to Jess Mazour from the Iowa Sierra Club, the pipeline serves as a means to transport captured CO2 from Iowa to North Dakota. However, Mazour questions the logic behind the Iowa Utilities Board’s approval of a permit for a company that lacks approval in other states.
The Iowa Public Utilities Commission has granted a permit for the Iowa segments of the Summit Pipeline. However, the recent ruling by the South Dakota Supreme Court supports the landowners who oppose the use of eminent domain by Summit to construct the pipeline on their land.
Summit Carbon Solutions aims to collaborate with multiple ethanol plants in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. The objective is to capture carbon dioxide emitted during the fermentation process of ethanol production and transport it through underground pipelines to North Dakota. In North Dakota, the captured carbon dioxide will be securely stored for permanent storage. Initially, Summit Carbon Solutions planned to establish a network of 690 miles of pipelines. However, due to another company discontinuing their similar project, Summit Carbon Solutions has proposed an expansion of an additional 340 miles in the state, which includes Guthrie County.
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