Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline now includes Atwater, Minnesota. Summit says the pipeline will help ethanol plants lower their carbon score by capturing greenhouse gas emissions and piping them to western North Dakota for underground storage.
The main trunk of Summit's Midwest Carbon Express pipeline is planned to run from Iowa through South Dakota to western North Dakota, where liquid carbon dioxide can be pumped underground for permanent storage. The prospect of eminent domain has prompted filings with the Iowa Utilities Board.