Tallgrass, the developer of a proposed CO2 pipeline project that will sequester CO2 sourced from ethanol plants and other facilities, has entered a Community Benefits Agreement with Bold Alliance, an environmental group that opposes pipeline projects and advocates against eminent domain.&nbsp;According to Bold Alliance, the CBA establishes a series of community initiatives and creates rigorous landowner rights protections throughout the pipeline’s lifecycle, from early project development through easement negotiations, operations and decommissioning. Provisions of the CBA include a $500,000 funding commitment to nonprofits in the counties associated with the project; a $400,000 funding commitment to equip first responders throughout the development of the project, as well as ongoing annual funding to support replenishing and replacing essential equipment once the project is operational; a $200,000 funding commitment to train first responders as the project comes online, as well as annual obligation, once operational, to provide public safety notifications to the families who live along the pipeline right of way; and a requirement, at the time of decommissioning, that the easements are returned to landowners who may elect to have the pipeline abandoned in place or removed from their property.&nbsp;In addition, the CBA establishes a 10-year, two-part, shared-value program. By achieving operations on schedule, this program establishes provisions for landowners to receive an annual royalty payment and for a community foundation to receive an annual endowment — based on the total amount of CO2 the project sequesters. The annual royalty payment program for landowners applies not only to future easement negotiations, but also to landowners who have already signed easements for the CO2 pipeline.“We appreciate the time and effort that Bold Alliance and so many organizations across Nebraska have invested to achieve this milestone. Everyone involved worked hard to bridge the challenges of reaching a groundbreaking agreement like this one because of a common commitment to seeing Nebraska win. This project is a critical element of Nebraska’s bioeconomy — creating new markets and increased value for the biofuels industry, the family farms who supply them, and the communities they call home,” said&nbsp;Kyle Quackenbush, segment president of Tallgrass. “At Tallgrass, our pipeline infrastructure has been safely powering Nebraska’s economic growth for decades. We are proud to have found common ground with so many key community organizations to keep Nebraska at the forefront of innovation and economic growth in the decades to come.”The CBA has been endorsed by Renewable Fuels Nebraska, the Nebraska State Volunteer Firefighter Association, the Nebraska Farm Bureau, the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, the Nebraska Cattlemen Association, the Nebraska Farmers Union, the Nebraska Soybean Association, the Nebraska Sorghum Producers, the Nebraska Dairy Producers, the Nebraska Pork Association and We Support AG.&nbsp;Tallgrass’s CO2 pipeline project aims to convert its existing Trailblazer natural gas pipeline to CO2 transportation service. The 400-mile pipeline would serve as the backbone of a regional CO2 transportation system that would allow the company to transport and permanently sequester more than 10 million metric tons of CO2 per year from facilities in Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming. The CO2 would be sequestered in a commercial-scale hub in southeastern Wyoming.&nbsp;

2024-04-11 - Tallgrass enters Community Benefits Agreement for CO2 pipeline project (Ethanol Producer Magazine)

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Tallgrass, the developer of a CO2 pipeline project that will sequester CO2 sourced from ethanol plants and other facilities, has entered a Community Benefits Agreement with Bold Alliance.  The CBA is endorsed by several ag and biofuel groups. 

Tallgrass enters Community Benefits Agreement for CO2 pipeline project

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