"Google said today that it will invest in a natural gas power plant in Illinois that intends to capture the majority of its carbon emissions. The 400-megawatt power plant will be built outside of Decatur next to an ethanol plant run by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), which already captures CO 2 from its operations. Google will buy most of the electricity to power its nearby data centers, while ADM will use some of the power plant's steam and electricity."
"Google intends to capture "approximately 90%" of the CO 2 generated by the power plant, the company said. Carbon dioxide from Google's power plant will be injected into the same geological storage formations already used by ADM's ethanol facility. The site is the location of the first long-term CO 2 storage well in the U.S. Typically, around 2,000 metric tons of CO 2 are sent into the well every day."
Google will invest in a 400-megawatt natural gas power plant near Decatur, Illinois, next to an Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) ethanol facility that captures CO 2. The plant aims to capture approximately 90% of its CO 2 and inject the carbon into the same geological storage formations used by ADM, which hosts the first long-term CO 2 storage well in the U.S. Google will buy most electricity for nearby data centers while ADM will use some steam and power. Injections paused in 2024 after brine migrated into unauthorized zones but have resumed after ADM attributed the leak to corrosion. Carbon capture performance has been mixed, and methane leaks in the natural gas supply chain remain unaddressed.
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