New Energy
Summit Pipeline Chief Sees Tough Path in Winning Over Landowners
- Project has faced delays due to opposition, regulatory hurdles
- The $8 billion carbon pipeline would run through US Corn Belt
Lee Blank
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The head of a more than $8 billion proposed carbon pipeline that has seen numerous delays amid landowner resistance had a request this week for corn ethanol officials counting on the project: “Pray for us.”
Lee Blank, Summit Carbon Solutions chief executive officer, was referring to 23 public meetings starting next week in Iowa as the company once again works to win over landowners across the US Corn Belt. The roughly 2,500-mile pipeline to trap and capture carbon emissions from US biofuel plants was originally expected to start operating this year, but that has been pushed to as late as 2027 amid regulatory hurdles and opposition.