Aurora ethanol plant owner partners with Tallgrass to build compression facilities
Equipment will soon be installed on this portion of the KAAPA ethanol plant west of Aurora to capture carbon dioxide, which is usually vented into the atmosphere. The CO2 will be compressed and sent by pipeline several miles south to connect with the new Trailblazer CO2 pipeline project being undertaken by Tallgrass.
A new carbon capture facility at the Aurora ethanol plant has created the largest single surge in the city’s building permit history since construction of the ethanol plant itself began back in 2007.A newly formed LLC called KPA CO2, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of KAAPA Partners Aurora, filed two building permits at City Hall last month related to a project that has been in the planning sta…