2023-17 Ordinance Authorizing Negotiation and Execution of Negotiated Easement with Archer-Daniels-Midland Company for the Underground Injection and Sequestration of CO2

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._ CARBON ii ' ii E AND STORAGE A ' At AD WHAT IS CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE (CCS)? Carbon capture and storage(CCS)uses the Earth's natural trapping system tc stare CO2,and a natural elern_nt already found underground. CO2 is capiured from industrial facilities,purified and then compressed into liquid form.Ethanol plants produce nearly pure CO2 removing the purification step,and making ther n ideal choices for CCS. Liouif ied CO2 is then tran.porred via pipelines to storage wells where it is safely injected into sealed off geological formations and can be stored securely for millions of years. CCS is considered a key technology in reducing global CO2 levels and has been proven to be effective and safe at a large-scale commercial level. The Illinois Basin features the Ivit.Simon Sandstone Saline Reservoir aboui 1.5 miles underground, as v,ell as several layers of shale rock,making it a good location for CCS storage. Illinois Basin CCS is an important technology as vie loot:at a variety of ways to decarbonize our footprint and meet the growing demand for low-carbor�energy and rngredienl solutions. DM` PROVEN TRACK RECORD W ITH CCS ! p ADn/i is a national and world leader in the implementation of CCS technology. AMO v,,as the first company to be a granted a Class VI CCS well permit by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and has been successfully operating CCS wells in Decatur for more than a decade. ADivi has worked with the Department of Energy and the Illinois Geological Survey at the University of Illinois for many years to validate the safety,security and effectiveness CCS technology. To date,ADM has successfully injected more than 3.5 million tons of CO,safely a mile and a half under the earth.We are working to increase the capacity of our well storage to further leverage this proven technology.