ESG Report - Report - Page 12
Carbon Capture
Carbon capture utilization and storage involves three steps:
1
Capture: Separation of
CO2 from other gases
produced at industrial
process facilities.
2
Transport: Separated
CO2 is dehydrated and
compressed, then
transported via pipelines,
trucks or ships.
3
Storage: CO2 is injected
into deep underground
rock formations where
it can be safely and
permanently stored.
Refining Carbon Capture
Valero’s experience in CO2 recovery dates back a decade. Since 2013, our refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, has
been hosting a first-of-its-kind large-scale carbon capture of approximately 1 million metric tons of CO2
a year. Carbon dioxide is captured from two hydrogen plants that produce hydrogen from natural gas for
refinery use.
LARGE-SCALE CARBON CAPTURE AND
STORAGE —
Our participation in Navigator's proposed
large-scale carbon capture and
sequestration pipeline system is expected to
capture and remove nearly 3 million metric
tons of biogenic CO2 annually from eight of
our ethanol plants. Carbon sequestration
further reduces the CI of ethanol and
increases its market value.
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STAND-ALONE CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE —
We are currently evaluating and developing stand-alone
carbon sequestration projects at our eastern ethanol plants,
which could sequester about 1 million metric tons of CO2
a year. Our ethanol plants represented in the map to the
right are located near geology believed to be suitable for
successful CCS projects, making them potentially attractive
for development.
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