Colorado seeks Primacy; Strategic Biofuels, Vault, and Carbon Storage Solutions receive greenlight

Vault 44.01 and Cardinal Ethanol spud CCS1 Class VI injection well adjacent to Cardinal Ethanol in Indiana

Vault 44.01 permits ‘Beargrass’ and ‘Aster’ Class VI injection wells

Lapis permits ‘Galva’ Class VI in Illinois

ENI is drilling 2 CCS development wells for ‘Liverpool CCS’ - C110/13-H5 & C110/13-H5

Northern Endurance Partnership permitted stratigraphic well in adjacent acreage (CS006).

On March 19, the EPA released the MOA to establish Colorado (ECMC) as the lead authority for permitting, regulating, and enforcing Class VI CO₂ injection wells under EPA oversight

Defines a cooperative state–EPA framework, with EPA providing technical guidance, policy direction, and ongoing program oversight

Grants the state primary responsibility for issuing and managing permits, while requiring EPA concurrence on key items like injection depth waivers

Requires robust compliance monitoring, inspections, reporting, and enforcement actions to ensure protection of underground sources of drinking water

Mandates continuous information sharing, program updates with regulatory changes, and allows EPA to step in if the state fails to enforce requirements

On March 6th, the EPA released the draft permit and has open comment period until April 6th.

The project is located in Weld County, Colorado and is operated by Carbon Storage Solutions at the Front Range ethanol facility

The project will inject up to 127,800 metric tons of CO2 per year for a total of approximately 1.54 million metric tons over about 12 years

CO2 will be injected into the Lyons Sandstone formation at depths around 8,900 feet where reservoir properties support long term storage

The storage zone is bounded by thick confining layers including the Lykins Formation above and the Lower Satanka Formation below which prevent CO2 migration

The project includes one injection well, one deep monitoring well, several shallow monitoring wells, and requires monitoring during operations and for about 20 years after injection ends

The project is located in eastern Indiana and is being developed by One Carbon Partnership to store CO2 from a nearby ethanol facility in the Mt. Simon Sandstone

The project plans to inject approximately 450,000 metric tons of CO2 per year over a 30 year injection period

CO2 will be injected into the Mt. Simon Sandstone with the Eau Claire Formation acting as the primary caprock to ensure long term containment

The development includes one primary injection well (CCS1) and at least one monitoring well (OBS1) along with additional surface and groundwater monitoring systems

The project is the Louisiana Green Fuels CCS development in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana led by Strategic Biofuels in partnership with Carbon Direct; initial project was a biofuels project but pivoted to low carbon power generation as the market evolved.

The project will capture and permanently store over 1 million metric tons of CO2 per year from a 100 MW biomass-based facility

The project includes 3 Class VI injection wells as part of a multi-well storage complex

The development is structured in phases, with phase one consisting of a carbon-negative biomass power facility with CCS and phase two expanding into a sustainable aviation fuel refinery leveraging the same infrastructure

Key parties include Strategic Biofuels as developer, Carbon Direct as carbon management partner, SLB supporting sequestration, and Kiewit supporting engineering and construction

Legal pushback against CCS is accelerating across the U.S., with conflicts emerging between developers, local governments, and communities as projects move toward deployment

In Indiana, POET filed a lawsuit against Wabash County after a local moratorium blocked CCS projects, arguing counties cannot override state authority and that the ban harms investment and development

The case highlights a broader industry concern that local jurisdictions could effectively halt CCS projects despite federal incentives and state-level support

In Louisiana, CCS has become politically contentious, with public opposition and intra-party conflict driven by concerns over land use, environmental risks, and long-term CO2 storage liability

Community resistance in Louisiana reflects a growing trend of citizen-led opposition, particularly in regions targeted for large-scale storage hubs along the Gulf Coast

In the Midwest, projects like Summit Carbon Solutions face lawsuits and regulatory challenges from landowners and counties, primarily centered on eminent domain, property rights, and pipeline safety

Saipem and Capsol Technologies ASA have signed a non-exclusive cooperation agreement to jointly develop industrial-scale carbon capture projects, focusing on solutions based on Hot Potassium Carbonate (HPC) technology

OX2, Södra and TES advance Värö e-fuel project in Sweden

Technip Energies invests in Verso Energy’s DEZiR eSAF project in Rouen

European Airlines Set To Call For E-SAF Mandate Delay

thyssenkrupp nucera Supplies Electrolyzers for Moeve to Build Southern Europe’s Largest Green Hydrogen Project

Kent Wins FEED Contract For Greece’s Prinos CO2 Storage Project

Harbour Energy progresses seismic survey in Denmark for Greenstore, projects 2029 operationals