Aemetis Carbon Capture, a subsidiary of Aemetis, Inc., has been awarded the first CO2 sequestration characterization well permit issued by the State of California, according to a news release.
The Hydrogen Source reported in February that Aemetis had $1.2bn in biogas and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects in development. The Riverbank SAF plant in California will be fully engineered and permitted this year.
“All of the necessary city, county, regional and state agency permits have been received to drill the CO2 sequestration characterization well on the 24-acre Riverbank site that was acquired by Aemetis in 2022,” the release states. “A high capacity access road and operational pad for the deep well drilling rig and related equipment has already been completed.”
The CCS injection well is expected to sequester about 1.4 million mmtpy of CO2, with approximately 200,000 mmtpy produced by the Aemetis SAF and renewable diesel plant on the adjacent 125-acre Riverbank site.
