The start of something Bigger!
The U.S. Department of Energy, along with a consortium of midwestern companies unveiled the first carbon dioxide injection well in the country Thursday. The experimental well, located in Michigan will sequester the gas 3,700 feet underground in porous rock.
The well is already taking carbon dioxide from a nearby DTE natural gas-burning power plant.
According to the report from the Detroit Free Press, the start of this project could open the door to a storehouse that could accomadate all the carbon dioxide from every Michigan power plant and many surrounding states for hundreds of years, especially since the deep sandstone layers of Michigan are perfect for safely and permanently storing carbon dioxide.
