The Expansion of the 45Q Tax Credit for CO2 Capture For years, the ethanol industry has been capturing carbon dioxide and selling it to manufacturers of carbonated beverages and other customers. As part of a government-spending bill, Congress just approved a large expansion of the 45Q tax credit for CO2 capture. The expansion of the 45Q credit could very well lead to innovations in what the ethanol industry does with its CO2 and changes in the dynamic of how it interacts with the oil industry. In fact, oil companies often purchase large volumes of CO2 for a practice known as “Enhanced Oil Recovery” (or “EoR”). As their thirst for CO2 continues to grow in proportion with its domestic production activities that utilize EoR methods, Read More...