Gevo sells $20M in IRA tax credits

In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. sold approximately $20 million in Investment Tax Credits to an undisclosed corporate buyer. This transaction monetizes Inflation Reduction Act Investment Tax Credits generated from the commercialization of a renewable natural gas production facility by Gevo NW Iowa RNG, LLC  and provides net cash proceeds of approximately $17 million to Gevo after transaction fees.

The Gevo RNG asset has been optimized to produce approximately 400,000 MMBtus of RNG per year, and Gevo expects to further increase production over time. Additional RNG value could be unlocked through the monetization of Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credits under the IRA, once those rules are defined.

Gevo RNG generates RNG by collecting manure on dairy farms and placing it in anaerobic digesters installed on those farms, where biogas (also known as biomethane) is captured, then refined to replace fossil natural gas as a transportation fuel. Gevo’s commercial partner sells the RNG into California. Using an estimated carbon intensity score that incorporates the methane avoidance crediting aligned in the California Air Resources Board Low Carbon Fuel Standard, the RNG produced by the Gevo RNG facility is expected to yield upwards of 175,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas emissions reductions annually. Gevo continues to explore increased scaling and margin expansion opportunities for its RNG business, and how to leverage it synergistically with its other lines of business.