Aemetis Biogas Receives Proceeds from Sale of $7.7 Million of Investment Tax Credits
Investment tax credits were generated by renewable natural gas project investments
CUPERTINO, CA - February 26, 2025 ( NEWMEDIAWIRE) - Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company, announced today the receipt of $6 million of cash, after transaction costs, from the sale of $7.7 million of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) investment tax credits generated by the construction of dairy biogas digesters by the Aemetis Biogas subsidiary of the company. The investment tax credits were sold to a corporate purchaser that had previously agreed to purchase the tax credits as a part of a multi-closing purchase arrangement.
The IRA was signed into law in August 2022 and provides transferable federal income tax credits for investments in certain renewable fuel projects, as well as production tax credits for low carbon intensity renewable fuels. Aemetis generated IRA Section 48 investment tax credits from its investment in dairy biogas digesters constructed and placed in service by Aemetis in Q4 2024.
'The $6 million of net cash proceeds received by Aemetis yesterday is in addition to $11 million of cash proceeds from tax credits sold last month, funding domestic energy production projects and reducing dependence on imported crude oil,' stated Eric McAfee, Chairman and CEO of Aemetis. 'The next sales of investment tax credits will be generated by biogas digester and pipeline projects that are currently under construction and expected to be completed in Q2 2025.'
The Aemetis Keyes ethanol plant supplies about two million pounds of animal feed daily to feed more than 100,000 dairy cows at about 80 dairies in the local area. To capture methane at dairies and produce renewable natural gas (RNG), Aemetis is operating twelve dairy digesters, 36 miles of biogas pipeline, a central biogas to RNG production facility, and a PG&E utility gas pipeline interconnection. Aemetis expects to produce 550,000 MMBtu of RNG per year from its existing projects combined with those planned for completion in Q2.
Approximately 25% of methane emissions in California are emitted by dairy waste lagoons that do not have methane capture systems such as those installed by Aemetis. When fully built, the Aemetis Biogas project plans to capture methane from the waste produced by more than 150,000 cows at dairy farms in California and produce 1,650,000 MMBtu of renewable natural gas from captured dairy methane each year. When fully operational, the Aemetis Biogas project in California is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to an estimated 6.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide over ten years.
About Aemetis
Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Aemetis is a renewable natural gas, renewable fuel and biochemicals company focused on the operation, acquisition, development, and commercialization of innovative technologies that replace petroleum-based products and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Founded in 2006, Aemetis is operating and actively expanding a California biogas digester network and pipeline system to convert dairy waste gas into Renewable Natural Gas. Aemetis owns and operates a 65 million gallon per year ethanol production facility in California's Central Valley near Modesto that supplies about 80 dairies with animal feed. Aemetis owns and operates an 80 million gallon per year production facility on the East Coast of India producing high quality distilled biodiesel and refined glycerin for customers in India and Europe. Aemetis acquired the 125-acre former Army Ammunition Production Plant site in Riverbank, California to develop a carbon sequestration project and a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel fuel biorefinery to utilize renewable hydrogen, hydroelectric power, and renewable oils to produce low carbon intensity renewable jet and diesel fuel. For additional information about Aemetis, please visit www.aemetis.com.
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