The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) needs to manage technological, construction and financial risks in order to achieve carbon capture storage and utilisation (CCUS) targets, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report.
Delays to construction of the emitter or transport and storage projects would impact on DESNZ’s objectives for carbon capture and, consequently, its overall Net Zero pathway, it notes, and higher than expected construction costs may mean that carbon capture projects may become unviable without additional revenue support from the government or consumers.
Risks associated with the technology being unproven at the scale being planned persist, and depend on specialist expertise and equipment.
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