Carbon Capture’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Capturing Carbon
- Source
- Oilprice.com
- Source link
- https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Carbon-Captures-Biggest-Problem-Isnt-Capturing-Carbon.html
- Published
- 2026-08-17 19:00:00
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-17 22:55:27
- Category
- Commodities & Raw Materials
- Geography
- Global
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Carbon capture is still debated as if technical performance were the decisive question. Can a solvent remove carbon dioxide from flue gas? Can the CO2 be compressed, transported and injected underground? Will the storage remain secure? These questions matter, but they no longer explain why most announced projects do not reach construction. The missing component is usually commercial. A cement plant can capture carbon and still lose money on every tonne. A storage site can be technically ready and remain empty without contracted volumes. A pipeline…
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