Net zero’s uneasy pact with carbon capture and storage
Santos and Beach Energy’s Moomba project hopes to overturn the technology’s weak reputation. Its detractors say it has already had 20 years to prove them wrong.
The Moomba carbon capture and storage project in South Australia.
Almost 800 kilometres north of Adelaide, Santos and Beach Energy have brought to life a project that could change the course of emissions.
The $US220 million ($332.2 million) Moomba carbon capture and storage project in South Australia’s far north-east appears to be the best opportunity so far for the much-criticised technology to correct perceptions from within government and the community that it just doesn’t work.
Angela Macdonald-SmithSenior resources writerAngela Macdonald-Smith writes on the resources industry with a focus on energy, including gas, oil, electricity and renewables. Connect with Angela on Twitter. Email Angela at amacdonald-smith@afr.com
