Technology Management in the Face of Scientific Uncertainty

This chapter builds on the theoretical model from the preceding chapter by Shackley and Evar, and applies concepts of uncertainty management from the science and technology studies literature to a case study of the CCS Test Centre Mongstad (TCM) near Bergen, Norway. The TCM follows in the footsteps of Norway’s endeavours into CCS technology piloting and demonstration, begun in 1996 with the Sleipner offshore CO₂ separation and storage project, and continued with the Snøhvit and Kårstø projects, as well as the now cancelled Halten facility. It is distinguished from similar projects worldwide as one of few that aims to separate CO₂ from several types of flue streams including a gas-powered cogeneration plant and an oil refinery.