Socio-technical transitions are often hindered by the resilience of existing infrastructures, as policymakers are reluctant to invest in novel products or services. Using the example of carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) based fuels, we set up a discrete choice experiment to assess whether European policymakers have a tendency to avoid investing in novel, and more disruptive technologies, and rather prefer to invest in technologies that resemble the incumbent. Results indicate that policymakers prefer to allocate funding to dominant technologies. The results also revealed an overall positive perception of CCU technologies among policymakers. As the commercialisation of such products and processes continues, acceptance among this group of stakeholders is key.

由于决策者不愿投资于新颖的产品或服务，因此现有基础设施的弹性通常会阻碍社会技术的转型。以基于碳捕获和利用（CCU）的燃料为例，我们建立了一个离散选择实验，以评估欧洲决策者是否倾向于避免投资于更具破坏性的新颖技术，而宁愿投资于类似于碳捕集与利用（CCU）的技术。现任。结果表明，决策者倾向于将资金分配给主导技术。结果还显示，决策者对CCU技术总体上持积极态度。随着此类产品和过程的商业化继续，这一利益相关者群体的接受是关键。