Hydrogen energy : economic and social challenges / edited by Paul Ekins.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction and overview / Paul Ekins -- Innovation and technological change/ Paul Ekins -- Hydrogen technologies and costs / Paul Ekins, Sam Hawkins, and Nick Hughes -- Hydrogen markets : an assessment of the competitiveness of fuel cells/ Paolo Agnolucci and Nick Hughes -- Hydrogen transitions : a socio-technical scenarios approach/ Malcolm Eames and Will McDowall -- Hydrogen system modelling/ Nazmiye Ozkan and Neil Strachan -- Hydrogen in cities and regions : an international review/ Mike Hodson, Simon Marvin, and Andrew Hewitson -- Hydrogen in Vancouver : a cluster of innovation/ William McDowall -- Hydrogen in the UK : comparing urban and regional drivers/ Mike Hodson and Simon Marvin -- Hydrogen risks : a critical analysis of expert knowledge and expectations/ Miriam Ricci, Paul Bellaby and Rob Flynn -- Public attitudes to hydrogen energy : evidence from six case studies in the UK / Miriam Ricci ... [and others] -- Hydrogen and public policy : conclusions and recommendations / Paul Ekins and Nick Hughes.

This book, based on four years of detailed research, subjects the promise and potential of hydrogen to searching, in-depth socio-economic analysis. It discusses the different technologies for the production, distribution, storage and use of hydrogen, and analyses the economics of these technologies and their current market prospects. It also describes various experiences with aspects of a hydrogen economy in two parts of the world - the UK and Canada - and then assesses the nature of different hydrogen futures that might develop depending on how the technology, economics, social acceptance and policy frameworks play out in different contexts. The book ends by setting out the policy drivers and levers which could stimulate a virtuous circle of research and development, innovation and investment that might ultimately generate a sustainable hydrogen economy." "This is essential reading for economists, engineers, business leaders, investors, policy-makers, researchers and students who are interested in the future of the energy system and the part that hydrogen might play in it.