An investment-led approach to analysing the hydrogen energy economy in the UK

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4454-4462

  Houghton, T ^a   Cruden, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economics; Financing; Hydrogen; Modelling; Policy

Indexed keywords

ENERGY SECTORS; EXISTING ENERGIES; EXTENDED ANALYSIS; FINANCING; HYDROGEN ENERGIES; HYDROGEN ENERGY ECONOMIES; MODEL-BASED; MODELLING; POLICY; UK ECONOMIES; VALUE PROPOSITIONS; WORK IN PROGRESS;

FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; INVESTMENTS; RISK PERCEPTION;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 65549124390     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.12.041     Document Type: Article

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