Theme 4: Demand, Innovation, Deliberation & Sustainability
Theme 4 consists of 4 main sub-themes:
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Demand - understanding the probable demand for hydrogen energy, and the need for technology breakthroughs in prodution and storage to meet this;
- Innovation - study of facilitators and obstacles to technology innovation in hydrogen energy systems;
- Deliberation - examination of preferences for different hydrogen energy scenarios; and
- Sustainability - an impact analysis of hydrogen roadmaps.
The programme is being led by Professor Paul Ekins at University College London (UCL) and is being carried out by researchers at the University of Salford and UCL, with further interactions with all technology partners in the Consortium.
The PLUS packages contained within Theme 4 involves a unique collaboration amongst the socio-economic groups in all four SUPERGEN consortia seeking renewal. The overall aim is to bring together the scenarios and techno-economic outputs of all consortia to enable a better understanding of the optimum innovation dynamics, conditions and pathways of the main renewable energy technologies in providing a transition to a low carbon economy. For further details on the PLUS packages please select the PLUS link.