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Project 4: Renewable Policy Project

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Policy and Business Strategy Track researchers are developing an understanding of the role of the policy process on the potential transition to a hydrogen based transportation system. The track contains a number of projects focused on: the policy process surrounding hydrogen; evaluation of policy alternatives and their likely implications for the transition; and the development of business strategies for a hydrogen economy. Researchers are employing a variety of tools to assess these complex issues including policy development frameworks, microeconomic theory and modeling.

Renewable Hydrogen Policy

We are entering a period of new opportunities for clean energy. A confluence of events in the past year has highlighted a new role for sustainable energy strategies. The ratification of the Kyoto Protocol and the emergence of regional analogues in the united states have spawned new markets and price signals for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions reductions. major announcements from institutional investors and the financial community have brought renewed interest in the sector. Sustained high oil prices have brought about discussion of “peak oil” and the potential inability of oil production to meet the pressures of steadily growing demand.

This project is intended to provide 1) a review of the current state of the commercial and technical status of hydrogen production techniques; 2) a survey of notable projects, with a focus on projects in the u.s.; and 3) policy recommendations for further exploring and advancing the potential of hydrogen as a clean fuel for stationary power and transportation applications.

This project is intended to provide 1) a review of the current state of the commercial and technical status of hydrogen production techniques; 2) a survey of notable projects, with a focus on projects in the u.s.; and 3) policy recommendations for further exploring and advancing the potential of hydrogen as a clean fuel for stationary power and transportation applications.

Publications from this project:

Lipman, Timothy E., Jennifer L. Edwards, Cameron Brooks (2006) Renewable Hydrogen: Technology Review and Policy Recommendations for State-Level Sustainable Energy Futures. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Research Report UCD-ITS-RR-06-06

Research Faculty: Timothy E. Lipman
Funding: Hydrogen Pathways Program

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