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Hydrogen Societal Benefits and Costs Workshop Agenda
October 4, 2005 UC Davis, Buehler Alumni Center
Welcome and Workshop Overview
- Daniel Sperling, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies.
- Anthony Eggert, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
Session 1: Perspectives on the Societal Benefits and Costs of Hydrogen
The workshop kicked off with an expansive session that explored the key costs and benefits associated with the use of hydrogen as a transportation fuel. The session addressed the most important analytical issues (theoretical, methodological, and practical) that should be dealt with when assessing economics and environmental impacts of near and long term hydrogen pathways from various analytical and stakeholder perspectives.
- Timothy E. Lipman, UC Berkeley/UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, Key Principles of BCA of Hydrogen and Conventional Fuels
- Mark A. Delucchi, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, Issues of Methods and Data in Social-Cost Analysis
- Stefan Unnasch, Tiax, Inc, California Hydrogen Highway Network: Societal Benefits Team Perspective
- Jason Mark, Union of Concerned Scientists, Public Interest Perspective
- Tom Turrentine, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, The Consumer Viewpoint
- Gustavo Collantes, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, The Hydrogen Policy Project: Early Results on Stakeholders' Beliefs
October 5, 2005 UC Davis, Buehler Alumni Center
Session 2: The Environmental Impacts of Hydrogen Production and Use
Session 2 was focusing on the analysis of greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions from various hydrogen pathways and the policy implications of analysis findings. Speakers went beyond the basic results of the analyses to discuss the main implications of their findings, how their results compare with similar efforts, and key areas for future work.
- Norm Brinkman, General Motors, Impacts of Hydrogen Production Options on Well to Wheels Energy and Emissions
- Cynthia Gage, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, A Framework to Analyze Societal Benefits of Future Transportation Technologies
- Mark A. Delucchi, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, Lifecycle Analysis of Transportation Fuels
- Whitney Colella, Stanford University, The Environmental Impacts of Switching to a U.S. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Fleet
Presentations of Research Posters (Poster Session)
This session provided workshop participants the opportunity to directly interact with the Hydrogen Pathways Program researchers. Each researcher gave a short overview of their poster and were available to discuss feedback and questions concerning their research with workshop participants on a one-on-one and small group basis. Demonstrations were also conducted with various computer models developed or supported by the Hydrogen Pathways Program.
- Jonathan Hughes, Daniel Sperling, Climate Change Policy and the H2 Transition
- David Zhenhong Lin, Dr. Joan Ogden, Dr. Yueyue Fan, Dr. Dan Sperling, The Hydrogen Infrastructure Transition (HIT) Model and its Application in Optimizing a 50-year H2 Infrastructure for Urban Beijing
- Michael Nicholas, Regional Differences in Hydrogen Station Needs
- Nathan Parker, Joan Ogden, Spatially-Explicit Economic Assessment of Hydrogen from Waste Biomass: A California Case Study with Rice Straw
- Guihua Wang, Dr. Joan Ogden, Dr. Mark Delucchi, Dr. Dan Sperling, Lifecycle Analysis of Energy Use, Environmental Impacts, and Social Costs Associated with Hydrogen Pathways
- Nils Johnson, Hydrogen Demand Calculator Demonstration
- Christopher Yang, Steady State City Hydrogen Systems Model (SSCHSM)
Session 3: The Environmental Impacts of Hydrogen Production and Use
Session 3 continued with analysis of greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions from various hydrogen pathways and the policy implications of analysis findings.
- Joseph Spadaro, Ecole des Mines de Paris, Lifecycle Analysis and External Costs of Transport
- Joan Ogden, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, Societal Lifecycle Cost of Alternative Fueled Vehicles
Session 4: Transportation Energy Security
This session focused on analysis of transportation energy security and oil import substitution from hydrogen pathways, and the implications of the analysis findings for public policy.
- Ryan W. McCarthy, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, Assessing Energy Security in Transportation Fuel Supply Pathways
- Paul Leiby, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Measuring Oil Security Benefits and Oil Import Reduction Benefits
Panel Session: Developing and Pursuing an Appropriate Policy Agenda
This panel discussion brought together representatives from industry, government, and NGOs to discuss the main outcomes of the workshop. The focus of the panel discussion were the public policy implications of the potential benefits and costs of hydrogen systems, and the appropriate role for public policy in the context of the introduction of hydrogen to the transportation sector.
- Anthony Eggert, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, Societal Benefits and Costs: Policy Implications
Panel participants: Cynthia Gage (US EPA), Whitney Colella (Stanford University), Joseph Spadaro (Ecole des Mines de Paris), Paul Leiby (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Concluding Remarks
- Joan Ogden, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, Societal Costs and Benefits for Hydrogen