Building a Hydrogen Refuelling Infrastructure in the Netherlands: Influencing Factors from the Car Drivers’ Perspective
Building a Hydrogen Refuelling Infrastructure in the Netherlands: Influencing Factors from the Car Drivers’ Perspective
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荷兰建设加氢基础设施:汽车驾驶员视角的影响因素
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2010
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A. J. Hoevenaars
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I. Bunzeck;J. Backhaus;A. J. Hoevenaars
technological options for a hydrogen refuelling infrastructure in the Netherlands 1 . The model builds on the assumption that the commercial roll-out of hydrogen vehicles and the necessary infrastructure will take off within the coming decade. By making this assumption, research can focus on identification of relevant stakeholders, cost analyses, testing of technological options and actions to be taken for a successful introduction of hydrogen as alternative transport fuel for passenger cars. The modelling approach at the core of the project allows testing different roll-out scenarios for the 15-20 years after commercial introduction. The modelling efforts have been underpinned by socio-economic research, such as supporting policy measures and consumer behaviour with respect to the introduction of innovative technologies. This paper focuses on relevant behavioural aspects, in particular on car drivers’ current refuelling behaviour and its implications for the development and layout of a hydrogen refuelling infrastructure. ‘Refuelling behaviour’ is in this context concerned with the temporal and spatial dimensions of decisions and actions car drivers take when wanting and/or needing to fill up the fuel tank of their car. Previous research concerning refuelling behaviour provides important insights which are reviewed in more detail in the following chapter. The importance of matching the usability of a new alternative fuel to the current use of incumbent fuels called for an analysis of current refuelling behaviour of Dutch car drivers for the THRIVE project. The need for countryspecific and up-to-date results is particularly relevant as existing research on refuelling behaviour mostly focuses on the US and dates form the 1980s. Drivers’ refuelling behaviour varies between countries as it depends on a country’s size, road infrastructure, dispersion of cities, refuelling infrastructure (i.e. station network), and cultural norms and values related to driving. US cities sprawl and often lie far apart. In the Netherlands, the population density is much higher and cities are located close to one another.