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http://dx.doi.org/10.7316/KHNES.2022.33.6.674

A Case Study of FH2R Namie Hydrogen Town from the Socio-technical Experiment Perspective  

HAJEONG KIM (Department of Science Studies, Seoul National University)
SANGOOK PARK (Department of Science Studies, Seoul National University)
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Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society / v.33, no.6, 2022 , pp. 674-683 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we examined the case of Fukushima Hydrogen Research Field (FH2R) Namie hydrogen town. We found that the case has three aspects of socio-technical experiment: a living-scale test-bed of hydrogen technologies, activities for enhancing social acceptability, and a designed module for policy transfer to diffuse. This study aims to provide a benchmark for planning a green hydrogen city in near future.
Keywords
Hydrogen city; Namie hydrogen town; Socio-technical experiment; Energy transition;
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