Cross-national examination of facilitators and hindrances to the public acceptance of hydrogen refuelling facilities

Recognising the factors that shape the public acceptance of hydrogen refuelling facilities is essential for gaining social support for the widespread implementation of hydrogen infrastructure. This study applies a cross-national research perspective to investigate the public acceptance of hydrogen refuelling facilities using stated-preference survey data. Moreover, multidimensional explanatory variables encompassing hydrogen energy awareness levels, hydrogen refuelling station configurations, residential characteristics, car ownership and use, and sociodemographics are used to interpret public acceptance. The data revealed that 21.1 %, 45.5 %, and 31.5 % of the respondents in Japan, Spain, and Norway expressed support for such facilities near their residences, respectively. An important discovery was the validation of nonproportional odds in acceptance measurements across countries, which challenges the conventional assumptions of parallel regression and suggests that distinct behavioural determinants shape positive, negative, and neutral attitudes. Consequently, a generalised ordinal logistic regression approach was applied to identify the determinants of varying acceptance levels and mitigate the biases from nonproportional odds. In addition to identifying facilitators and hindrances, the results highlight several predictors with polarising effects. These findings provide public feedback for enhancing the planning of hydrogen infrastructure and offer potential pathways for hydrogen risk communication and policymaking.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105653
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210670724004785
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  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/22106707
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  • © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Huan, Ning
  • 0000-0003-4441-8997
  • Yamamoto, Toshiyuki
  • 0000-0002-7540-5040
  • Sato, Hitomi
  • Sala, Roser
  • 0000-0003-3227-7111
  • Tzioutzios, Dimitrios
  • 0000-0001-8557-8837
  • Goncalves, Lila
  • Paltrinieri, Nicola
• Publication Date: 2024-10-15

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 105653
• Serial:
  • Sustainable Cities and Society
  • Volume: 113
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2210-6707
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/22106707?sdc=2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceptance; Hydrogen fuels; Location; Public opinion; Refueling; Service stations
• Geographic Terms: Japan; Norway; Spain
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01939024
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 9 2024 5:02PM