Hydrogen Transport and the Spatial Requirements of Renewable Energy

Hezlin Ashraf-Ball, Andrew Oswald and James I. Oswald

The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) from University of Warwick, Department of Economics

Abstract: Unlike oil and coal, which are compressed forms of energy, renewable energy requires unusually large land areas. This article calculates the consequences of a switch to hydrogen-cell vehicles powered by electricity from wind turbines. It then re-does the calculation for three other green energy sources : wave power ; biofuels ; solar energy. We argue that policy-makers and social scientists need to understand the significant spatial demands of a move to a carbon-free society.

Keywords: Renewable energy; wind power; land use; energy efficiency; wind turbines; transport; environmental; solar; biomass; wave (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q42 R12 R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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