title: Econometric models for biohydrogen development.
abstract: Biohydrogen is considered as an attractive clean energy source due to its high energy content and environmental-friendly conversion. Analyzing various economic scenarios can help decision makers to optimize development strategies for the biohydrogen sector. This study surveys econometric models of biohydrogen development, including input-out models, life-cycle assessment approach, computable general equilibrium models, linear programming models and impact pathway approach. Fundamentals of each model were briefly reviewed to highlight their advantages and disadvantages. The input-output model and the simplified economic input-output life-cycle assessment model proved most suitable for economic analysis of biohydrogen energy development. A sample analysis using input-output model for forecasting biohydrogen development in the United States is given.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Economics, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan. dhlee@mail.ntou.edu.tw
authors.forename: Duu-Hwa
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Duu-Jong
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ayfer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Veziroglu
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels / Q000191:economics*; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000191:economics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D017059:Models, Econometric; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D006859:Hydrogen