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Business Model Analysis of Hydrogen Energy

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This chapter explores business model analysis for the hydrogen energy sector. Hydrogen energy businesses are characterized from an economical viewpoint, as a large-scale capital-intensive business sector dealing with a commodity where long-term perspectives and governmental support are needed. Case studies are then described using a business model for hydrogen infrastructure for FCVs.

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    Network externality is the effect that one user of a good or service has on the value of that product to other people. If benefits increase with the number of other users, this is regarded as positive network externality.

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  1. Department of Business and Technology Management (Business School), Faculty of Economics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan

    Megumi Takata

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  1. Kyushu University Mechanical Eng., Faculty Eng., Fukuoka, Japan

    Kazunari Sasaki

  2. Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Hai-Wen Li

  3. Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Akari Hayashi

  4. Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Junichiro Yamabe

  5. Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Teppei Ogura

  6. Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Stephen M. Lyth

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Takata, M. (2016). Business Model Analysis of Hydrogen Energy. In: Sasaki, K., Li, HW., Hayashi, A., Yamabe, J., Ogura, T., Lyth, S. (eds) Hydrogen Energy Engineering. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56042-5_41

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