Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Droste-Franke, Bert 
Author-Email: bert.droste-franke@ea-aw.de
Author-Workplace-Name: Europaische Akademie
Author-Name: Kruger, Jorg
Author-Workplace-Name: Institute for Mining and Energy Law of the Ruhr, Universitat Bochum
Author-Name: Lingner, Stephan
Author-Email: stephan.lingner@ea-aw.de
Author-Workplace-Name: Europaische Akademie
Author-Name: Ziesemer, Thomas H.W.
Author-Email: ziesemer@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT, and Department of Economics, Maastricht University
Title: Explaining the lack of dynamics in the diffusion of small stationary fuel cells
Abstract: Using the reaction of hydrogen with oxygen to water in order to produce 
	 electricity and heat, promises a high electrical efficiency even in 
	 small devices which can be installed close to the consumer. This 
	 approach seems to be an impressive idea to contribute to a viable future 
	 energy supply under the restrictions of climate change policy. Major 
	 reasons currently hampering the diffusion of such technologies for house 
	 energy supply in Germany are analysed in this paper. The barriers 
	 revealed, include high production costs as well as economic and legal 
	 obstacles for installing the devices so that they can be operated in 
	 competition to central power plants, beside others in tenancies.
Classification-JEL: K12, O33, Q51, Q55
Keywords: fuel cell, diffusion processes, valuation of environmental effects,
	 technological innovation
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 2009
Number: 043
File-URL: http://www.merit.unu.edu/publications/wppdf/2009/wp2009-043.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2009043