Institute of Applied Economics, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan.
Bioresour Technol. 2011 Sep;102(18):8475-83. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.04.016. Epub 2011 Apr 20.
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.
生物氢被认为是一种有吸引力的清洁能源，因为它具有高能量含量和环保的转化。分析各种经济情景可以帮助决策者优化生物氢领域的发展策略。本研究调查了生物氢开发的计量经济学模型，包括投入产出模型、生命周期评估方法、可计算一般均衡模型、线性规划模型和影响途径方法。简要回顾了每种模型的基础，以突出其优缺点。投入产出模型和简化的经济投入产出生命周期评估模型被证明最适合于生物氢能发展的经济分析。使用投入产出模型对美国生物氢发展进行预测的示例分析。
