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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C8102E">Criteria for Implementing Hydrogen Transportation Refueling Depending on Energy Resource and Use Implications <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Vincent Nkem Nwala</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">April 24, 2025, 2:30</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">
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Location: Room 140; Tech Bridge Bldg. 9</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> or
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19*3ameeting_MTM0OWY4ZDAtZmQ3Yi00ZGE2LWE2Y2YtOTY5Nzg3OTNhN2Q2__;JQ!!LkSTlj0I!GrupQ3x8t_UChmZ_iJKhSha5-sCSyrQQloA_gfEpsm7GR7dE7gQQDC1uCgQbqfacptO_aTxEU-LAoTSrUoTcboiWIsE$">
Teams meeting</a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
Meeting ID: 299 105 986 264 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Passcode: kn2YT6nu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Committee Chair:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
Christine Ehlig-Economides, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Farouq Ali, Ph.D. | Zeinab Zargar, Ph.D. | Kyung Jae Lee, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Hydrogen refueling infrastructure and supply chains vary in different global locations. This study focuses on the design of hydrogen refueling infrastructures for ground
transportation. The goal of this study is to identify and define criteria for transitioning from liquid fueled transportation to hydrogen, starting from the United States and the United Kingdom as base cases, and applying these criteria to other countries.
The criteria defined for the base cases include feedstock, production, storage, distribution, end use, and policies related to government incentives and public perception. By applying the criteria to Japan, France, Nigeria, and South Africa, France, Germany
and South Korea. This study illustrates their use for evaluating prospects for hydrogen transportation, including environmental impact, economic feasibility, performance metrics, infrastructure requirements, and policy considerations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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