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  • EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS OF TRANSITION TO A HYDROGEN ECONOMY IN THE U.S. ; EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS OF TRANSITION TO A HYDROGEN ECONOMY IN THE U.S. ; CONTENTS ; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; E.1. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY; E.2. METHODOLOGY ; E.2. METHODOLOGY ; E.4. EMPLOYMENT CREATION AND REPLACEMENT AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL ; E.5. REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN ECONOMIC IMPACTS ; E.6. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION ; Recommendations ; End Notes ; INTRODUCTION ; End Notes ; SCENARIOS SHAPING A HYDROGEN ECONOMY ; 2.1. BASE CASE ; 2.2. HYDROGEN USE IN THE HFI SCENARIO; 2.3. HYDROGEN USE IN THE LESS AGGRESSIVE SCENA.
  • 2.4. HYDROGEN VEHICLES 2.4.1. Hydrogen Vehicles in the HFI Scenario ; 2.4.2. Hydrogen Vehicles in the Less Aggressive Scenario ; 2.5. OTHER TRANSPORTATION MARKETS ; 2.6. STATIONARY FUEL CELLS ; 2.6.1. Stationary Fuel Cells in the HFI Scenario ; 2.6.2. Stationary Fuel Cells in the Less Aggressive Scenario; 2.7. HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY IN THE TWO HYDROGEN ADOPTION SCENARIOS ; End Notes ; EMPLOYMENT CREATION AND REPLACEMENT AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL ; 3.1. MODELING THE U.S. ECONOMY; 3.1.1. The IMPLAN Inter-Industry Model.
  • 3.1.2. Future of the U.S. Economy in the Absence of a Hydrogen Transformation 3.1.3. Modification of IMPLAN for Hydrogen Economy Scenarios ; 3.2. NET EFFECTS ON TOTAL U.S. EMPLOYMENT ; 3.3. JOB CREATION AND REPLACEMENT ; 3.3.1. Employment Shifts between Gaining and Losing Industries ; 3.3.2. Job Creation and Replacement within Key Industries ; 3.4. EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RE-TRAINING ; 3.4.1. Human Capital in the Hydrogen Market Expansion ; 3.4.2. White Collar Workers; 3.4.3. Blue Collar Workers ; End Notes ; REGIONAL VARIATION IN ECONOMIC IMPACTS.
  • 4.1. CHARACTERISTICS OF SELECTED REGIONS 4.2. IMPACTS OF HYDROGEN TRANSFORMATION IN THE FIVE REGIONS UNDER THE HFI SCENARIO ; 4.2.1. Overview ; 4.2.2. The Upper Midwest Region ; 4.2.3. The Lower New England and Upper Mid-Atlantic Region ; 4.2.4. California ; 4.2.5. Tennessee ; 4.2.6. Houston ; INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION ; 5.1. U.S. SHARE OF HYDROGEN-RELATED PRODUCTS ; 5.1.1. Vehicles and Vehicle Parts ; 5.2. HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE; 5.2.1. Infrastructure Construction ; 5.2.2. Infrastructure Components ; 5.3. ENERGY IMPORTS ; 5.3.1. Oil ; 5.3.2. Natural Gas.
  • 5.4. MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS 5.4.1. Future Hydrogen Production by Multinationals ; 5.4.2. Regional Implications ; 5.5. INDIRECT INTERNATIONAL EFFECTS ON THE U.S. ECONOMY ; 5.5.1. Effects on the Trade Balance and Exports ; 5.5.2. Effects on the World Capital Market and Interest Rates ; End Notes ; CONCLUSION ; Recommendations ; APPENDICES ; APPENDIX 1. DETAILS OF THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY SCENARIOS ; A.1.1. VISION MODEL ; A.1.2. HYDROGEN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES; A.1.3. HYDROGEN DELIVERY TECHNOLOGIES ; A.1.4. FEEDSTOCK AND RESOURCES ; A.1.4.1. Coal ; A.1.4.2. Natural Gas.