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Hydrogen application and its safety: an overview of public perceptions and acceptance in Malaysia

This paper presents a survey assessing factors contributing to the public acceptance of hydrogen as a fuel for vehicles in Malaysia. For the survey, a set of questionnaires was prepared in Google Forms and distributed to respondents through social media (WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, and Telegram)....

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Main Authors:	Norazahar, Norafneeza, Ambikabathy, Tamarai Malar, Md. Kasmani, Rafiziana, Ahmad, Arshad, Abd. Jalil, Aishah, Tuan Abdullah, Tuan Amran, Ahmad Kamaroddin, Mohd. Fadhzir
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Published:	Elsevier Ltd 2023
Subjects:	Q Science (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/106531/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2023.10.019
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spelling	my.utm.1065312024-07-09T06:45:25Z http://eprints.utm.my/106531/ Hydrogen application and its safety: an overview of public perceptions and acceptance in Malaysia Norazahar, Norafneeza Ambikabathy, Tamarai Malar Md. Kasmani, Rafiziana Ahmad, Arshad Abd. Jalil, Aishah Tuan Abdullah, Tuan Amran Ahmad Kamaroddin, Mohd. Fadhzir Q Science (General) This paper presents a survey assessing factors contributing to the public acceptance of hydrogen as a fuel for vehicles in Malaysia. For the survey, a set of questionnaires was prepared in Google Forms and distributed to respondents through social media (WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, and Telegram). The survey was conducted during the movement order control in Malaysia due to the global pandemic, and the responses were collected from November to December 2021. One hundred seventy-six local respondents voluntarily participated in the survey. The responses were analysed using non-parametric statistical tests in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The highest number of respondents from the 18–25 age group is 101 (57.39 per cent), followed by 26–35 (26.7 per cent) and 36–45 (7.95 per cent). The statistical analysis of the survey shows that socio-demographics is a factor influencing public acceptance. The Spearman correlation test shows a positive correlation between Malaysia's environmental awareness and the potential to use a hydrogen-powered car; hence, there is a good chance of Malaysian acceptance of using hydrogen as fuel. Safety and public perception of hydrogen-powered cars also indicate a positive correlation, where the R-values for all questions are more than 0.5, indicating that safety is a factor that shapes public acceptance. Although the number of samples does not represent the population, it provides a reasonable basis to examine the influencing factors of public acceptance of hydrogen as a fuel for vehicles. Elsevier Ltd 2023-12 Article PeerReviewed Norazahar, Norafneeza and Ambikabathy, Tamarai Malar and Md. Kasmani, Rafiziana and Ahmad, Arshad and Abd. Jalil, Aishah and Tuan Abdullah, Tuan Amran and Ahmad Kamaroddin, Mohd. Fadhzir (2023) Hydrogen application and its safety: an overview of public perceptions and acceptance in Malaysia. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 180 (NA). pp. 686-698. ISSN 0957-5820 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2023.10.019 DOI:10.1016/j.psep.2023.10.019
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spellingShingle	Q Science (General) Norazahar, Norafneeza Ambikabathy, Tamarai Malar Md. Kasmani, Rafiziana Ahmad, Arshad Abd. Jalil, Aishah Tuan Abdullah, Tuan Amran Ahmad Kamaroddin, Mohd. Fadhzir Hydrogen application and its safety: an overview of public perceptions and acceptance in Malaysia
description	This paper presents a survey assessing factors contributing to the public acceptance of hydrogen as a fuel for vehicles in Malaysia. For the survey, a set of questionnaires was prepared in Google Forms and distributed to respondents through social media (WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, and Telegram). The survey was conducted during the movement order control in Malaysia due to the global pandemic, and the responses were collected from November to December 2021. One hundred seventy-six local respondents voluntarily participated in the survey. The responses were analysed using non-parametric statistical tests in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The highest number of respondents from the 18–25 age group is 101 (57.39 per cent), followed by 26–35 (26.7 per cent) and 36–45 (7.95 per cent). The statistical analysis of the survey shows that socio-demographics is a factor influencing public acceptance. The Spearman correlation test shows a positive correlation between Malaysia's environmental awareness and the potential to use a hydrogen-powered car; hence, there is a good chance of Malaysian acceptance of using hydrogen as fuel. Safety and public perception of hydrogen-powered cars also indicate a positive correlation, where the R-values for all questions are more than 0.5, indicating that safety is a factor that shapes public acceptance. Although the number of samples does not represent the population, it provides a reasonable basis to examine the influencing factors of public acceptance of hydrogen as a fuel for vehicles.
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author	Norazahar, Norafneeza Ambikabathy, Tamarai Malar Md. Kasmani, Rafiziana Ahmad, Arshad Abd. Jalil, Aishah Tuan Abdullah, Tuan Amran Ahmad Kamaroddin, Mohd. Fadhzir
author_facet	Norazahar, Norafneeza Ambikabathy, Tamarai Malar Md. Kasmani, Rafiziana Ahmad, Arshad Abd. Jalil, Aishah Tuan Abdullah, Tuan Amran Ahmad Kamaroddin, Mohd. Fadhzir
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title	Hydrogen application and its safety: an overview of public perceptions and acceptance in Malaysia
title_short	Hydrogen application and its safety: an overview of public perceptions and acceptance in Malaysia
title_full	Hydrogen application and its safety: an overview of public perceptions and acceptance in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Hydrogen application and its safety: an overview of public perceptions and acceptance in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Hydrogen application and its safety: an overview of public perceptions and acceptance in Malaysia
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publisher	Elsevier Ltd
publishDate	2023
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Hydrogen application and its safety: an overview of public perceptions and acceptance in Malaysia

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