A preliminary study on public perceptions of hydrogen energy in Sarawak

• Main Authors: Eyliaezmen Athira, Ahmadi, Nur Zaimah, Ubaidillah
• Format: Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; H Social Sciences (General); HB Economic Theory
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40539/3/A%20preliminary%20study%20-%20Copy.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40539/; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/1103/1/012010

Hydrogen energy technology is one of Malaysia’s efforts towards achieving the balance between economic progress and energy sustainability. Hence, the state of Sarawak has introduced The Sarawak Hydrogen Roadmap 2030 as one of its efforts as a hydrogen-based economy. While substantial investments were made at the technical aspects, it is important to understand the society’s perspectives in regards with the hydrogen energy. Hence, the aim of this study is to examine the public perception and acceptance of hydrogen energy in Sarawak. The data collection of this study was carried out via online questionnaire on 271 respondents. Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) was implemented to analyse the data collected, by using descriptive statistics, reliability test and multiple regression analysis. The study suggests that it is imperative to understand the society’s perception towards hydrogen energy in becoming one of the major key players in the industry.