Hydrogen energy technologies are forecasted to play a critical supporting role in global decarbonisation efforts, as reflected by the growth of national hydrogen energy strategies in recent years. Notably, the UK government published its Hydrogen Strategy in August 2021 to support decarbonisation targets and energy security ambitions. While establishing techno-economic feasibility for hydrogen energy systems is a prerequisite of the prospective transition, social acceptability is also needed to support visions for the ‘hydrogen economy’. However, to date, societal factors are yet to be embedded into policy prescriptions. Securing social acceptance is especially critical in the context of ‘hydrogen homes’, which entails replacing natural gas boilers and hobs with low-carbon hydrogen appliances. Reflecting the nascency of hydrogen heating and cooking technologies, the dynamics of social acceptance are yet to be explored in a comprehensive way. Similarly, public perceptions of the hydrogen economy and emerging national strategies remain poorly understood. Given the paucity of conceptual and empirical insights, this study develops an integrated acceptance framework and tests its predictive power using partial least squares structural equation modelling. Results highlight the importance of risk perceptions, trust dynamics, and emotions in shaping consumer perceptions. Foremost, prospects for deploying hydrogen homes at scale may rest with coupling renewable-based hydrogen production to local environmental and socio-economic benefits. Policy prescriptions should embed societal factors into the technological pursuit of large-scale, sustainable energy solutions to support socially acceptable transition pathways.

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将绿色氢生产与社区利益相结合：社会接受的途径？

近年来国家氢能战略的增长就反映了氢能技术将在全球脱碳努力中发挥关键的支持作用。值得注意的是，英国政府于 2021 年 8 月发布了氢战略，以支持脱碳目标和能源安全雄心。虽然建立氢能系统的技术经济可行性是未来转型的先决条件，但还需要社会可接受性来支持“氢经济”的愿景。然而，迄今为止，社会因素尚未纳入政策处方中。在“氢家庭”的背景下，确保社会接受度尤其重要，这需要用低碳氢设备取代天然气锅炉和炉灶。氢加热和烹饪技术尚处于起步阶段，其社会接受度的动态仍有待全面探索。同样，公众对氢经济和新兴国家战略的看法仍然知之甚少。鉴于缺乏概念和实证见解，本研究开发了一个综合接受框架，并使用偏最小二乘结构方程模型测试其预测能力。结果凸显了风险认知、信任动态和情绪在塑造消费者认知方面的重要性。最重要的是，大规模部署氢能住宅的前景可能取决于将可再生能源制氢与当地环境和社会经济效益相结合。政策规定应将社会因素纳入大规模、可持续能源解决方案的技术追求中，以支持社会可接受的转型路径。