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5.2
Expert Interviews for Providing Additional Inputs
to the Literature Review Findings
5.2.1 The Process of Identifying the Interviewees
Three types of interviewees are selected:
• The renewable energy policy experts,
• The renewable energy project developers,
• The potential renewable hydrogen off-takers. The latter are representatives
of industry sectors mentioned earlier such as producers of ammonia and
methanol, oil refiners and steel manufacturers.
The criteria for selection of interviewees are defined empirically. The subject matter experts shall justify several years of working experience in their respective
professional fields. The professional fields obviously need to be relevant with the
research topic.
The renewable energy policy experts are identified by scrutinizing their roles
and experience in the field of:
• Intergovernmental or governmental energy and environmental organizations
and agencies,
• Energy and renewable energy governmental or state agencies or bodies,
• Academic institutions focusing on energy, renewable energy, and hydrogen
topics.
The subject matter experts in the field of renewable energy projects development
are identified in organizations developing and building renewable energy projects,
but also potentially working with renewable hydrogen projects and initiatives.
The subject matter experts for the hydrogen off-take are identified in large
corporations producing ammonia, methanol, oil refining and steel manufacturing
in the APAC countries chosen for the research work.
Three main sources are used to search for interviewees.
The first source is LinkedIn®. The LinkedIn® search function enables to configure searches of professionals based on their geographical location and their field
of activities and expertise. The researches can be refined with keywords. When
accessing a professional profile, the information provided allows screening the
potential interviewee with the criteria defined above (i.e. field of expertise, years
of experience, assignments, or publications of interest in scope of the research
5 Empirical Research for Establishing the Potential of Renewable Hydrogen …
5.2
Expert Interviews for Providing Additional Inputs
to the Literature Review Findings
5.2.1 The Process of Identifying the Interviewees
Three types of interviewees are selected:
• The renewable energy policy experts,
• The renewable energy project developers,
• The potential renewable hydrogen off-takers. The latter are representatives
of industry sectors mentioned earlier such as producers of ammonia and
methanol, oil refiners and steel manufacturers.
The criteria for selection of interviewees are defined empirically. The subject matter experts shall justify several years of working experience in their respective
professional fields. The professional fields obviously need to be relevant with the
research topic.
The renewable energy policy experts are identified by scrutinizing their roles
and experience in the field of:
• Intergovernmental or governmental energy and environmental organizations
and agencies,
• Energy and renewable energy governmental or state agencies or bodies,
• Academic institutions focusing on energy, renewable energy, and hydrogen
topics.
The subject matter experts in the field of renewable energy projects development
are identified in organizations developing and building renewable energy projects,
but also potentially working with renewable hydrogen projects and initiatives.
The subject matter experts for the hydrogen off-take are identified in large
corporations producing ammonia, methanol, oil refining and steel manufacturing
in the APAC countries chosen for the research work.
Three main sources are used to search for interviewees.
The first source is LinkedIn®. The LinkedIn® search function enables to configure searches of professionals based on their geographical location and their field
of activities and expertise. The researches can be refined with keywords. When
accessing a professional profile, the information provided allows screening the
potential interviewee with the criteria defined above (i.e. field of expertise, years
of experience, assignments, or publications of interest in scope of the research