Hydrogen Economy

	Konstantinos Angelopoulos Born in Patras, Greece in 1977. Got his degree in “Electrical and Computer Engineering” from the University of Patras in 2001. After completing his military service came to Glasgow to attend the “Energy Systems and the Environment” course in the University of Strathclyde. e-mail: costasagelopoulos@yahoo.gr

	Kiriakos Antonakis Kiriakos was born in 10th of July in 1980 in Athens but has been living in the beautiful island of Crete and in specific in Hania. He graduated from the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment of the Technological Educational Institute of Crete. He gained experience in CAD and web designing through the "Design and Manufactural Laboratory". He did his practice exercise in the "Laboratory of Renewable Energy Sources" in the "Department of Natural Resources and the Environment" and in the Consultant Firm "Energy and Environmental Systems of Crete". He likes discovering tastes, cultures and people. He enjoys doing things only with nice, smiling company. e-mail: Kiriakos_Hania@hotmail.com

	Nikolaos Nikolaou Born in Athens in 24 September 1980. Education: Sep. 1986 - Jun. 1992 Primary School in Mesologgi, Greece. Sep. 1992 - Jun. 1998 High School in Mesologgi, Greece Oct. 1998 - Jul. 2000 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, British Hellenic College of Athens,Greece Oct. 2000 - Jun.2003 Undergraduate student in "Mechanical Engineering'' at the University of Dundee (gaining a 2.1 BEng degree), Scotland Oct. 2003 - Sept.2004 Postgraduate student at the University of Strathclyde, MSc course "Energy Systems and the Environment", Glasgow e-mail: nikolas_nikolaoy@hotmail.com

	Georgios Takoudis Born on a Thursday afternoon of 1980 in the city of Larisa (hometown of Achilles) Greece. Graduated from the 3^rd Senior High school of Larisa in 1997 with a mark of 19.5/20, and entered the Electrical and Computer Engineering department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He finished his studies there in 2003 marking 7.33/10 and had a brief work experience with the Greek Atomic Energy Commission. In September of 2003 he arrived in Glasgow to attend the MSc course “Energy Systems and the Environment”. He loves swimming and basketball, playing the guitar and the piano and cooking Greek food. He speaks English, Italian, French and can communicate in Spanish. e-mail: gio_tak@yahoo.it

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Dr. Andy Cruden for his well aimed and crucial suggestions, as well as his help and support while supervising this project.

Also a big thank to all those who helped in the distribution and collection of the questionnaires. Special thanks to Mr Fani and Mrs Vaso Takoudi, Mr Likourgo and Mrs. Vivi Antonaki, Maria and Zoi.

Mr Plokamakis Giorgos, Head of Operating Subsection/PPC S.A./Chania District and Ms Antiopi Gigantidou, Head of the Distribution System of Crete and Rhodes Section from the Public Power Company S.A., played a determinative role in the conduction of our survey by providing very important and necessary data concerning the Cretan Electrical System.

Special thanks to Kostas Papagiannakis for sharing his experience with us.