Acknowledgements
Academics are not immune to arrogance. The world of academia can be quite self-referential. It is important to never forget who actually makes our work possible. There are so many heroes out there who fix the cars, trains or buses that we use, grow our food and take care of our children while we are all busy doing our research. Among these people who made this book possible, I would like to thank: Tobias Baumann, Deike Diekmann, Corinna Lubitz, Tanja and Viktor Nazarenus, Miriam Sobzcak, and the entire farming family Freese. You are the real heroes!
Furthermore, I would like to acknowledge the extraordinary work of the stellar authors who dedicated time and effort to this book project. These brilliant minds created the first comprehensive overview of hydrogen and the law. Nobody said ‘this is too tricky’, and everybody stayed calm and just continued with the task, even when yet another review of their chapter arrived on their desk. Without the continued encouragement and support of all colleagues participating in this book, it would not have seen the light of day.
Finally, I would like to acknowledge the support of other people and institutions, as this book would not exist without them. First, I would like to thank Stan Schouten, who helped me during the final steps of the manuscript. Moreover, I am indebted to Kelsey Pailman for the hydrogen discussions we had and her help with the introduction. I would also like to thank the people at Cambridge University Press, in particular Toby Ginsberg and Gemma Smith, who supported the book along the way. In addition, this book would not have been published open access without the wonderful financial support from the Open Access Book Fund of the University of Groningen as well as the Energy Law Section at the Faculty of Law, University of Groningen. A big thank you in this context goes to Lorenzo Squintani, Sander Sprik, and Irene Ravenhorst. Thank you all very much for your respective contributions to this project.
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