Evaluation of the financial and environmental feasibility of a network of distributed 200 kWe combined heat and power fuel cell systems on the stanford university campus

Fuel Cells

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 148-166

  Colella, W G ^a   Niemoth, C R ^a   Lim, C Y ^a   Hein, A Ph ^b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Combined Heat and Power (CHP); Distributed Cogeneration; Economic and Environmental Model; Electricity and Heating Network; Fuel Cell System (PCS); University Campus

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL ECONOMY; HEAT TRANSFER; POLLUTION CONTROL;

CONTROL HEAT AND POWER (CHP) FUEL CELL SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED COGENERATION; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL MODEL; ELECTRICITY AND HEATING NETWORK; UNIVERSITY CAMPUS;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 15544362225     PISSN: 16156846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fuce.200400074     Document Type: Article

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