From natural gas to hydrogen via the Wobbe index: The role of standardized gateways in sustainable infrastructure transitions

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1235-1245

  Zachariah Wolff, J Leslie ^a   Egyedi, Tineke M ^a   Hemmes, Kas ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gas; Gateways; Hydrogen; Infrastructure; Standards; Wobbe

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STANDARDS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

GAS DISTRIBUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSITIONS; SYSTEM EVOLUTION; WOBBE INDEX;

NATURAL GAS;

EID: 34248658538     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.07.024     Document Type: Article

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