Intermittent renewable energy: The only future source of hydrogen?

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1616-1624

  Moriarty, Patrick ^a   Honnery, Damon ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon capture and storage; Hydrogen from wind energy; Intermittent renewable energy; Nuclear energy; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GAS FUEL STORAGE; HYDROGEN; NUCLEAR ENERGY;

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; HYDROGEN FROM WIND ENERGY; INTERMITTENT RENEWABLE ENERGY;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 34547838116     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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