Economics evaluation of a 5 kW SOFC power system for residential use

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3243-3247

  Bompard, Ettore ^a   Napoli, Roberto ^a   Wan, Bo ^a   Orsello, Gianmichele ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b TurboCare SpA Italy   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fuel cell economics; IRR; NPV; SOFC

Indexed keywords

COGENERATION PLANTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; FINANCE; MARKETING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ENERGY PRICES; HEAT BY-PRODUCT; INTERNAL REFORMING;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 44749083348     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.04.017     Document Type: Article

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