Synergistic roles of off-peak electrolysis and thermochemical production of hydrogen from nuclear energy in Canada

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 6849-6857

  Naterer, G F ^a   Fowler, M ^b   Cotton, J ^c   Gabriel, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrolysis; Nuclear based hydrogen production; steam methane reforming; Thermochemical copper chlorine cycle

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CHLORINE; CIVIL AVIATION; COPPER; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS FUEL MANUFACTURE; GAS PRODUCERS; GASES; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUELS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METHANE; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); TIDAL POWER; WIND POWER;

CLEAN ENERGIES; ELECTRICITY PRICES; ENERGY CARRIERS; ENERGY SECURITIES; ENERGY SOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROGEN ECONOMIES; INTERMITTENT RENEWABLE ENERGIES; METHANE REFORMING; NUCLEAR BASED HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NUCLEAR STATIONS; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGENS; THERMAL EFFICIENCIES; THERMOCHEMICAL COPPER-CHLORINE CYCLE; URBAN AIR QUALITIES;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 56449117526     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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