Relative economic incentives for hydrogen from nuclear, renewable, and fossil energy sources

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 4237-4242

  Gorensek, Maximilian B ^a   Forsberg, Charles W ^b  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparison; Economics; Fossil; Hydrogen; Nuclear; Production; Renewable

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; COMPARISON; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; ECONOMIC INCENTIVES; FOSSIL; FOSSIL ENERGY SOURCES; FOSSIL PLANTS; HYDROGEN MARKETS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES; HYDROGEN TRANSPORTS; INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS; NUCLEAR; RENEWABLE; SOLAR HYDROGEN PRODUCTIONS; SOLAR HYDROGENS; SOLAR PLANTS; STEAM REFORMING; STORAGE COSTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMERCE; COMPETITION; GAS INDUSTRY; GAS PRODUCERS; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROGEN STORAGE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); OXYGEN; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STEAM ENGINEERING;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 65649131995     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.07.083     Document Type: Article

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