An evaluation of the potential of the use of wasted hydroelectric capacity to produce hydrogen to be used in fuel cells in order to decrease CO2 emissions in Brazil

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 7898-7902

  Padilha, Janine C ^a   da Trindade, Letícia G ^a   de Souza, Roberto F ^a   Miguel, Marcelo ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Itaipu Binacional   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CO2; Combustion; Energy wasted; Gasoline; Hydrogen; Transport

Indexed keywords

CO2; COST OF ELECTRICITY; ECONOMIC BALANCE; ELECTRIC ENERGIES; ENERGY WASTED; HYDRAULIC ENERGY; HYDRODYNAMIC POTENTIALS; HYDROELECTRIC PLANT; INTERNAL COMBUSTION; TRANSPORT;

CELL MEMBRANES; COMBUSTION; DAMS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FUEL CELLS; GASOLINE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEN; SMOKE; WATER LEVELS;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

EID: 70349887761     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.07.074     Document Type: Article

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