Keeping the energy debate clean: How do we supply the world's energy needs?

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-66

  Abbott, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consolidated utility time; Economics of energy; Electrolysis; Energy; Energy efficiency; Energy generation; Energy policy; Energy supply; Hydrogen; Hydrogen liquefaction; Hydrogen storage; Hydrogen transfer; Hydrogen transport; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

COAL COMBUSTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ECONOMICS; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUELS; HYDROGEN STORAGE; NATURAL GASOLINE PLANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR CELLS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONSOLIDATED UTILITY TIME; ENERGY; ENERGY GENERATIONS; ENERGY SUPPLIES; HYDROGEN LIQUEFACTION; HYDROGEN TRANSFER; HYDROGEN TRANSPORT;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 72949092061     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2009.2035162     Document Type: Review

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