Comparative LCA of methanol-fuelled SOFCs as auxiliary power systems on-board ships

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1670-1678

  Strazza, C ^a   Del Borghi, A ^a   Costamagna, P ^a   Traverso, A ^a   Santin, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bio methanol; Fuel cell; Life Cycle Assessment; Maritime; Methanol; SOFC

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AUXILIARY POWER SYSTEMS; DIESEL ENGINES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUEL CELLS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; MARINE INDUSTRY; MARINE POLLUTION; METHANOL; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

ATTRACTIVE SOLUTIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE IMPACTS; MARITIME; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

LIFE CYCLE;

AIR QUALITY; DIESEL ENGINE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUEL CELL; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; METHANOL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 75149138864     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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