Exergy analysis and environmental impact assessment of a photovoltaic-hydrogen production system

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-246

  Yilanci, Ahmet ^a   Ozturk, Harun Kemal ^a   Dincer, Ibrahim ^b   Ulu, Eylem Yilmaz ^a   Cetin, Engin ^a,c   Ekren, Orhan ^c  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Environment; Exergy analysis; Hydrogen; PV hydrogen production system; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; EXERGY; HYDROGEN; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CHARGE CONTROLLERS; ENVIRONMENT; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY DESTRUCTIONS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; SOLAR EXERGIES; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 79951655454     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2011.038520     Document Type: Article

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