Exergy analysis of a hybrid solar hydrogen system with activated carbon storage

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 3273-3282

  Hacatoglu, Kevork ^a   Dincer, Ibrahim ^a   Rosen, Marc A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated carbon storage; Efficiency; Exergy; Hydrogen; Renewable energy; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC BARRIERS; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY AND EXERGY; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; EXERGY FLOW; MULTIPLE PRODUCTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESIDENTIAL POWER GENERATION; SEPARATE DEVICES; SOLAR HYDROGEN; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; SUB-SYSTEMS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; EXERGY; HYBRID SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 79952252541     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.12.034     Document Type: Article

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