Renewable hydrogen from the Zn/ZnO solar thermochemical cycle: A cost and policy analysis

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Haltiwanger, Julia F ^a   Davidson, Jane H ^a   Wilson, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CARBON TAXATION; COST DIFFERENCES; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY CARRIERS; ENERGY PORTFOLIO; EXPERIENCE CURVES; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; INCENTIVE POLICIES; INTEREST RATES; LEARNING CURVE ANALYSIS; METHANE REFORMING; POLICY ANALYSIS; REDOX CYCLES; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SOLAR HYDROGEN; STEAM METHANE REFORMING; TAX BREAKS; THERMOCHEMICAL CYCLES; TIME FRAME;

COSTS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STEAM REFORMING; TAXATION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 79953235931     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002511     Document Type: Article

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