A techno-economic appraisal of hydrogen generation and the case for solid oxide electrolyser cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5782-5796

  Manage, M N ^a   Hodgson, D ^a   Milligan, N ^a   Simons, S J R ^a   Brett, D J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost; Economics; Electrolysers; Electrolysis; Hydrogen generation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; COMBINED CYCLE GAS TURBINE PLANTS; ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTROLYSERS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN GENERATION; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; SOLID OXIDE; STEAM METHANE REFORMING; TECHNO-ECONOMICS; ELECTROLYSIS OF WATERS; ELECTROLYSIS PROCESS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROLYSIS; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS PLANTS; GLOBAL WARMING; METHANE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); STEAM REFORMING; COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS; ECONOMICS; GAS TURBINES; REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 79955471715     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.01.075     Document Type: Article

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