Comparing the cost of electricity sourced from a fuel cell-based renewable energy system and the national grid to electrify a rural health centre in India: A case study

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2978-2983

  Munuswamy, Suresh ^a,b   Nakamura, Keiko ^a   Katta, Ajitha ^c  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^c SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Grid energy; Hydrogen; India; Renewable energy system; Rural health care

Indexed keywords

CELL-BASED; COMPONENT COSTS; COST EFFECTIVE; COST OF ELECTRICITY; DECENTRALISED; GRID ENERGY; HEALTHCARE FACILITY; INDIA; KEY COMPONENT; NATIONAL GRID; RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SIMULATION ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE PROGRAM;

BIOGAS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ELECTRICITY; FUEL CELLS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HYDROGEN;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BIOGAS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; HOSPITAL SECTOR; HYDROGEN; PRICE DETERMINATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SOFTWARE;

INDIA;

EID: 79957874183     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.03.041     Document Type: Article

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