Balancing the grid loads by large scale integration of hydrogen technologies: The case of the Spanish power system

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1151-1161

  Gutierrez Martin F ^a   Guerrero Hernandez I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electric grid; Hydrogen production; Power management; Water electrolysis

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; CAPACITY FACTORS; CASH FLOW; CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; CRITICAL RATIO; ELECTRIC GRIDS; ELECTROLYZERS; GENERATION RESOURCES; HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES; HYDROGEN VEHICLES; LOAD CURVES; MAXIMUM POWER; NET INCOMES; OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES; PAYBACK PERIODS; PEAK SHAVING; POWER GRIDS; POWER LOAD; POWER MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SCALE MANAGEMENT; SURPLUS ENERGY; UTILIZATION RATIOS; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; HYDROGEN; INVESTMENTS; POWER TRANSMISSION; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; WATER SUPPLY;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84855696068     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.09.116     Document Type: Article

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