Are HFC buses a feasible alternative for urban transportation in Paraguay?

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 16177-16185

  Galeano Espínola, Michel Osvaldo ^a   Da Silva, Ennio Peres ^b   Carlos Camargo, João ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ASUNCIÓN   (Paraguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c HYTRON Tecnologia em Hidrogênio   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Economics; Electrolytic hydrogen; Hydropower; Paraguay; Urban buses

Indexed keywords

CLEAN FUEL; ELECTRICITY PRICES; ELECTROLYSERS; ELECTROLYTIC HYDROGEN; FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVES; HYDROPOWER; OIL DEPENDENCE; PARAGUAY; TOTAL ENERGY; TRANSPORTATION COST; TRANSPORTATION SECTOR; URBAN BUS;

BUSES; COPYRIGHTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROGEN; TRANSPORTATION;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

EID: 84867405329     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.07.135     Document Type: Article

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