Environmental life cycle feasibility assessment of hydrogen as an automotive fuel in Western Australia

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 246-254

  Biswas, Wahidul K ^a   Thompson, Brett C ^a   Islam, Mohammad N ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental feasibility; Hydrogen fuel; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

EMISSION LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL FEASIBILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE CYCLE; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT; HOT SPOT; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION METHOD; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE IMPACTS; PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDATION; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROLYSIS; EUTROPHICATION; FEEDSTOCKS; FOSSIL FUELS; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEN FUELS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84871956775     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.10.044     Document Type: Article

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