The cost of domestic fuel cell micro-CHP systems

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1088-1102

  Staffell, Iain ^a   Green, Richard ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost reduction; Cost target; Domestic CHP; Economic assessment; Fuel cell; Learning by doing

Indexed keywords

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM; COMMERCIAL REALITY; COST DATA; COST ESTIMATE; COST TARGETS; CURRENT RATE; DOMESTIC CHP; DOMESTIC FUELS; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; LEARNING BY DOING; MASS PRODUCTION; MICRO-CHP; MICROGENERATION; SALE PRICE; SCALE-UP; STATIONARY FUEL CELLS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

BRIQUETTING; COST ESTIMATING; COST REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURE; POWER GENERATION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84872051215     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.10.090     Document Type: Article

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