Policy schemes, operational strategies and system integration of residential co-generation fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3050-3063

  Pade, Lise Lotte ^a   Schröder, Sascha Thorsten ^a   Münster, Marie ^a   Birkl, Christoph ^a   Ropenus, Stephanie ^a   Morthorst, Poul Erik ^a   Obé, Elisabeth ^b   Kötter, Editha ^b   Huber, Andreas ^b   Costa, Ana ^c   Kroff, Pablo ^a,c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c Lda Avepark Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia   (Portugal)

Author keywords

MicroCHP; Natural gas; Operational strategies; Stationary fuel cells; Support mechanisms; Systems analysis

Indexed keywords

ACTOR ANALYSIS; CO-GENERATION; COMMERCIALISATION; DENMARK; ELECTRICITY PRICES; ENERGY SYSTEMS; FEED-IN TARIFF; HEAT-DRIVEN; HOLISTIC APPROACH; MICRO-CHP; MICRO-CHP UNIT; NET METERING; OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES; POLICY SCHEMES; PORTUGAL; PRICE PREMIUMS; STATIONARY APPLICATIONS; STATIONARY FUEL CELLS; SUPPORT MECHANISM; SYSTEM INTEGRATION; VIRTUAL POWER PLANTS;

GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; NATURAL GAS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84873713348     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.11.093     Document Type: Article

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