Modelling an off-grid integrated renewable energy system for rural electrification in India using photovoltaics and anaerobic digestion

Renewable Energy

Volumn 74, Issue , 2015, Pages 390-398

  Castellanos, J G ^a   Walker, M ^a   Poggio, D ^a   Pourkashanian, M ^a   Nimmo, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Hydrogen fuel cell; Integrated renewable energy system; Micro grid; Photovoltaic; Rural electrification

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN FUELS;

INTEGRATED RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; MICRO GRID; OFF-GRIDS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAICS; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; DIGESTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FUEL CELL; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL AREA; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;

INDIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 84907546125     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.08.055     Document Type: Article

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