Innovative household systems based on solid oxide fuel cells for a northern European climate

Renewable Energy

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 146-156

  Vialetto, Giulio ^a   Rokni, Masoud ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Heat pump; Hybrid system; Operating strategy; SOFC

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; FOSSIL FUELS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; HYBRID SYSTEMS; PROFITABILITY;

COGENERATION SYSTEMS; ENERGY INDEPENDENCE; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; HEAT PUMPS; HOUSEHOLD APPLICATIONS; OPERATING STRATEGY; PRIMARY ENERGY SAVINGS; USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

BENCHMARKING; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COGENERATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL CELL; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; INNOVATION; PUMP; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SIMULATION;

DENMARK;

EID: 84921469241     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.01.012     Document Type: Article

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