Synthetic natural gas via integrated high-temperature electrolysis and methanation: Part II-Economic analysis

Journal of Energy Storage

Volumn 2, Issue , 2015, Pages 64-79

  Giglio, Emanuele ^a   Lanzini, Andrea ^a   Santarelli, Massimo ^a   Leone, Pierluigi ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Methanation; Solid oxide electrolysis; Synthetic fuels; Thermal integration; Trechnoeconomic analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; DEGRADATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGENATION; INVESTMENTS; METHANATION; NATURAL GAS; REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SYNTHETIC FUELS;

ECONOMIC PROFITABILITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE ELECTROLYSIS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; SOLID OXIDE; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS; THERMAL INTEGRATION; TRECHNOECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84938097969     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2352152X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2015.06.004     Document Type: Article

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