Investigation of an integrated hydrogen production system based on nuclear and renewable energy sources: Comparative evaluation of hydrogen production options with a regenerative fuel cell system

Energy

Volumn 88, Issue , 2015, Pages 801-820

  Orhan, Mehmet F ^a   Babu, Binish S ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Hydrogen; Nuclear; Solar; Thermodynamic analysis

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCES; FUEL CELLS; FUEL STORAGE; FUEL SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; INTEGRATED CONTROL; REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THERMOANALYSIS;

COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION PROCESS; NUCLEAR; SOLAR; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; THERMOCHEMICAL WATER DECOMPOSITION;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN; NUCLEAR POWER; NUMERICAL MODEL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84940435313     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.06.009     Document Type: Article

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