Energy, economic, and mitigation cost implications of transition toward a carbon-neutral transport sector: A simulation-based comparison between hydrogen and electricity

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 141, Issue , 2017, Pages 237-247

  Shafiei, Ehsan ^a   Davidsdottir, Brynhildur ^a   Leaver, Jonathan ^b   Stefansson, Hlynur ^c   Asgeirsson, Eyjolfur Ingi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Carbon neutrality; Electric vehicles; Energy systems; Hydrogen vehicles; Normative analysis; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; COSTS; CRASHWORTHINESS; ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; EMISSION CONTROL; FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEM THEORY; VEHICLES;

CARBON NEUTRALITIES; ENERGY SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN VEHICLES; NORMATIVE ANALYSIS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84994496485     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.064     Document Type: Article

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