Solid oxide fuel cells powered by biomass gasification for high efficiency power generation

Energy

Volumn 131, Issue , 2017, Pages 198-206

  Gadsbøll, Rasmus Østergaard ^a   Thomsen, Jesper ^a   Bang Møller, Christian ^b   Ahrenfeldt, Jesper ^a   Henriksen, Ulrik Birk ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b HALDOR TOPSØE A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass; Fuel cell; Gasification; Power generation; SOFC

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL POWER PLANTS; FUEL CELLS; GAS GENERATORS; GASIFICATION; POWER GENERATION;

BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; COMMERCIAL OPERATION; DOWNSTREAM APPLICATIONS; ELECTRICITY EFFICIENCIES; HIGH EFFICIENCY POWER GENERATION; POWER GENERATING SYSTEMS; TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; BIOMASS POWER; CHEMICAL REACTION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CELL; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

DENMARK;

EID: 85019207531     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.05.044     Document Type: Article

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