Innovation in hydrogen production

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 42, Issue 22, 2017, Pages 14843-14864

  Dincer, Ibrahim ^a,b   Acar, Canan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c BAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Energy; Environment; Hydrogen production; Innovation; Renewables; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE HEAT;

CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENT; INNOVATIVE METHOD; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; RANKING METHODS; RENEWABLE SOURCES; RENEWABLES;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 85020128976     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.04.107     Document Type: Review

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