Investigation of a novel concept for hydrogen production by PEM water electrolysis integrated with multi-junction solar cells

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 148, Issue , 2017, Pages 16-29

  Ferrero, Domenico ^a   Santarelli, Massimo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrolysis; Modeling; Multi junction cell; PEM; Solar hydrogen production

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MODELS; MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION BY ELECTROLYSIS; MULTI-JUNCTION CELLS; PEM WATER ELECTROLYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATION; SOLAR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; WATER ELECTROLYZER;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 85020275506     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2017.05.059     Document Type: Article

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