Exergetic, environmental and economic sustainability assessment of stationary Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 168, Issue , 2018, Pages 276-287

  Mehmeti, Andi ^a   Pedro Pérez Trujillo, Juan ^b   Elizalde Blancas, Francisco ^b   Angelis Dimakis, Athanasios ^c   McPhail, Stephen J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eco efficiency; Exergy; LCA and ELCA; LCOE; Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY CONVERSION; EUTROPHICATION; EXERGY; EXTRACTION; FOSSIL FUEL DEPOSITS; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; OZONE LAYER; PRODUCT DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOXICITY;

ECO-EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE CYCLE; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LCA AND ELCA; LCOE; LEVELIZED COST OF ELECTRICITIES; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS;

MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC);

EID: 85046693601     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2018.04.095     Document Type: Article

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