Assessment and optimization of an integrated wind power system for hydrogen and methane production

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 177, Issue , 2018, Pages 693-703

  Safari, Farid ^a   Dincer, Ibrahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy storage; Hydrogen; Methane; Multi objective optimization; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; ENERGY STORAGE; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; HYDROGENATION; METHANATION; METHANE; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); THERMOANALYSIS; WASTE HEAT; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCY; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; SELECTIVE MEMBRANES; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 85054429804     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2018.09.071     Document Type: Article

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