Title :
A review of hydrogen applications: Technical and economic aspects
Author :
Petrecca, G. ; Decarli, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Energy, Univ. of Pavia, Pavia
Abstract :
This paper aims to investigate the economic and technical aspects related to the use of hydrogen, particularly in fuel cells, focusing on both energy and environmental impacts as decisional factors. The study has examined the overall chain, from hydrogen production (mainly through electrolysis and gas reforming) to electric energy production, in order to point out energy efficiency and energy costs of the different phases of the chain. A range of fuel cells from few to thousands of kW of electric power has been considered.
Keywords :
fuel cells; hydrogen economy; power generation economics; decisional factors; economic aspects; electric energy production; electrolysis; energy costs; energy efficiency; environmental impacts; fuel cells; gas reforming; hydrogen production; Biomembranes; Costs; Electrochemical processes; Environmental economics; Fuel cells; Fuel economy; Hydrogen; Power generation economics; Production; Temperature; cogeneration; energy conversion; energy storage; environmental factors; fuel cells; hydrogen; power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 2008. MELECON 2008. The 14th IEEE Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Ajaccio
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1632-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1633-2
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.2008.4618510
