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Hydrogen Production from High-Temperature Fuel Cells

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  • R. A. Meyers (ed.), Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

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Distributed energy resources (DER):

Small-scale power generation, energy conversion, storage, and/or control technologies (typically in the range of 3–10,000 kW) that are installed and operated close to the energy demand (e.g., a home or business). These resources can provide an alternative to or an enhancement of the existing electric power and thermal energy systems. Among the main advantages of the DER are the energy saving associated with the transport of energy from the centralized plants to the points of use and the potential to poly-generate power, heating, cooling, and/or fuels close to the point of use.

Distributed generation (DG):

According to the California Energy Commission [1], distributed generation (DG) comprises small-scale power generation technologies (typically in the range of 3–10,000 kW) located close to where electricity is used (e.g., a home or business) to provide an alternative to or an enhancement of the existing electric power system. Among the main...

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  1. National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA

    Jacob Brouwer & Pere Margalef

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  1. TSRC, University of California Berkeley TSRC, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Timothy E. Lipman

  2. Lawrence Berkeley Nat. Lab., Berkeley, CA, USA

    Adam Z. Weber

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  1. Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Vivian Loftness

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Brouwer, J., Margalef, P. (2012). Hydrogen Production from High-Temperature Fuel Cells. In: Lipman, T., Weber, A. (eds) Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Production. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7789-5_507

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