Barriers and opportunities for the deployment of CO2 electrolysis in net-zero emissions energy systems

Omar J. Guerra; Hussain M. Almajed; Wilson A. Smith; Ana Somoza-Tornos; Bri-Mathias S. Hodge

doi:10.1016/j.joule.2023.05.002

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Barriers and opportunities for the deployment of CO2 electrolysis in net-zero emissions energy systems

Omar J. Guerra Hussain M. Almajed Wilson A. Smith

Ana Somoza-Tornos

Bri-Mathias S. Hodge

Joule Vol. 7 No. 6 pp. 1111-1133 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Jun 01, 2023
Vol/Issue: 7(6)
Pages: 1111-1133
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Authors

Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage (MECS); Department of Chemical Engineering; Faculty of Applied Sciences; Delft University of Technology; 2629 HZ Delft

Funding

Laboratory Directed Research and Development

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Government of South Australia

U.S. Department of Energy Award: DE-AC36-08GO28308

Cite This Article

Omar J. Guerra, Hussain M. Almajed, Wilson A. Smith, et al. (2023). Barriers and opportunities for the deployment of CO2 electrolysis in net-zero emissions energy systems. Joule, 7(6), 1111-1133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2023.05.002

Barriers and opportunities for the deployment of CO2 electrolysis in net-zero emissions energy systems

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