Emission and economic performance assessment of a solid oxide fuel cell micro-combined heat and power system in a domestic building

Elmer, Theo; Worall, Mark; Wu, Shenyi; Riffat, Saffa

doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.03.078

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