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Consider the Following Three Applications of Fuel Cells for Producing CO2\mathrm { CO } _ { 2 }

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Consider the following three applications of fuel cells for producing electricity to power a vehicle.
(i) A proton exchange membrane fuel cell uses hydrogen produced by electrolysis using electricity generated by burning coal.
(ii) A proton exchange membrane fuel cell uses hydrogen produced by electrolysis using electricity generated by a photovoltaic array.
(iii) A solid oxide fuel cell uses methane as a fuel.
For each case discuss as quantitatively as possible
(a) The overall efficiency of converting primary energy to energy at the vehicle's wheels
(b) The CO2\mathrm { CO } _ { 2 } emissions per MJ\mathrm { MJ } of energy at the vehicle's wheels

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