| abstract |
The invention relates to a method for generating energy, wherein hydrogen is produced by at least partially dehydrogenating a hydrogenated liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) in a chemical reactor (3) and wherein, from the produced hydrogen, electricity and water are generated in at least one fuel cell (4) and heat for the chemical reactor (3) is generated in a heating device (8), wherein, according to the invention, the hydrogen produced by the chemical reactor (3) is first conducted through the at least one fuel cell (4) and then supplied to the heating device (8). The at least one fuel cell (4) can therefore be operated under partial load and thus with better efficiency than if the hydrogen for the heating device (8) is branched off before the fuel cell (4). The invention is preferably used in mobile applications, in particular of water vehicles. |