Assessment of solar and wind energy resources in Ethiopia. I. Solar energy

Solar Energy

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 205-217

  Drake, Frances ^a   Mulugetta, Yacob ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030237207     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(96)00094-1     Document Type: Article

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