Future energy supply for society-Challenges in evaluation criteria and interdisciplinary research

Vacuum

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1048-1052

  Weisz, P B ^a  

^a The Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy future; Multiple criteria; Net efficiency; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

AVAILABILITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOLAR CELLS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ENERGY AVAILABILITY; ENERGY FUTURE; MULTIPLE CRITERIA; NET EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 33745857272     PISSN: 0042207X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2006.01.039     Document Type: Article

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