Catalyzing mass production of solar photovoltaic cells using university driven green purchasing

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 425-436

  Pearce, Joshua M ^a  

^a CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Higher education; Renewable energy; Solar power

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748703287     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370610702226     Document Type: Article

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