How to achieve a sustainable future for Europe?

Thermal Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 19-25

  Blinc, Robert ^a   Najdovski, Dimitrij ^b   Bekteshi, Sadik ^c   Šlaus, Ivo ^d   Zidanšek, Aleksander ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b X3DATA   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRISHTINA   (Serbia)

^d RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

R D policy; Solar energy; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL FUELS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CLEAN ENERGY SOURCES; D-POLICY; ECONOMIC CHALLENGES; EUROPEAN UNION; HIGH EDUCATIONS; KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY; R&D POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH; WORLD ENERGIES;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 65449165003     PISSN: 03549836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/TSCI0804019B     Document Type: Conference Paper

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