Ocean renewable energy's potential role in supplying future electrical energy needs

Oceanography

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 16-21

  Thresher, Robert ^a   Musial, Walter ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 77955996560     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2010.39     Document Type: Article

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