Renewable and solar energy technologies: Energy and environmental issues

Biofuels, Solar and Wind as Renewable Energy Systems: Benefits and Risks

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-17

  Pimentel, David ^a  

^a Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass energy; conversion systems; ethanol; geothermal systems; hydroelectric power; photovoltaic systems; renewable energy; solar; wind power

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049306784     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8654-0_1     Document Type: Chapter

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