IRENA - Masdar City (UAE) - exemplars of innovation into emerging markets

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Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 34-47

  Madichie, Nnamdi O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Innovation; Renewable energy; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054837721     PISSN: 14636689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636681111179582     Document Type: Review

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