Briefing: Conventional, wind and solar energy resources in Oman

Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Energy

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 143-147

  Umar, Tariq ^a   Wamuziri, Sam ^a  

^a A'SHARQIYAH UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

energy conservation; fossil fuels; natural resources

Indexed keywords

NATURAL RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION; ENERGY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS;

FOSSIL FUELS;

EID: 84991442464     PISSN: 17514223     EISSN: 17514231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/jener.16.00011     Document Type: Article

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