The grand challenge of the energy transition

Frontiers in Energy Research

Volumn 1, Issue AUG, 2013, Pages

  Bardi, Ugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy policy; Energy production; Energy transition; Energy yield; Fossil fuels; Nuclear energy; Renewables

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014430218     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2296598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2013.00002     Document Type: Note

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