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Research Article

Hybrid electricity generation using solar energy and kinetic energy of players’ footsteps – a case study: Tarkwa Akoon soccer park, Ghana

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Pages 2347-2361 | Received 27 Oct 2022, Accepted 28 Mar 2023, Published online: 26 Jul 2023

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