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Creating An Enabling Environment for Renewable Energy Application in the Sultanate of Oman

Y. CharabiDepartment of Geography, College of Arts & Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khodh, OmanCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. H. Al-BadiDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khodh, Muscat, OmanView further author information
Pages 1169-1177 | Published online: 04 Jun 2015

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