Energy efficiency: A key challenge of the energiewende

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Energy efficiency: A key challenge of the energiewende. / Kemfert, Claudia; Lorenz, Casimir; Traber, Thure et al.
Energiewende "Made in Germany": Low Carbon Electricity Sector Reform in the European Context. ed. / Christian von Hirschhausen; Clemens Gerbaulet; Claudia Kemfert; Casimir Lorenz; Pao-Yu Oei. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, 2018. p. 173-191.

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Harvard

Kemfert, C, Lorenz, C, Traber, T & Opitz, P 2018, Energy efficiency: A key challenge of the energiewende. in CV Hirschhausen, C Gerbaulet, C Kemfert, C Lorenz & P-Y Oei (eds), Energiewende "Made in Germany": Low Carbon Electricity Sector Reform in the European Context. Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, pp. 173-191. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95126-3_7

APA

Kemfert, C., Lorenz, C., Traber, T., & Opitz, P. (2018). Energy efficiency: A key challenge of the energiewende. In C. V. Hirschhausen, C. Gerbaulet, C. Kemfert, C. Lorenz, & P.-Y. Oei (Eds.), Energiewende "Made in Germany": Low Carbon Electricity Sector Reform in the European Context (pp. 173-191). Springer International Publishing AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95126-3_7

Vancouver

Kemfert C, Lorenz C, Traber T, Opitz P. Energy efficiency: A key challenge of the energiewende. In Hirschhausen CV, Gerbaulet C, Kemfert C, Lorenz C, Oei PY, editors, Energiewende "Made in Germany": Low Carbon Electricity Sector Reform in the European Context. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG. 2018. p. 173-191 doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-95126-3_7

Bibtex

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