Balancing cleaner energy and geopolitical interests in the complex transition of the European electricity mix: from Fukushima to the Ukraine war

  1. Cataldi, Marcio
  2. de Las Nievez Espinosa Martínez, Maria
  3. Jerez, Sonia 1
  4. Montávez, Juan Pedro
  5. Da Silveira, Larissa Haringer Martins
  6. Dupont, Jairton
  7. Teixeira, Marcos Alexandre
  1. 1 Universidad de Murcia
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    Universidad de Murcia

    Murcia, España

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ISSN: 2730-7719

Année de publication: 2024

Volumen: 4

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DOI: 10.1007/S43937-024-00026-8 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccès ouvert editor

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