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A Regional Scale Assessment of Local Renewable Energy Resources in Cumbria, UK. / Gormally, Alexandra; Whyatt, Duncan; Timmis, Roger et al.
In: Energy Policy, Vol. 50, 11.2012, p. 283-293.

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Gormally, A, Whyatt, D, Timmis, R & Pooley, C 2012, 'A Regional Scale Assessment of Local Renewable Energy Resources in Cumbria, UK', Energy Policy, vol. 50, pp. 283-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.07.015

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Gormally, A., Whyatt, D., Timmis, R., & Pooley, C. (2012). A Regional Scale Assessment of Local Renewable Energy Resources in Cumbria, UK. Energy Policy, 50, 283-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.07.015

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Gormally A, Whyatt D, Timmis R, Pooley C. A Regional Scale Assessment of Local Renewable Energy Resources in Cumbria, UK. Energy Policy. 2012 Nov;50:283-293. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.07.015

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Gormally, Alexandra ; Whyatt, Duncan ; Timmis, Roger et al. / A Regional Scale Assessment of Local Renewable Energy Resources in Cumbria, UK. In: Energy Policy. 2012 ; Vol. 50. pp. 283-293.

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