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Using data centre waste heat to dry coffee whilst supplying small-scale farmers with ICT: a novel idea and a case study based on a systems approach

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Using data centre waste heat to dry coffee whilst supplying small-scale farmers with ICT: a novel idea and a case study based on a systems approach. / Terenius, Petter.
In: Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability, Vol. 16, No. 2, 12.08.2021, p. 58-71.

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Terenius, P 2021, 'Using data centre waste heat to dry coffee whilst supplying small-scale farmers with ICT: a novel idea and a case study based on a systems approach', Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 58-71.

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Terenius, P. (2021). Using data centre waste heat to dry coffee whilst supplying small-scale farmers with ICT: a novel idea and a case study based on a systems approach. Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability, 16(2), 58-71.

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Terenius P. Using data centre waste heat to dry coffee whilst supplying small-scale farmers with ICT: a novel idea and a case study based on a systems approach. Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability. 2021 Aug 12;16(2):58-71.

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Terenius, Petter. / Using data centre waste heat to dry coffee whilst supplying small-scale farmers with ICT : a novel idea and a case study based on a systems approach. In: Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability. 2021 ; Vol. 16, No. 2. pp. 58-71.

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