DECENTRALIZED RENEWABLE ENERGY OPTIONS FOR WESTERN GHATS

T.V. Ramachandra and Ganesh Hegde

Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Center for Ecological Sciences [CES],
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560 012, India
Web: http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy, http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/foss
E Mail: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in; ganesh@ces.iisc.ernet.in
Corresponding Author: T.V. Ramachandra

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Citation: Ramachandra T.V. and Ganesh Hegde, Decentralized Renewable Energy options for wetern ghats, MGIRED Journal, volume 1(1): 24-43, ISSN 2393-9605.
* Corresponding Author :
  Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India.
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