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1Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences [CES], 2Centre for Sustainable Technologies (astra),
3Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning [CiSTUP], Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India.
*Corresponding author: tvr@iisc.ac.in, emram.ces@courses.iisc.ac.in

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    22. Citation :T V Ramachandra, Ganesh Hegde, 2016, Distributed Solar Energy Systems, January - February 2016 P. Geography and You
    * 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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