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DECENTRALIZED RENEWABLE ENERGY OPTIONS FOR HIMALAYAN STATES IN INDIA
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Ramachandra T V 1,2,3,*   and   Gautham Krishnadas 1
1 Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Center for Ecological Sciences [CES], 2 Centre for Sustainable Technologies (astra), 3 Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning [CiSTUP], Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560 012, India
*Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in

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Citation : Ramachandra. T.V. and Gautham Krishnadas, 2011. Decentralized renewable energy options for Himalayan states in India., 7th National Conference on Indian energy sector "SYNERGY WITH ENERGY", November 18-19, 2011. AMA, Ahmedabad., pp. 80-86.
* 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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E-mail : cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in, energy@ces.iisc.ernet.in,     Web : http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy
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