Economies of Scale in Industrial Plants
1967; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 75; Issue: 4, Part 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1086/259293
ISSN1537-534X
AutoresJohn Haldi, David K. Whitcomb,
Tópico(s)Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
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