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Pollutant emissions of conventional energy generators with increased renewable energy sources: a 2030 New York case

A Andres F Ramirez1, L Alberto J Lamadrid2

  • 1Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, USA. anr422@lehigh.edu.

Scientific Reports
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