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A Sustainability Assessment Framework For Waterfront Communities 滨水社区的可持续发展评估框架

Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development Pub Date : 2015-08-11 DOI: 10.21622/RESD.2015.01.1.167

Sally ElDeeb, R. A. Galil, A. Sarhan

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引用次数: 4

Aerodynamic Optimization of a Wind Turbine Blade Designed for Egypt's Saharan Environment Using a Genetic Algorithm 基于遗传算法的埃及撒哈拉沙漠风力机叶片气动优化

Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development Pub Date : 2015-08-11 DOI: 10.21622/RESD.2015.01.1.106

K. Yassin, A. Diab, Z. Ghoneim

引用次数: 6

A Brief Introduction to Building Information Modeling (BIM) and its interoperability with TRNSYS 建筑信息模型(BIM)及其与TRNSYS的互操作性简介

Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development Pub Date : 2015-08-11 DOI: 10.21622/RESD.2015.01.1.126

A. Naamane, A. Boukara

引用次数: 10

Power Quality Improvements in Wind Diesel Power Generation System 风电柴油发电系统电能质量改进

Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development Pub Date : 2015-08-11 DOI: 10.21622/RESD.2015.01.1.017

Omar Feddaoui, R. Toufouti, S. Meziane

引用次数: 0

Energy Mix between Renewable Energy and Nuclear Energy 可再生能源与核能的能源结构

Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development Pub Date : 2015-08-04 DOI: 10.21622/RESD.2015.01.1.009

Y. Abushady

引用次数: 1

Journal of Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development 可再生能源与可持续发展杂志

Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development Pub Date : 2015-08-04 DOI: 10.21622/RESD.2015.01.1.001

Y. Dessouky

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引用次数: 3

Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development and Their Relation with Remote Sensing 可再生能源与可持续发展及其与遥感的关系

Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development Pub Date : 2015-08-04 DOI: 10.21622/resd.2015.01.1.003

F. E. El Baz

引用次数: 0

Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Systems – a perfect match for a sustainable society 电力电子和可再生能源系统-可持续发展社会的完美匹配

Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development Pub Date : 2015-08-04 DOI: 10.21622/RESD.2015.01.1.010

F. Blaabjerg

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Future of Energy in Egypt and the World 埃及和世界能源的未来

Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development Pub Date : 2015-08-04 DOI: 10.21622/RESD.2015.01.1.004

H. Nokraschy

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