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Solar Power in the Australian Energy Scene

Dr Morse discusses the most cost effective ways of utilising solar energy in Australia and points out the possibilities of producing ‘synthetic’ liquid and gaseous fuels from trees and plants

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MORSE, R. Solar Power in the Australian Energy Scene. Nature 246, 271–273 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/246271a0

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