MicroFEWs: A Food–Energy–Water Systems Approach to Renewable Energy Decisions in Islanded Microgrid Communities in Rural Alaska
                        
                    - Award ID(s):
- 1740075
- PAR ID:
- 10113219
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Environmental Engineering Science
- Volume:
- 36
- Issue:
- 7
- ISSN:
- 1557-9018
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 843 to 849
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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