Engineers and the Renewable Energy Transition: Challenges and Opportunities
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Volume 139, Issue 1
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Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 139 • Issue 1 • January 2013
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Received: May 10, 2012
Accepted: Jun 5, 2012
Published online: Dec 16, 2012
Published in print: Jan 1, 2013
Discussion open until: May 16, 2013
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