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Sustainable Energy: What, Why, and How?

Author : Paul Henshaw

Published in: Advances in Sustainable Energy

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Sustainability, or the ability to be sustained, essentially means something can be continued or prolonged for an extended period of time (Apple Inc. 2015). A common use of this word comes from the world of commerce: if a business is sustainable, it has the potential to be profitable over the long term.

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Metadata
Title
Sustainable Energy: What, Why, and How?
Author
Paul Henshaw
Copyright Year
2019
Book
Advances in Sustainable Energy

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-05635-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-05636-0

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05636-0_1