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Shared Understanding of Local Energy Community Terminology: A Catalyst for Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement

Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences
Volume 62 (2025): Issue 3 (June 2025)
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|May 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/lpts-2025-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8896 | Journal ISSN: 0868-8257
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Language: English
Page range: 47 - 57
Published on: May 27, 2025
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Keywords:
Energy community,
interdisciplinary collaboration,
stakeholder engagement
Related subjects:
Physics,
Technical and applied physics

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