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Blockchain Applications in Renewable Energy: Analytic Hierarchy Process-Based Survey Results

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|Nov 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2024-0046 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
Language: English
Page range: 589 - 602
Submitted on: Apr 10, 2024
Accepted on: Oct 1, 2024
Published on: Nov 6, 2024
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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