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Wind Energy in Morocco: Resources, Potential, and Progress

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As a result of the increase in oil prices in the 1970s, the supply of energy consumption became increasingly important factors for the balance of the Moroccan economy. Thus, energy from oil accounted for about 54% of all energy consumed in Morocco in 1981, 74% of imported petroleum products.

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  1. Laboratory of Solar Energy and Environment—Sciences Faculty, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco

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Nfaoui, H. (2020). Wind Energy in Morocco: Resources, Potential, and Progress. In: Sayigh, A., Milborrow, D. (eds) The Age of Wind Energy. Innovative Renewable Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26446-8_13

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