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New Ideas to Promote the Application of Alternative Energies to Improve the Quality of City Life

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Scientific and Technological Achievements Related to the Development of European Cities

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Two environmental problems in big cities are discussed: noise level control and atmospheric pollution. To alleviate these problems we describe the application of photovoltaic power, thermoelectric devices and solar cars. A brief review is presented from our current experience in this field.

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  1. Dept. of Physics, University of Konstanz, P. O. Box 5560, D-78434, Konstanz, Germany

    E. Bucher, G. Willeke, K. Friemelt, F. P. Baumgartner, C. Kloc, P. Fath, M. Spiegel, K. Fess, W. Käfer & K. Peter

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  1. Semiconductor Materials Center, Academy of Sciences of Moldova, 5 Academiei Str., MD 2028, Kishinev, Republic of Moldova

    Sergei Radautsan

  2. National Technical University, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Str., 15773, Athens, Greece

    George Parissakis

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Bucher, E. et al. (1997). New Ideas to Promote the Application of Alternative Energies to Improve the Quality of City Life. In: Radautsan, S., Parissakis, G. (eds) Scientific and Technological Achievements Related to the Development of European Cities. NATO ASI Series, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2962-8_16

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