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  1. University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX

    Krishnan Rajeshwar

  2. NREL, Golden, CO

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  3. University of Massachussetts, Boston, MA

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    Robert McConnell

  3. Chemistry Division National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 022230, USA

    Stuart Licht

  4. Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02135, USA

    Stuart Licht

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Rajeshwar, K., McConnell, R., Harrison, K., Licht, S. (2008). Renewable Energy and the Hydrogen Economy. In: Rajeshwar, K., McConnell, R., Licht, S. (eds) Solar Hydrogen Generation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72810-0_1

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