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The sustainable use of energy resources is one of the most important challenges and constraints that societies have to deal with. Although always emphasized this issue is not properly pursued.

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de Oliveira Junior, S. (2013). Introduction. In: Exergy. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4165-5_1

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