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Werner Bergholz

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Werner Bergholz is Professor of Electrical Engineering at the School of Engineering & Science, Jacobs University, Bremen.

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Dec 10, 2013 Werner Bergholz proposes a boot-strap model for developing countries' energy sectors.

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