The Effect of Population Ageing on Heating Energy Demand on National Level: A Case Study of Slovenia

LAMPRET, Žiga ;KRESE, Gorazd ;PREK, Matjaž .
The Effect of Population Ageing on Heating Energy Demand on National Level: A Case Study of Slovenia. 
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 65, n.11-12, p. 701-708, november 2019. 
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/sl/article/the-effect-of-population-ageing-on-heating-energy-demand-on-national-level-a-case-study-of-slovenia/>. Date accessed: 25 apr. 2024. 
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2019.6394.

Lampret, �., Krese, G., & Prek, M.
(2019).
The Effect of Population Ageing on Heating Energy Demand on National Level: A Case Study of Slovenia.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 65(11-12), 701-708.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2019.6394

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Lampret, �.,Krese, G.,Prek, M.
2019 November 65. The Effect of Population Ageing on Heating Energy Demand on National Level: A Case Study of Slovenia. Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering. [Online] 65:11-12

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Lampret, Žiga, Gorazd  Krese, & Matjaž  Prek.
"The Effect of Population Ageing on Heating Energy Demand on National Level: A Case Study of Slovenia." Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], 65.11-12 (2019): 701-708. Web.  25 Apr. 2024

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Lampret, Žiga, Krese, Gorazd, AND Prek, Matjaž.
"The Effect of Population Ageing on Heating Energy Demand on National Level: A Case Study of Slovenia" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 65 Number 11-12 (19 November 2019)