Synthesis to Special Issue on New Studies in EROI (Energy Return on Investment)

This paper is a synthesis of a series of twenty papers on the topic of EROI, or energy return on investment. EROI is simply the energy gained from an energy-obtaining effort divided by the energy used to get that energy. For example, one barrel of oil invested into getting oil out of the ground migh...

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Main Author: Charles A.S. Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-12-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/3/12/2496/