System Energy Assessment (SEA), Defining a Standard Measure of EROI for Energy Businesses as Whole Systems

System Energy Assessment (SEA), Defining a Standard Measure of EROI for Energy Businesses as Whole Systems

A more objective method for measuring the energy needs of businesses, System Energy Assessment (SEA), measures the combined impacts of material supply chains and service supply chains, to assess businesses as whole self-managing net-energy systems. The method is demonstrated using a model Wind Farm,...

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Main Authors: Jay Zarnikau, Philip F. Henshaw, Carey King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-10-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
physical measurement
EROI
natural systems
net energy
energy economics
outsourcing
system boundaries
life cycle assessment
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/3/10/1908/

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