Spain's Photovoltaic Revolution : the Energy Return on Investment
The Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROI or EROEI) is the amount of energy acquired from a particular energy source divided by the energy expended, or invested, in obtaining that energy. EROI is an essential and seemingly simple measure of the usable energy or "energy profit" from the exploitation of an energy source, but it is not so easy to determine all of the energy expenditures that should be included in the calculation
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PrefaceChapter 1. Solar Energy and Human CivilizationChapter 2. The Evolution of the Demand for Primary Energy and Electricity in SpainChapter 3. The historical, Legal, Political, Social and Economic Context of Solar Photovoltaics in SpainChapter 4. Calculating the Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROI) for Spain’s Solar Photovoltaic Energy in 2008Chapter 5. Methods: Calculating the Energy Output. The Energy Returned (ER or Eout)Chapter 6. Methods: Calculating the Energy Input. The energy invested (EI or Ein)Chapter 7. Results, Sensitivity Analysis and ConclusionsReferencesIndex
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