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18. Energy Return on Investment

Authors : Charles A. S. Hall, Kent Klitgaard

Published in: Energy and the Wealth of Nations

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Modified from Hall, C.A.S., S. Balogh, and D.J.R. Murphy. 2009. What is the minimum EROI that a sustainable society must have? Energies 2: 25–47. which contains additional supporting references. SEE Hall, C.A.S. 2017. Energy return on investment (Springer) for a more thorough treatment of EROI.
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Metadata
Title
Energy Return on Investment
Authors
Charles A. S. Hall
Kent Klitgaard
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Energy and the Wealth of Nations

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-66217-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-66219-0

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66219-0_18