Tag Archives: EROEI

The “Wind and Solar Will Save Us” Delusion

Posted on January 30, 2017 by

The “Wind and Solar Will Save Us” story is based on a long list of misunderstandings and apples to oranges comparisons. Somehow, people seem to believe that our economy of 7.5 billion people can get along with a very short … Continue reading →

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EROEI Calculations for Solar PV Are Misleading

Posted on December 21, 2016 by

The Energy Returned on Energy Invested (EROEI) concept is very frequently used in energy studies. In fact, many readers seem to think, “Of course, EROEI is what we should be looking at when comparing different types of energy. What else … Continue reading →

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How Researchers Could Miss the Real Energy Story

Posted on October 27, 2016 by

I have been telling a fairly different energy story from most energy researchers. How could I possibly be correct? What have other researchers been missing? The “standard” approach is to start from the amount of resources that we have of … Continue reading →

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The real oil limits story; what other researchers missed

Posted on May 12, 2016 by

For a long time, a common assumption has been that the world will eventually “run out” of oil and other non-renewable resources. Instead, we seem to be running into surpluses and low prices. What is going on that was missed … Continue reading →

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Debt: The Key Factor Connecting Energy and the Economy

Posted on May 2, 2016 by

There are many who believe that the use of energy is critical to the growth of the economy. In fact, I am among these people. The thing that is not as apparent is that growth in energy consumption is dependent … Continue reading →

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