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How Renewable Energy Models Can Produce Misleading Indications

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Gail Tverberg

The energy needs of the world’s economy seem to be easy to model. Energy consumption is measured in a variety of different ways including kilowatt hours, barrels of oil equivalent, British thermal units, kilocalories and joules. Two types of energy … Continue reading →

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