Spain<U+0019>s Photovoltaic Revolution The Energy Return on Investment /

• Main Authors: Prieto, Pedro A. (Author), Hall, Charles A. S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Energy,
• Subjects: Production of electric energy or power.; Electric engineering.; Renewable energy sources.; Sustainable development.; Energy.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Technology.; Sustainable Development.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9437-0

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 <U+001c>energy profit from the...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Chapter 1. Solar Energy and Human Civilization
• Chapter 2. The Evolution of the Demand for Primary Energy and Electricity in Spain
• Chapter 3. The historical, Legal, Political, Social and Economic Context of Solar Photovoltaics in Spain
• Chapter 4. Calculating the Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROI) for Spain<U+0019>s Solar Photovoltaic Energy in 2008
• Chapter 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 Conclusions
• References
• Index.