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Net Energy Cliff & the Collapse of Civilization
The remaining oil is poor quality, and the energy to get this often remote oil so great that more and more energy (blue) goes into oil production itself, leaving far less — the grey area — available to fuel the … Continue reading
Gail Tverberg: 2017 The year the world economy starts coming apart
[ Note: In a 2016 post “Overly Simple Energy-Economy Models Give Misleading Answers” Tverberg points out that: “The common lay interpretation of simple models is that running out of energy supplies can be expected to be our overwhelming problem in … Continue reading
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Tagged collapse, limits to growth, net energy cliff, peak coal, peak oil
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How much net energy return required to prevent collapse?
Preface. Charles Hall, one of the founders of EROI methodology, initially thought an EROI of 3 was enough to run modern civilization, which is like investing $1 and getting $3 back. But after decades of research, Hall concluded an EROI … Continue reading
Posted in Charles A. S. Hall, EROEI Energy Returned on Energy Invested, Net Energy Cliff
Tagged energy return on investement, EROEI, EROI, net energy cliff
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