Spain’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 eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Energy,
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Electric power production.; Power electronics.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Sustainable development.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Technology.; Sustainable Development.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.

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 “energy profit” from the exploitation...

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’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.