Net energy and strategic decision-making

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 389-392

  Poldy, Franzi ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative fuel; Energy policy; EROI; Fossil fuel; Net energy

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY FUTURE; ENERGY SECTOR; ENERGY SUPPLIES; EROI; FOSSIL RESOURCES; NET ENERGY; STRATEGIC CHALLENGES; STRATEGIC DECISIONS; STRATEGIC THINKING;

ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; PERSONNEL;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS;

EID: 70350012122     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.94     Document Type: Article

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