Calculating systems-scale energy efficiency and net energy returns: A bottom-up matrix-based approach

Energy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 235-247

  Brandt, Adam R ^a   Dale, Michael ^a   Barnhart, Charles J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Energy quality; Energy return on investment

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; PROFITABILITY;

ENERGY EXTRACTION; ENERGY QUALITY; ENERGY RETURN ON INVESTMENTS; EXTERNAL ENERGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MATHEMATICAL FORMULATION; MATRIX-BASED COMPUTATIONS; SYSTEM BOUNDARY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INVESTMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATRIX; OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 84888132219     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.09.054     Document Type: Article

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