by Graham Palmer | Apr 14, 2017 | Maximum power principle
The Maximum Power Principle Lotka and Odum In 1922, Lotka proposed a ‘law of maximum energy’ for biological systems. He reasoned that what was most important to the survival of an organism was a large energetic output in the form of growth, reproduction, and...
by Graham Palmer | Apr 13, 2017 | EROI
The EROI energy multiplier hypothesis A common narrative in EROI discourse is the energy multiplier hypothesis. The reasoning is that it doesn’t matter what the EROI is, providing it’s greater than unity. From this reasoning, it follows that even very low EROI’s (say...
by Graham Palmer | Apr 12, 2017 | EROI
Cost-constrained versus EROI-constrained electricity generation One of the challenges for EROI researchers is explaining in simple terms why EROI matters. I’m planning on doing a series of short posts exploring the relevance of EROI. This first post simply makes the...
by Graham Palmer | Apr 10, 2017 | Energy
Energetic Implications of a Post-industrial Information Economy The decoupling of energy and resources from economic growth is the Holy Grail of sustainable development. The observation that there seems to be a concentration of wealth in Australian localities...
by Graham Palmer | Mar 25, 2017 | Coal
What does the loss of Hazelwood mean for reliability Fairfax reported that “Victoria is facing an unprecedented 72 days of possible power supply shortfalls over the next two years following the shutdown of the Hazelwood plant next week.” This was picked up...
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