by Graham Palmer | Apr 16, 2018 | Energy, EROI, Maximum power principle
A biophysical perspective of IPCC integrated models Analysis of the costs and benefits of climate mitigation involve extrapolation into the future. However, the long time horizons of interest extend well beyond the range of standard economic-development scenarios. In...
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...
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