tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post7420506260049197746..comments2023-10-31T02:43:39.094-07:00Comments on The Peripatetic Engineer: Energy Return on InvestmentPeripatetic Engineerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508035944158746797noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post-81761271563853916332013-08-20T18:50:24.566-07:002013-08-20T18:50:24.566-07:00This is awesome!This is awesome!Horacehttp://bestrowingmachinereviews.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post-85444084663771067552013-07-03T16:11:58.659-07:002013-07-03T16:11:58.659-07:00Yep, another reason BO wants to kill coal, it'...Yep, another reason BO wants to kill coal, it's readily available and returns a damn good profit (which they get none of), unlike the green stuff (which they are HEAVILY invested in)...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post-23397052408868865542013-07-03T12:43:50.291-07:002013-07-03T12:43:50.291-07:00I worked on a cellulosic bio-diesel project a few ...I worked on a cellulosic bio-diesel project a few years ago. It had a dedicated power generation plant. The project was cancelled when it was determined that it would burn almost 3 times more diesel in the generators than it would produce!Peripatetic Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08508035944158746797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post-56603890337921557282013-07-03T08:21:37.108-07:002013-07-03T08:21:37.108-07:00Shale gas is so cheap operating companies are havi...Shale gas is so cheap operating companies are having a hard time making money.<br /><br />Here is a peer-reviewed technical article looking at historical data on shale gas wells:<br />http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jiec.12040/abstract<br />An EROI of 60-110, with a mean of 85. The exact field has a large influence on EROI. For example, transportation costs. This is also wellhead EROI, so there are pipeline costs to consider.<br /><br />Still, a marvelous, objective, numerical data point.<br /><br />More EROI data<br /><br />http://www.theoildrum.com/tag/eroi<br /><br /><br />Clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317258394378203986noreply@blogger.com