Further considerations to: Energy Return on Energy Invested (ERoEI) for photovoltaic solar systems in regions of moderate insolation

Ferruccio Ferroni, Alexandros Guekos and Robert J. Hopkirk

Energy Policy, 2017, vol. 107, issue C, 498-505

Abstract: A paper by Ferroni and Hopkirk (2016) provided evidence that presently available PV systems in regions of moderate insolation like Switzerland and countries north of the Swiss Alps act as net energy sink. These findings were disputed in a paper (Raugei et al., 2017). Additional clarifications in support of our conclusions are explained, including mention of weak points in the argumentation by Raugei et al.

Keywords: EROI; ERoEI; Photovoltaic energy; Insolation levels; Switzerland; Germany (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.05.007

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