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When the financial ROI is 1:1 the EROEI should be significantly better.

Photo Voltaic investments are even higher subsidised and have a fine EROEI. Here I guess as well a lot of human labour and other raw materials than energy are used. In contrast to agriculture there is little experience and process optimisation in building up these snakes.

Foreign suppliers and producers is as well true for PV, with China the producer #1, without any meaningfull installments there.

Der Amerikaner ist die Orchidee unter den Menschen
Volker Pispers

by Martin (weiser.mensch(at)googlemail.com) on Fri Oct 3rd, 2008 at 10:27:07 AM EST
What risks are analyzed for damage and losses to the system from wayward maritime shipping, etc.  How are these risks mitigated?

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Fri Oct 3rd, 2008 at 12:18:15 PM EST
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