New Review Concludes Very Low EROI of Oil Shale Combined with High Carbon Intensity Likely Makes it an Unsuitable Alternative to Conventional Crude Oil
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 3, 2010
A comparison of estimates of the energy return on investment (EROI) at the wellhead for conventional crude oil, or for crude product prior to refining for oil shale. Source: Cleveland and O’Connor. While one could argue that the char and gas produced and consumed within the shale conversion process has zero opportunity cost—i.e.,
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