Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Smith, Brian
Committee Member
Walden, Clayton
Committee Member
White, Mark G.
Date of Degree
5-3-2019
Original embargo terms
Worldwide
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Degree Name
Master of Science
College
James Worth Bagley College of Engineering
Department
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Abstract
To support further technology development and to promote the growth of a renewable biofuels industry that will satisfy the stated expectations of anticipated energy needs, it is essential that energy production systems provide a net energy gain over the course of their lifetime. As a means to provide accurate analysis to the value of alternative energy systems this paper provides a mechanism to evaluate energy systems in terms of energy generation ratios that is in terms of existing analysis techniques utilized in existing energy generation areas, such as the oil industry. This paper also proposes techniques that help perform this net energy analysis in terms of the specific economy considering the infrastructure investment.
Recommended Citation
Jeanson, Joshua Hans, "A review of the feasibility of alternative energy system using an energy return on investment analysis" (2019). Theses and Dissertations. 5058.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/5058