Category Archives: Enerconics

The Enerconic or society energy multiplier

Posted on 23 March 2017 by Scottish-Sceptic

In my last article Enerconics II I introduced the concept of the energy multiplier. In other words, we effectively create a pseudo-perpetual motion machine in the sense that the total apparent energy available to society is far higher than the … Continue reading →

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Enerconics II

Posted on 15 March 2017 by Scottish-Sceptic

It’s a while since I originally wrote my first article “Enerconics: The Relationship between Energy and GDP” in which I presented evidence showing that GDP was closely related to energy usage both in terms of differences between global economies and … Continue reading →

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Wind is a net consumer of energy.

Posted on 28 April 2015 by Scottish-Sceptic

According to the principle of enerconics, the price of a commodity is a good proxy for energy used in securing that commodity. (http://scottishsceptic.uk/2013/10/18/enerconics-the-relationship-between-energy-and-gdp/) To illustrate this, let’s imagine a perfect electricity power store which costs nothing to build and can … Continue reading →

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Enerconics: The Relationship between Energy and GDP

Posted on 18 October 2013 by Scottish-Sceptic

This is a write up of a presentation I gave which Neil Craig has been badgering me to put on line. It was written for a Scottish audience, but the argument and conclusion are valid worldwide. An Energy Policy to … Continue reading →

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