Dear XXXy:
Yes, we do need to consider more than pure EROEI (which is, incidentally, used interchangeably with EROI--go to "THE OIL DRUM"), but here is a table which shows that renewable energy is, indeed, greater 1.0 (you need to look far to the left for them):
Note that windpower is slightly better than domestic oil today, on the order of imported oil, and quite a bit above "minimum required for civilization?" But is that 0:1 really 1:1? Plus, if there is no global warming, coal certainly looks attractive. Geothermal energy is about the same as wind energy (scroll down that "OIL DRUM" article).
Here is another one:
The key numbers are on the x-axis. Note where nuclear is located. But all the above is from The Oil Drum. Here is another comparative analysis from the Encyclopedia of Earth: What happened to coal? Anyway, EROEI numbers vary quite a bit and the field remains in transition. But the bottom line is that wind power and geothermal look okay, solar technologies seem almost marginal and biofuels look terrible, with, maybe, marine algae plus genetic engineering worthy of more research.
Aloha.
PAT
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