1.3.1 Efficiency of energy conversion and energy content of resources

Course subject(s) 1. Efficiency, primary energy, CO2-emissions, costs and application to boilers

This video introduces the first and second laws of thermodynamics and the meaning of efficiency. Most importantly, we will also define the concept of Primary Energy here, and go over the energy contents of fuels and natural resources, which will help us later to estimate resource depletion arising from energy use.

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