1. ABOUT THE DATASET
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Title: Dataset associated with the book chapter 'Methodologies for calculating energy return ratios using input-output approaches'

Creator(s): Emmanuel Aramendia[1], Matthew K. Heun [1,2,3], Paul E. Brockway [1]

Organisation(s):
1. Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
2. Engineering Department, Calvin University, 3201 Burton St. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546, USA
3. School for Public Leadership, Faculty of Economic and Management Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1,
Matieland 7602, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Rights-holder(s):Unless otherwise stated, Copyright 2026 University of Leeds

Publication Year: 2026

Description: This dataset contains EROI calculation examples following the methodology laid out in the book chapter  'Methodologies for calculating energy return ratios using input-output approaches', from the book "Net Energy Analysis: the State of the Art".

Cite as: 

Aramendia E., Heun M.K., Brockway P.E. (2026): Dataset associated with the book chapter 'Methodologies for calculating energy return ratios using input-output approaches'. University of Leeds. [Dataset] https://doi.org/10.5518/1699.

Related publication: Delannoy, L., & Murphy, D. J. (Eds). (2026). Net Energy Analysis: the State of the Art. London, England: Routledge. ISBN: 9781032983554


2. TERMS OF USE
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This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.]


3. PROJECT AND FUNDING INFORMATION
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This dataset was not created in the course of a funded project.


4. CONTENTS
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* EROI calculations examples [LibreOffice Calc format] ("SI_Chapter_8.ods"): This file contains Energy Return On Investment calculation examples in the LibreOffice Calc format. Equivalent to the file shared in Microsoft Excel format.
* EROI calculations examples [Microsoft Excel format] ("SI_Chapter_8.xlsx"): This file contains Energy Return On Investment calculation examples in the Microsoft Excel format. Equivalent to the file shared in LibreOffice Calc format.


5. METHODS
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This dataset was generated using dummy data prepared by the authors, and contains a companion spreadsheet to the book chapter "Methodologies for calculating energy return ratios using input-output approaches", from the book "Delannoy, L., & Murphy, D. J. (Eds). (2026). Net Energy Analysis: the State of the Art. London, England: Routledge. ISBN: 9781032983554"