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Emergy vs Transformity - What's the difference?

emergy | transformity |

In ecology terms the difference between emergy and transformity

is that emergy is the total energy used in the life cycle of some product; the available energy of one kind that has to be used up directly and indirectly to make a product or service while transformity is the ratio of emergy to available energy.

emergy

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia emergy)
  • (ecology) the total energy used in the life cycle of some product; the available energy of one kind that has to be used up directly and indirectly to make a product or service.

    • Usage notes

    * Often expressed in terms of solar energy.

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    transformity

    English

    Noun

    (transformities)
  • (ecology) the ratio of emergy to available energy