The standard flare model in three dimensions - II. Upper limit on solar flare energy G. Aulanier, P. Démoulin, C. J. Schrijver, M. Janvier, E. Pariat and B. Schmieder A&A, 549 (2013) A66 Published online: 20 December 2012 DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201220406