DEA approach for unified efficiency measurement: Assessment of Japanese fossil fuel power generation

Energy Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 292-303

  Sueyoshi, Toshiyuki ^a   Goto, Mika ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DEA; Efficiency; Electric power industry; Environment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FRAMEWORK; DEA; DEA (DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS); EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRIES; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FUTURE DIRECTIONS; KYOTO PROTOCOL; METHODOLOGICAL COMPARISON; NON-ENERGY; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PLANT OPERATIONS; POLICY IMPLICATIONS;

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOSSIL FUELS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL POWER; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOSSIL FUEL; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; POWER GENERATION;

JAPAN;

EID: 79151481128     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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