Environment-adjusted regional energy efficiency in Taiwan

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2893-2899

  Hu, Jin Li ^a   Lio, Mon Chi ^b   Yeh, Fang Yu ^c   Lin, Cheng Hsun ^d  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Taiwan)

^d Taiwan Institute of Economic Research   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Environment adjusted efficiency; Regional energy efficiency

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; MASS TRANSPORTATION;

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT; EFFECTIVE ENERGY; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENERGY SAVING; ENVIRONMENT-ADJUSTED EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS; HIGHER EDUCATION; INDUSTRIAL ENERGY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; METROPOLITAN AREA; MOTOR VEHICLE; REGIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ROAD DENSITY; SAVINGS POTENTIAL; TRANSPORT VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODEL;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HIGHER EDUCATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; METROPOLITAN AREA; PRIORITIZATION; TRANSPORT VEHICLE;

TAIWAN;

EID: 79953043173     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.01.068     Document Type: Article

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