Energy and CO 2 emission performance in electricity generation: A non-radial directional distance function approach

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 625-635

  Zhou, P ^a   Ang, B W ^b   Wang, H ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

CO 2 emission performance; Data envelopment analysis; Directional distance function; Electricity generation; Energy efficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CHP PLANT; DATA SETS; DIRECTIONAL DISTANCE FUNCTION; DISTANCE FUNCTIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION PERFORMANCE; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; NON-OECD COUNTRIES; OECD COUNTRIES; PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84861618104     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.04.022     Document Type: Article

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