Energy efficiency, CO2 emission performance and technology gaps in fossil fuel electricity generation in Korea: A meta-frontier non-radial directional distance functionanalysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 653-662

  Zhang, Ning ^a   Zhou, P ^b   Choi, Yongrok ^a,b  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

CO2 emission performance; Electricity generation; Non radial directional distance function

Indexed keywords

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; DIRECTIONAL DISTANCE FUNCTION; DIRECTIONAL DISTANCES; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION PERFORMANCE; EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS; POTENTIAL REDUCTION; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

COAL; COAL FUELED FURNACES; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; TECHNOLOGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; FOSSIL FUEL; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INNOVATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

KOREA;

EID: 84875219797     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.01.033     Document Type: Article

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