Engineering and optimization approaches to enhance the thermal efficiency of coal electricity generation in China

Energy Policy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 356-363

  Xu, Yuan ^a   Yang, Chi Jen ^b   Xuan, Xiaowei ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Development Research Center of the State Council   (China)

Author keywords

China; Coal fired power plants; Energy efficiency

Indexed keywords

CHINA; COAL ELECTRICITIES; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; ENGINEERING APPROACHES; FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS; OPTIMIZATION APPROACH;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL FUELED FURNACES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; MINING; OPTIMIZATION;

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING;

COAL; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENGINEERING; OPTIMIZATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84880327352     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.05.047     Document Type: Article

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