The potential estimation and factor analysis of China's energy conservation on thermal power industry

Energy Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 354-362

  Lin, Boqiang ^a,b   Yang, Lisha ^b  

^a MINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy conservation; Stochastic frontier; Thermal power industry

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE EFFICIENCIES; ENERGY CONSERVATION POTENTIAL; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS; MARKET-ORIENTED REFORMS; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS; THERMAL POWER;

ESTIMATION; INVESTMENTS; RESEARCH; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STOCHASTICITY; THERMAL POWER;

CHINA;

EID: 84884974046     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.079     Document Type: Article

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