Productivity changes of the renewable energy installed capacity: An empirical study relating to 31 European countries between 2002 and 2011

Energy Education Science and Technology Part A: Energy Science and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 3061-3072

  lo Storto, Corrado ^a   Capano, Benedetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Data Envelopment Analysis; Efficiency; Electricity; Europe; Hydro; Installed capacity; Malmquist productivity index; Renewable energies; Solar photovoltaic; Wind

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY; FIRE TUBE BOILERS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY; WIND;

EUROPE; HYDRO; INSTALLED CAPACITY; MALMQUIST PRODUCTIVITY INDEX; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 84922434733     PISSN: 1308772X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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