A data envelopment analysis for energy efficiency of coal-fired power units in China

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 102, Issue , 2015, Pages 121-130

  Song, Chenxi ^a   Li, Mingjia ^a   Zhang, Fan ^a   He, Ya Ling ^a   Tao, Wen Quan ^a  

^a Xi an Jiaotong University   (China)

Author keywords

Coal fired power unit; Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Energy efficiency (EE)

Indexed keywords

COAL; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

CAPACITY FACTORS; COAL CONSUMPTION; COAL-FIRED POWER UNIT; EFFICIENCY INDEX; EVALUATION RESULTS; OIL CONSUMPTION; STEAM PARAMETERS; WATER CONSUMPTION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84922775024     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.12.062     Document Type: Article

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