The efficiency improvement potential for coal, oil and electricity in China's manufacturing sectors

Energy

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 403-413

  Li, Ke ^a,c   Lin, Boqiang ^a,b  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Data envelopment analysis; Energy saving potential; Manufacturing sectors; Total factor effects

Indexed keywords

COAL; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DIESEL FUELS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; EQUIPMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GASOLINE; MANUFACTURE; OIL SHALE; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PUBLIC POLICY;

CHINA; COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENTS; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; ENERGY-INTENSIVE SECTORS; EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING; MANUFACTURING SECTOR; TOTAL-FACTOR EFFECTS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; MANUFACTURING;

CHINA;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84931575357     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.04.013     Document Type: Article

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