A hybrid model for explaining the short-term dynamics of energy efficiency of China's thermal power plants

Applied Energy

Volumn 169, Issue , 2016, Pages 738-747

  Li, Ming Jia ^a   Song, Chen Xi ^a   Tao, Wen Quan ^a  

^a Xi an Jiaotong University   (China)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency index; GARCH model; Thermal power plant; VAR model

Indexed keywords

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

AUTOREGRESSIVE CONDITIONAL HETEROSKEDASTICITY; GARCH MODELS; HYBRID METHODOLOGIES; INDICATOR VARIABLES; MULTIPLE REGRESSION MODEL; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; VAR MODELS; VECTOR AUTO REGRESSION MODELS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDEX METHOD; MODEL TEST; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POWER PLANT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; THERMAL POWER; VECTOR AUTOREGRESSION;

CHINA;

EID: 84959017806     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.02.082     Document Type: Article

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