A comprehensive review of data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach in energy efficiency

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 70, Issue , 2017, Pages 1298-1322

  Mardani, Abbas ^a   Zavadskas, Edmundas Kazimieras ^b   Streimikiene, Dalia ^c   Jusoh, Ahmad ^a   Khoshnoudi, Masoumeh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^c LITHUANIAN ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Decision making units (DMUs); Eco efficiency; Efficiency; Energy; Energy efficiency; Environment

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING;

ANALYSIS APPROACH; APPLICATION AREA; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS MODELS; DECISION MAKING UNIT; ECO-EFFICIENCY; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENT; TIME DURATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 85008239819     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.12.030     Document Type: Review

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