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A Study on Total Factor Energy Efficiency of Coal-fired Power Plants Considering Environmental Protection
Xi-ping Wang and Dandan Tian
Corresponding Author: Xi-ping Wang
Submitted: July 31, 2012
Accepted: September 17, 2012
Published: May 01, 2013 |
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In this study, we measure the total-factor energy efficiency under the constraint of environment of 13 coal-fired power plants in Hebei province over the period of 2009 to 2011 using the DEA model which based on the environmental production technology and the directional distance function. The results indicate that the total factor energy efficiency of sample power plants is still at sub-optimal level of around 0.84 and the efficiency is over estimated when without looking at environmental impacts. This indicates that undesirable outputs have a significant influence on energy efficiency of power plants. Poor performance of few power plants is due to their ability to manage the undesirable outputs need to be improved. In order to improve energy efficiency and achieve sustainable development, plants should concentrate on both energy saving and emission reduction at the same time.
Key words: Coal-fired power plants, DEA model, environmental production technology, the directional distance function, total factor energy efficiency, ,
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Xi-ping Wang and Dandan Tian, . A Study on Total Factor Energy Efficiency of Coal-fired Power Plants Considering Environmental Protection. Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, (17): 4311-4316.
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ISSN (Online): 2040-7467
ISSN (Print): 2040-7459 |
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