Sources of inefficient power generation by coal-fired thermal power plants in China: A metafrontier DEA decomposition approach

S Eguchi, H Takayabu, C Lin - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
China is the world's largest CO 2 emitting country, and coal-fired thermal power generation
accounted for over 50% of the total electricity generation in China in 2015. This study reports …

Review on the costs and benefits of renewable energy power subsidy in China

H Zhao, S Guo, L Fu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Nowadays, renewable energy plays a vital role in the sustainable development of a society.
In China, renewable energy power has developed rapidly since the implementation of …

Does digital transformation improve the operational efficiency of Chinese power enterprises?

B Lin, Y Xie - Utilities Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
With the ongoing reform of the electric power system, more and more power enterprises are
adopting digital transformation (DT) as a key strategy to stay competitive in the market. This …

Is China's energy policy effective for power plants? Evidence from the 12th Five-Year Plan energy saving targets

N Zhang, Y Zhao, N Wang - Energy Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
We propose the meta-frontier hybrid data envelopment analysis (MHDEA) model, a non-
parametric methodology, to assess the total factor carbon performance index (TCPI) of …

The effect of size-control policy on unified energy and carbon efficiency for Chinese fossil fuel power plants

N Zhang, F Kong, Y Choi, P Zhou - Energy policy, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper examines the effect of size control policy on the energy and carbon efficiency for
Chinese fossil fuel power industry. For this purpose, we propose two non-radial directional …

How green transition of energy system impacts China's mercury emissions

J Li, W Wei, W Zhen, Y Guo, B Chen - Earth's Future, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
China has long been committing to green transition of energy system to alleviate the heavy
pollution; however, a quantitative analysis for its impact on air pollution has been lacking. To …

Analysis on operational efficiency and its influencing factors of China's nuclear power plants

B Lin, Y Xie - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
After implementing the new reform policy of the electric system in 2015, the market-oriented
reform of nuclear power prices has been further deepened, as China's nuclear power plants …

Environmental technical efficiency, technology gap and shadow price of coal-fuelled power plants in China: A parametric meta-frontier analysis

L Du, A Hanley, N Zhang - Resource and Energy Economics, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, we propose a new meta-frontier estimation method to investigate the
environmental technical efficiency and carbon abatement cost of power plants in China …

Environmental efficiency analysis of China's coal-fired power plants considering heterogeneity in power generation company groups

T Nakaishi, H Takayabu, S Eguchi - Energy Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
This study conducts an environmental efficiency analysis of 104 coal-fired power plants in
China by simultaneously considering multiple undesirable outputs (CO 2, SO 2, NO x, and …

State capitalism, fragmented authoritarianism, and the politics of energy policymaking: Policy networks and electricity market liberalization in Guangdong, China

K Lo, DN Mah - Energy Research & Social Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Studying the politics of energy policymaking is crucial for understanding how energy policies
are formulated and the factors that influence their development. This study focuses on policy …