Effect of installed capacity size on environmental efficiency across 528 thermal power stations in North China

被引:28
作者
Wu, Chao [1 ]
Oh, Keunyeob [2 ]
Long, Xingle [3 ]
Zhang, Jing [1 ]
机构
[1] Jiangsu Univ, Sch Finance & Econ, Zhanjiang 212013, Peoples R China
[2] Chungnam Natl Univ, Coll Econ & Management, Daejeon 34134, South Korea
[3] Jiangsu Univ, Sch Management, Zhanjiang 212013, Peoples R China
基金
国家教育部科学基金资助; 新加坡国家研究基金会; 中国国家自然科学基金; 中国博士后科学基金;
关键词
Heterogeneity; Divergent; Size; Coal consumption intensity; SLACKS-BASED MEASURE; CO2; EMISSIONS; EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ECO-EFFICIENCY; AIR-QUALITY; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH; PERFORMANCE; PLANTS; TECHNOLOGY;
D O I
10.1007/s11356-019-05981-7
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Thermal power plants are the main source of carbon dioxide emissions in China. Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and their neighborhood provinces are the most polluted regions in China. Environmental efficiencies of 528 thermal power plants were evaluated through metafrontier epsilon-based measure, which aimed to overcome the invalid inferences of radial or non-radial model. We also analyzed the heterogeneity of environmental efficiency across different regions by considering environmental technology differences. Bootstrap regression was used in order to testify three different hypotheses to address the disadvantages of conventional regression. We found that environmental efficiency in Beijing and Tianjin is higher than the other regions and is becoming divergent. In addition, coal consumption intensity negatively affects environmental efficiency. Large-scale power stations are more environmental efficient than smaller ones. Longer equipment utilization hour can enhance energy performance of power stations, which can decrease carbon emissions and increase environmental efficiency. It is better to promote technology transfer from regions with higher environmental efficiency to regions with lower environmental efficiency. Low-carbon technologies should be promoted to decrease carbon emissions.
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页码:29822 / 29833
页数:12
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