...Ali Emrouznejad; William Ho; Ioannis E. Tsolas Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the performance of Greek fossil fuel‐fired power stations employing a data envelopment analysis (DEA) model combined with bootstrapping. Design/methodology/approach DEA is used to derive aggregate...

... be noted that since natural gas accounts for (5 per cent of total energy production and consumption (China Statistics Press, 2000‐2008), thermal electricity generation is almost synonymous with coal‐fired generation in China. Energy industry Fossil fuels Thermal efficiency Emission Coal China...

...Hans‐Holger Rogner; Deepak Sharma; Ahmed Irej Jalal Purpose In recognition of the urgency of the global need to reduce CO₂ emissions from the electricity sector, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the cost‐effectiveness of nuclear power and fossil‐fuel‐based power with and without...

... at: martin.amoroux@wanadoo.fr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Coal Coal mining Energy methods Energy supply systems Fossil fuels Those who retain a traditional perception of the coal industry are surprised when it is referred to as modern, dynamic and increasingly international...