Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/104727 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
DIW Discussion Papers No. 1426
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
In this paper, we analyze the technical efficiency of CO2 reduction potentials of German power and heat plants, using a non-parametric sequential Data Envelopment Analysis. We apply a metafrontier framework to evaluate plant-level efficiencies in the transformation of inputs into desirable (energy) and undesirable (CO2 emissions) outputs, taking into account different fossil fuel generation technologies. We dispose of a unique data set for coal-, lignite-, gas- and biomass-fired power plants from 2003 through 2010 that provides an unbalanced panel of 1459 observations. We find intra-group differences within energy generation technology, but natural gas fired power plants clearly have the highest efficiency. Furthermore, the analysis points to significant savings potentials for CO2 and fuel-input.
Subjects: 
Electricity Generation
Non-parametric Efficiency Analysis
Germany
Panel 2003-1010
JEL: 
L94
Q50
C14
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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