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The diffuser total efficiency was formulated and defined based on the generalized actuator disc model for the index of the efficiency of the diffuser-alone of the diffuser-augmented wind turbines. An optimization method to maximize the diffuser total...

Recently, the potential role of energy efficiency in energy transformation on the path to sustainable development has become a crucial topic. Over the past three decades, energy consumption and CO₂ emissions in the Gulf countries have increased drama...

As crucial international trade and global logistics players, container terminals worldwide handle more than 80% of the global merchandise trade. After analyzing and summarizing the previous studies, we use container terminal companies as the research...

Based on stochastic frontier analysis and translog input distance function, this paper examines the total factor energy efficiency of China’s industry using input-output data of 30 sub-industries from 2002 to 2014, and decomposes the changes in estim...

Intelligent technology is the core driving force of the fourth industrial revolution, which has an important impact on high-quality economic development. In this paper, the panel data of 30 provinces from 2006 to 2019 were selected to construct a reg...

Little attention has been paid to international ecological efficiency, especially taking ecological footprint (EF), labor, and capital into account as multi-inputs to produce GDP in the total-factor framework. This study evaluates the total-factor ec...

The objective of this study is to examine the impact of climate change on forestry efficiency (FRE) and total factor productivity change (TFPC) in 31 provinces of China for a study period of 2001–2020. Additionally, the study aims to evaluate t...

Improvement of ecological total-factor energy efficiency (ETFEE) is crucial for transformation of China’s economic growth pattern, energy conservation and emissions abatement. Here we combined the epsilon-based measure (EBM) and the Global Malm...

The energy resource is an essential input of economic growth, which has an important impact on the ecological environment and social welfare. From the perspective of social welfare, considering the radial and non-radial characteristics of different i...

In order to grasp the development laws of carbon efficiency and help China to achieve the dual-carbon goal as soon as possible, we used the super-efficiency EBM model to calculate the total factor carbon efficiency of cities, based on panel data for...

Ecological footprint (EF) and human development index (HDI) are two critical indicators for assessing sustainable development worldwide. Past studies in Africa have ignored dynamic sustainable total-factor ecological efficiency (DSTFEE) assessment. T...

In the context of sustainable development, breaking free from resource endowment constraints and promoting energy transformation are long-term goals of concern. The digital economy empowers the development of the energy industry and provides a feasib...

Improving the energy efficiency of residential buildings is essential for achieving global climate goals and reducing environmental impact. This study analyzes the Total Performance approach using the example of a modern semi-detached house built by...

The phenomena of “large energy consumption, high carbon emission, and serious environmental pollution” are against the goals of “low energy consumption, low emissions” in China’s industrial sector. The key to solving the...

The widespread application of new-generation information technology, such as big data and artificial intelligence, has promoted the development of economic and technological transformation and the deep integration of digital and real economies. The d...

A novel total internal reflection solar end-pumped laser system has been introduced for the first time, aimed at enhancing the solar-to-laser conversion efficiency. Utilizing a conical solid or cavity reflector, this system refocuses sunlight from a...

The efficient and sustainable management of forestry resources is crucial in ensuring economic and societal sustainability. The Chinese government has invested significantly in regulations, afforestation, and technology to enhance the forest resource...

China, the world’s largest carbon emitter, urgently needs to improve its carbon emissions efficiency. This study analyzes the impact of tax policy on total factor carbon emission efficiency (TFCEE). Using the Value Added Tax (VAT) reform in Chi...

Improving agricultural energy efficiency is essential in reducing energy consumption and achieving agricultural sustainable development. This paper aims to measure the agricultural total-factor energy efficiency in China rather than the partial-facto...

This paper applies the context-dependent total-factor energy efficiency (CD-TFEE) to determine the multi-layer disaggregate energy efficiency frontiers of twenty administrative regions in Taiwan for the year of 2016. The CD-TFEE overcomes the shortco...

One of the serious issues that China faces during its fast economic development is the low input–output efficiency of water and energy resources and growing water pollution. With the current economic development model of China, economic growth still...

Excessive carbon emission presents a considerable danger to the sustainability of global development. The carbon market, a crucial mechanism to cut carbon emissions, is gaining more attention from the Chinese government. In this study, provincial-lev...

Enhancing green total factor energy efficiency (GTFEE) is crucial for achieving sustainable development. Against this backdrop, this study aims to investigate the impact of fintech on GTFEE, using annual data from 240 Chinese cities between 2011 and...

The sources of total factor productivity (TFP) remain a central puzzle in growth theory. This paper examines the long-run statistical relationship between TFP growth and aggregate final-to-useful exergy efficiency—a physical measure of machine...

Against the backdrop of the “dual carbon” goals, improving total factor energy efficiency (TFEE) has become a core task for low-carbon transformation. Using a panel dataset covering 30 provinces in China from 2011 to 2024, this paper empl...

Under the background of a new round of power market reform, realizing the goals of energy saving and emission reduction, reducing the coal consumption and ensuring the sustainable development are the key issues for thermal power industry. With the bi...

China’s digital economy has been expanding rapidly in the past decade. This expansion is having a profound impact on the country’s economy. Using panel data on 97 prefecture-level cities in the Yellow River Basin from 2011 to 2020, this s...

The impact of air-quality ecological compensation on total factor energy efficiency can help a country to achieve high-quality economic development with the goals of peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality, and to explore a win–win path for...

The rational flow of production factors is crucial for promoting benign interactions between urban and rural areas. To unveil the intrinsic mechanisms of factor flow pathways promoting mutual symbiosis between urban and rural areas, this study, based...

While China’s current energy policies predominantly adopt single-factor energy efficiency (SFEE) as the benchmark, academic research increasingly advocates total-factor energy efficiency (TFEE) assessments. This study examines the differences b...

China’s main energy structure is dominated by coal. The burning of coal is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, making China the largest carbon emitter. Facing double pressure on ecological protection and economic development, improving...

Improving energy efficiency is vital for addressing climate change and reducing carbon emissions in emerging economies. Financial development (FD) is crucial for economic growth, and its environmental impact and the adjustment of the industrial struc...

It is accepted that improving water efficiency is a key task for China in achieving water sustainability, as the knowledge of water efficiency and its determinants can provide critical information for water policy formulation. To this end, this paper...

After decades of economic development in China, its energy consumption still relies heavily on coal, and the dominant segment of our economy—the industrial sectors with large coal input—have caused massive wastewater pollution. To provide...

Relying on innovation to drive green energy efficiency improvement has emerged as the key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under the pressure of the global economic downturn and carbon emission reduction targets. Using the multi-...

Optimizing cross-regional energy dispatch is crucial for addressing regional energy resource imbalances and significantly enhancing energy utilization efficiency. This study aims to analyze the potential impact of China’s ultra-high-voltage (UH...

Improving energy utilization efficiency is a crucial means to achieve energy conservation, emission reduction, and green development. At present, to establish a high-quality development framework and satisfy the growing need for a better life among a...

As global digital transformation accelerates alongside the “dual carbon” goal, understanding how the digital economy can drive the green transformation of traditional energy systems is critical to overcoming resource and environmental con...

Enhancing Total Factor Energy Efficiency (TFEE) is pivotal for achieving China’s “dual carbon” goals and navigating the global challenge of sustainable development. The Digital Economy (DE) serves as a significant driver of TFEE imp...

Given the escalating severity of climate change and environmental degradation, the transition to green and low-carbon energy has become a strategic priority for China’s economic development. Green total factor energy efficiency (GTFEE), which c...

In the context of China’s “double carbon” target, paying attention to regional green total factor energy efficiency (GTFEE) is crucial for ensuring a fundamental guarantee for China’s free trade zones for the promotion of sust...

Enhancing green total-factor energy efficiency (GTFEE) is a critical pathway for promoting the green transformation of economic and social development. However, the potential influence of the construction and development of urban functional networks...

The rapid economic growth after the new millennium could be characterized by the reappearance of heavy industrialization and land urbanization. In the literatures, extensive studies have examined the impact of energy and emissions on the growth quali...

This study examines the mutual relationships among ESG performance, total factor productivity (TFP), and energy efficiency (EE) in a sample of Chinese A-share listed firms from 2010 to 2022. This study shows that ESG has a significant promotional eff...

Total-factor energy efficiency (TFEE) is widely used to measure energy efficiency under the data envelopment analysis (DEA) framework, but the efficiencies obtained from DEA are structurally biased upward, and thus TFEE tends to overestimate energy e...

Improving total factor renewable energy efficiency (TFREE) is crucial for developed countries to achieve a sustainable energy transformation. International trade is an important source of technological progress and may significantly promote TFREE. Ho...

Research on the land use efficiency of rural living spaces is at the core of conflicts about current rural land use and ecological environment construction in China. It can be effectively dealt with through the rational and healthy use of rural land,...

The implementation of green development has become an important choice for countries seeking the harmonious development of the economy and the environment. The National Ecological Civilization Pilot Zone is an innovative institutional mechanism for e...

The rapid development of digital finance has delivered significant benefits, such as sustainable development and economic growth. We explore the relationship between digital finance and green total factor energy efficiency (GTFEE) for the first time,...

This study evaluates the causal impact and mechanisms of China’s Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy (LCCPP) on urban Green Total Factor Energy Efficiency (GTFEE) by using a multi-period Difference-in-Differences (DID) model with a comprehensive panel...