CO2 and Energy efficiency of different heating technologies in the Dutch glasshouse industry

A.G.J.M. Oude Lansink; E. Silva

doi:10.1023/A:1023684316366

CO2 and Energy efficiency of different heating technologies in the Dutch glasshouse industry

A.G.J.M. Oude Lansink, E. Silva

Business Economics

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

50 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

This paper uses Data Envelopment Analysis to compute input-based technical efficiency measures and CO2 and energy technical efficiency of specialised vegetable firms in the Netherlands over the period 1991-1995. Input-based scale efficiency is also calculated for each firm. These efficiency measures are generated for firms with different heating technologies. The empirical results indicate that firms use energy quite efficiently and are less efficient in terms of CO2 emissions. Differences in CO2 (energy) efficiency across different technologies are (not) statistically significant. In particular, firms using traditional heating technologies are less efficient in terms of CO2. Scale adjustments can provide an important contribution to further efficiency improvements.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	395-407
Journal	Environmental and Resource Economics
Volume	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023684316366
Publication status	Published - 2003

Keywords

multilateral productivity comparisons
outputs

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.1023/A:1023684316366

Cite this

@article{e200f238eb914cc3825297e283e4481c,

title = "CO2 and Energy efficiency of different heating technologies in the Dutch glasshouse industry",

abstract = "This paper uses Data Envelopment Analysis to compute input-based technical efficiency measures and CO2 and energy technical efficiency of specialised vegetable firms in the Netherlands over the period 1991-1995. Input-based scale efficiency is also calculated for each firm. These efficiency measures are generated for firms with different heating technologies. The empirical results indicate that firms use energy quite efficiently and are less efficient in terms of CO2 emissions. Differences in CO2 (energy) efficiency across different technologies are (not) statistically significant. In particular, firms using traditional heating technologies are less efficient in terms of CO2. Scale adjustments can provide an important contribution to further efficiency improvements.",

keywords = "multilateral productivity comparisons, outputs",

author = "{Oude Lansink}, A.G.J.M. and E. Silva",

year = "2003",

doi = "10.1023/A:1023684316366",

language = "English",

volume = "24",

pages = "395--407",

journal = "Environmental and Resource Economics",

issn = "0924-6460",

publisher = "Springer",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - CO2 and Energy efficiency of different heating technologies in the Dutch glasshouse industry

AU - Oude Lansink, A.G.J.M.

AU - Silva, E.

PY - 2003

Y1 - 2003

N2 - This paper uses Data Envelopment Analysis to compute input-based technical efficiency measures and CO2 and energy technical efficiency of specialised vegetable firms in the Netherlands over the period 1991-1995. Input-based scale efficiency is also calculated for each firm. These efficiency measures are generated for firms with different heating technologies. The empirical results indicate that firms use energy quite efficiently and are less efficient in terms of CO2 emissions. Differences in CO2 (energy) efficiency across different technologies are (not) statistically significant. In particular, firms using traditional heating technologies are less efficient in terms of CO2. Scale adjustments can provide an important contribution to further efficiency improvements.

AB - This paper uses Data Envelopment Analysis to compute input-based technical efficiency measures and CO2 and energy technical efficiency of specialised vegetable firms in the Netherlands over the period 1991-1995. Input-based scale efficiency is also calculated for each firm. These efficiency measures are generated for firms with different heating technologies. The empirical results indicate that firms use energy quite efficiently and are less efficient in terms of CO2 emissions. Differences in CO2 (energy) efficiency across different technologies are (not) statistically significant. In particular, firms using traditional heating technologies are less efficient in terms of CO2. Scale adjustments can provide an important contribution to further efficiency improvements.

KW - multilateral productivity comparisons

KW - outputs

U2 - 10.1023/A:1023684316366

DO - 10.1023/A:1023684316366

M3 - Article

SN - 0924-6460

VL - 24

SP - 395

EP - 407

JO - Environmental and Resource Economics

JF - Environmental and Resource Economics

ER -

CO2 and Energy efficiency of different heating technologies in the Dutch glasshouse industry

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this