Research Article

Constructing a Risk Assessment Framework for Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Projects from the Perspective of Four-Dimensional Risk

Table 1

List of risk indicators preliminarily identified.

First-level risk indicatorsSecond-level risk indicatorsReferences

Economic risks
 1On grid price fluctuation risk[30, 3638]
 2Financial risk[37, 39, 40]
 3High capital requirements[11, 23, 41]
Technical risks
 4Design risk[9, 10, 40]
 5Operation and maintenance risk[30, 37, 40]
 6Grid connection risk[9, 10, 42]
 7Power supply reliability risk[30, 37, 43]
 8Material supply and installation risk[9, 30, 44]
 9Lack of construction experience[9, 10, 45]
 10Construction operation risk[30, 37]
 11Component missing risk[18]
Natural environment risks
 12Solar energy resource[30, 37, 46]
 13Harsh climatic conditions[10, 18, 47]
 14Visual damage of buildings[11, 46, 48]
 15Noise pollution[9, 48]
Policy risk
 16Power generation subsidy[37]
 17Government approval lag risk[10, 49]
 18Government support[11, 37]
 19Imperfect bidding mechanism[23]