Research Article

Key Factors Influencing Sustainable Development of a Green Energy Industry in Taiwan

Table 5

The normalized weights and integrated weights of each layer.

Assessment aspectsNormalized/integrated weights (A) Development factorsNormalized weights (B) Integrated weights (C) = (A) * (B)

Technology ( )  0.247 (1)Establishment of key technological capabilities ( )0.470 (1)0.1161 (1)
Protection of intellectual property ( )0.318 (2)0.0785 (5)
Cultivation of green energy industry manpower ( )0.212 (3)0.0524 (11)

Investment ( )  0.223 (3)Establishment of an industry chain ( )0.428 (1)0.0954 (3)
Key raw materials and production equipment ( )0.355 (2)0.0792 (4)
Promotion of relevant investments in the industry ( )0.217 (3)0.0484 (12)

Government policy ( )  0.232 (2)Degree of integration of relevant laws and regulations ( )0.420 (1)0.0974 (2)
Effective and convenient corporate incentive measures ( )0.252 (3)0.0585 (7)
Preferential purchase price rates and various subsidies ( )0.328 (2)0.0761 (6)

Environment ( )  0.1485 (5)Establishment of international certification laboratories ( )0.388 (1)0.0576 (8)
Shaping of the green energy environment; creation of demand ( )0.365 (2)0.0542 (10)
Creating a sustainable development environment for green energy ( )0.247 (3)0.0367 (15)

Market ( )  0.1495 (4)Identification with green market values ( )0.368 (1)0.050 (9)
Size of market and stability ( )0.319 (3)0.0477 (13)
Strengthening economic cooperation in the international market ( )0.313 (2)0.0468 (14)

Numbers in parentheses are ranks.