Research Article

Risk Assessment of Low-Speed Wind Power Projects Based on an Aggregated Cloud Method: A Case in China

Table 6

Critical risk factors and their weights by ANP.

CriterionRisk factorCRGWeight

Technical riskwind turbine selection risk (0.22091)5.190.081240
design/construction deficiencies (0.08711)4.740.32036
technology progressiveness (0.22230)4.740.081750
technology maturity (0.23866)5.040.087767
site selection risk (0.23101)4.510.084952
Environmental and social riskwind resource condition (0.43257)5.410.096276
topographic condition (0.34099)4.770.075894
electricity consumption demand (0.22645)4.780.050400
Operating and political risklack of commercialization operation mechanism (0.08372)4.290.015840
construction period (0.34998)4.600.066216
change of supporting laws (0.05906)4.800.011175
delay in project approvals and permits (0.08119)4.280.015361
operation & maintenance risk (0.42605)4.420.080610
Economic riskconstruction cost risk (0.18655)4.710.041132
feed-in tariff risk (0.33065)4.790.072902
insolvency risk (0.25099)4.610.055340
profitability risk (0.23180)4.660.051109