A New Framework for Assessment of Offshore Wind Farm Location

Jing Xu, Ren Zhang, Yangjun Wang, Hengqian Yan, Quanhong Liu, Yutong Guo and Yongcun Ren
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Jing Xu: Institute of Meteorology and Oceanology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Ren Zhang: Institute of Meteorology and Oceanology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Yangjun Wang: Institute of Meteorology and Oceanology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Hengqian Yan: Institute of Meteorology and Oceanology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Quanhong Liu: Institute of Meteorology and Oceanology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Yutong Guo: Institute of Meteorology and Oceanology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Yongcun Ren: Institute of Meteorology and Oceanology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 18, 1-17

Abstract: Offshore wind energy has become a hot spot in new-energy development due to its abundant reserves, long power generation time, high unit capacity and low land occupation. In response to the current situation whereby wind energy, and natural and human factors have not been taken into account in the selection of sites for offshore wind-energy-resource development in the traditional “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” region, this paper intends to establish a new risk assessment framework that comprehensively considers the influence of wind resources, the natural environment, and the geopolitical and humanistic environment. The rationality of the new index system and weight determination methods are separately investigated. Some interesting results are obtained by comparing the new framework with traditional frameworks. The results show that the Persian Gulf, the Timor Sea in northern Australia, and the northern part of Sri Lanka in southern India are rich in wind-energy resources and have a low overall risk, making them recommended sites. In addition, unlike the results of previous studies, this paper does not recommend the Somali Sea as a priority area for wind-energy siting due to its high geographic humanity risks.

Keywords: wind-energy resources; principal component analysis; international country risk guide; ERA5; CRITIC; analytic hierarchy process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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