Hebei Yuxian Second Phase 49.5MW Wind Power Project

Audit Analysis

A 49.5 MW onshore wind project in Hebei, China, registered under CDM with a combined additionality test confirmed by TÜV Rheinland Japan. The project is an avoidance-type (grid displacement) with no inherent reversal risk, but the record contains three material contradictions—on leakage justification, claimed ERR magnitude, and baseline method classification—that undermine confidence in the data. No material findings or corrective actions were reported, and the VVB is reputable, but several safety-relevant fields remain unquantified.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Claimed ERR differs by 45% between two monitoring reports (41,946 in the Oct 2012 report vs 23,252 in the Jan 2013 report), indicating a significant post-hoc revision
• ⚠Leakage justification shifted from 'deemed negligible' (Apr 2012) to 'not addressed' (Jan 2013) across two monitoring reports, with a 0% deduction in both cases
• ⚠Baseline method is characterised as 'project-specific' in the monitoring report but 'jurisdictional' in the validation report, creating ambiguity about the baseline's robustness
• ⚠Verified ERR figure is not stated in any available document, preventing independent cross-check of claimed reductions

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