Table 1 Bivariate correlations (Spearman’s rank order) between public concerns and financial support, general acceptance and local acceptance for stationary battery storage
From: Assessing the social acceptance of key technologies for the German energy transition
General acceptance | Local acceptance | |
|---|---|---|
Electrosmog | − 0.002 | − 0.338** |
Smell pollution | − 0.044 | − 0.073 |
Noise pollution | − 0.048 | − 0.176** |
Air pollution | − 0.088 | − 0.145** |
Fire hazard | − 0.114* | − 0.125* |
Explosion hazard | − 0.074 | − 0.204** |
Negative impact on landscape and cityscape | − 0.081 | − 0.235** |
Financial support | 0.595** | 0.217** |
General acceptance | – | 0.361** |