acoustic noise
aerial visibility effects
agricultural intensification
air quality
altered flow rates and patterns
ambient temperature change
aqueous radioactive pollution
behavioural interference
carbon monoxide emissions
catastrophic dam burst
catastrophic pollution potential
cultural or community disruption
drainage disruption
ecological or habitat disturbance
electromagnetic interference
elevated water levels
endangered species impacts
enhanced coastal erosion
enshading or reflection
entrainment of aquatic biota
eutrophication
explosive or incendiary effects
fisheries interference
food chain residues
gaseous waste volume management
greenhouse gas emissions
hazard to bird flight
heavy metal releases
hydrogen sulphide emissions
induced seismicity
induced subsidence
interference with migration
land use change
latent human health effects
liquid waste volume management
local ambient CO2/O2 balance
marine debris
marine hydrocarbon releases
marine life morbidity
mechanical hazards
micro-climate effects
mutagenicity or teratogenicity
navigational hazards
nitrogen oxide emissions
occupational health
occupational safety
particulate emissions
prompt public health impacts
psychological trauma
radioactive emissions
resource depletion
road traffic
rural population impacts
salinity change
sedimentation changes
soil acidification
soil erosion
soil sterilisation
soil structure loss
soil toxification or contamination
solid waste volume management
stratospheric ozone depletion
sulphur oxide emissions
thermal radiation effects
toxic aerial emissions
tritiated water emissions
tropospheric ozone enhancement
turbidity changes
visual aesthetic offence
volatile organic emissions
water abstraction demand
water quality effects |
Commercial Availability
technical feasibility
state of development
implementation rates
production capacity
accessibility of finance
Cost Effectiveness
economic cost
capital intensity
avoidable costs
Cost Stability
fuel markets
waste management
decommissioning
cost of capital
regulatory restrictions
System Integration
power quality
grid connection
conventional substitution
unit size
lead times
dispatchability
ramp rates
cycling rates |
Resource Sufficiency
resource significance
total contribution
Conversion Efficiency
Resource Sustainability
national depletion control
sustainable development
Domestic Self Reliance
indigenous resources
equipment supply
infrastructure
Vulnerability to Disruption
military action
political action
commercial action
industrial action
technical reliability
contingency measures
flexibility
Portfolio Diversity
resource options
technological options
geographical locations
commercial vendors
commercial carriers
resource variability
utility operators
resource availability
exporting countries
resource accessibility
domestic unions |
Balance of Payments
fuel imports
equipment supply
export promotion
Economic Development
regional development
rural development
resource use
Employment
employment intensity
mode of employment
Industrial Policy
stimulation of innovation
technological merit
sectoral balance
material requirements
strategic flexibility
Fiscal Issues
public expenditure
state guarantees
capital requirements
tax revenues
Market Compatibility
internal energy market
privatisability
regulatory requirements
commercial concentration
price transparency
cost internalisation
Military Security
capability implications
vulnerability to attack
proliferation potential
Foreign Relations
special relationships
transboundary liabilities
internat. collaboration
international development
global political stability
Social Welfare
wealth distribution
fuel poverty
Political Attributes
short term expediency
public acceptability
siting
public participation
ownership and control
accountability
centralisation
cultural implications
ideological implications
institutional continuity |