Disadvantages

What is it? Solar panels are

Solar power expensive.
uses energy When it is cloudy or at
from the night there is not
Sun. enough light.
Some people dont
like the look of solar
panels.

Advantages
The energy from the
Sun is free.
The sun does not
produce greenhouse
gases.
The sun will always be
there during our
 Disadvantages
What is it? Lots of wind turbines
Wind turbines are needed to
are used to produce enough
generate power.
electricity from Turbines can only be
the wind. put in windy areas.
The wind turns It is not always
the large blades windy.
and the blades - Some people dont
generator. like the look of the
turbines.
Advantages
Wind is renewable.
Wind is free.
No greenhouse gases
are made.
There are few safety
 Disadvantages
What is it? Inefficient (only 30%
Biomass, is a efficiency).
renewable Releases harmful
energy source solid carbon particles
made of into the atmosphere.
biological
material from
living, or
recently living
organisms.
Energy is Advantages
released by Produces less
combustion pollution than fossil
(burning). fuels.
Does not cause acid
rain.
Can be found locally.
It is renewable.
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What is it?
There are not many
Rocks
places where we can
under the
build geothermal power
ground are
stations.
hot.
Harmful gases and
Water can
minerals may
be pumped
occasionally come up
through
from the ground below.
these hot
These can be difficult to
rocks and
control.
warmed up.
Advantages
Geothermal energy
does not produce
greenhouse gases.
The energy source is
free and will not run
out.
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What is it? Small waves generate
Waves small amounts of
force air in electricity.
and out of a Electricity needs to be
chamber. transported from the
The air sea onto the land.
causes a The equipment is
turbine to expensive
generate
electricity.
Advantages
Waves are free and will
not run out.
Wave power does not
produce greenhouse
gases.
There are very few
safety risks.
 What is it? Disadvantages
Energy
from tides Influences aquatic life
to useful adversely and can disrupt
forms of migration of fish
power
More
predictable
than wind & Advantages
solar Tides are free and will
not run out.
No greenhouse gases
are produced.
It is reliable because
we know exactly when
the tides happen.