Energy Resources- Advantages and Disadvantages

POWER STATION/

ENERGY RESOURCE

ADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGES

Nuclear Power Station

No harmful gases released.

Reliable- not weather dependent

Good power output

Power stations are relatively small

Not much transport costs to bring fuels.

Difficult to dispose of waste, decommissioning costs are very high.

Accidents can spread radiation widely/ huge risk

Nuclear fuel is toxic/radioactive – long half life.

 Biomass

Uses waste products from farms.

Renewable

Reduces landfill

Can be used to create different products as well as energy

Source is relatively cheap

Can increase greenhouse gases

May require more land

Relatively inefficient.

Causes acid rain.

Smelly

 Fossil Fuels

Lots of energy

Relatively cheap

Reliable- doesn’t rely on weather

Already loads of stations so don’t need to spend more money

Release Carbon Dioxide

Global warming

Burning coal and oil…