Renewable/Non-Renewable Energy Sources

Wind

• Non polluting
• Produces low cost power
• Can be installed offshore to reduce visual impact
• Viewed as an eyesaw
• Noice and vibrations affect communities
• Can effect environmentally sensitive sites - bird life

Water

• Low running costs
• Reservoirs provide leisure and tourism for fishing and sports
• Dams control flooding
• Expensive to construct plants and dams
• Failures can result in flooding and destruction
• Greenhouse gases are produced due to decay of plant life

Solar

• Large amounts of availability
• Produces enough energy for national grid to cope with peak demand times
• Low operating costs
• Expensive…