The advantages and disadvantages of different electrical energy sources
- Created by: RajeevSood
- Created on: 08-05-16 14:40
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Coal
Advantages:
- Reliable
- Bigger reserves than other fossil fuels
Disadvantages:
- Non-renewable
- When burnt, it produces CO2, a greenhouse gas
- When burnt, it produces SO2, creating acid rain
Oil
Advantages:
- Reliable
Disadvantages:
- Non-renewable
- When burnt, it produces CO2, a greenhouse gas
- When burnt, it produces SO2, creating acid rain
Gas
Advantages:
- Reliable
Disadvantages:
- Non-renewable
- When burnt, it produces CO2, a greenhouse gas
Nuclear
Advantages:
- Doesn't produce polluting gases
- Reliable
Disadvantages:
- Non-renewable
- Produces hazardous nuclear waste - this is difficult to dispose of
- Small risk of big nuclear accident e.g. Chernobyl disaster 1986
Wind
Advantages:
- Renewable
- Doesn't produce polluting gases
- Free energy resource
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