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Evaluation of Energy Sources - Coggle Diagram
Evaluation of Energy Sources
Fossil Feuls
Advantages
Large power output
Relatively cheap to build and run
Disadvantages
Greenhouse gas emissions
Acid rain from SO2 emissions
Non-renewable
Nuclear Fission
Advantages
Large power output
No greenhouse gas emissions
Low running costs
Disadvantages
Costly to despose of radioactive waste safely
Accident risk
High building and decomissioning costs
Non-renewable
Biomass
Advantages
Renewable
No net greenhouse gas emissions
Crops can be regrown
Disadvantages
Crops can be used for food instead
Uses up lotsof valuable land
Hydroelectric
Adavantages
No greenhouse gas emissions
Can operate in reverse
Renewable
Can be changed quickly
Disadvantages
Floods large areas
Damages ecosystems
Geographically limited
Tidal
Advantages
Renewable
No greenhouse gas emissions
Disadavantages
Floods large areas
Damages ecosystems
Geographically limited
Wave
Advantages
Renewable
No greenhouse gas emissions
Disadvantages
Low power output
New technology is costly for now
Solar
Advantages
Renewable
No greenhouse gas emissions
Disadvantages
Low power output
Requires the Sun
Expensive to install
Geothermal
Advantages
Renewable
No greenhouse gas emissions
Disadvantages
Limited to only a few locations