Clean and abundant, no greenhouse gas emissions, low operational costs

Disadvantages: Intermittent generation, visual and noise impact, bird and bat collisions

Conversion of wind energy into electricity using wind turbines.

Advantages: Abundant and inexhaustible, low greenhouse gas emissions, decentralized energy production.

Disadvantages: Intermittent generation, high initial costs, land and space requirements.

Conversion of sunlight into electricity using photovoltaic cells or solar thermal technologies.

Advantages: Abundant and predictable, no greenhouse gas emissions, potential for coexistence with other activities.

Disadvantages: Emerging technology, high costs, potential environmental impacts.

Conversion of ocean waves' motion into electricity.

Advantages: Reliable and controllable, large-scale energy production, no direct emissions.

Disadvantages: Environmental impacts, habitat alteration, displacements of communities.

Conversion of flowing or falling water into electricity using turbines.

Advantages: Predictable and reliable, no fuel consumption, minimal visual impact.

Disadvantages: Limited geographical suitability, potential environmental impacts, high costs.

Generation of electricity from the tides' kinetic energy

Advantages: High energy output, low greenhouse gas emissions, continuous power generation.

Disadvantages: Radioactive waste, potential for accidents, nuclear proliferation concerns.

Generation of electricity through nuclear reactions, usually fission.

Advantages: Well-established infrastructure, high energy density.

Disadvantages: High greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, resource depletion, environmental degradation.

Advantages: Continuous and reliable, low emissions, small land footprint.

Disadvantages: Limited geographical availability, high upfront costs, potential for depletion.

Extraction of heat from the Earth's interior to generate electricity.

Advantages: Renewable if sustainably produced, reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

Disadvantages: Competes with food production, land-use conflicts, limited scalability.

Conversion of organic materials, such as plants, into fuel for electricity generation.