Energy resource Advantages Disadvantages

1. Environment friendly
2. Useful in remote locations

3. Can be used along with a battery so 1. Extremely expensive to buy at first

that the stored energy is available in hours 2. Needs to be continuously maintained
of darkness

3. Isn’t reliable to use during cloudy weather

4. Is cheaper and reliable

4. Is a dilute source of energy; it requires scores of solar panels to power a small house
with electricity

Solar

1. Environment friendly
2. Useful in remote locations 1. Extremely expensive to buy at first
2. Needs to be continuously maintained

3. Can be used along with a battery so

that the stored energy is available for later 3. Not reliable enough; depends on wind speed
use

4. Is a dilute source of energy; it requires scores of wind turbines to power a small house
4. Is cheaper and reliable with electricity

Wind

1. Environment friendly 1. Is under development and research

2. No carbon emissions 2. Is extremely tricky to harness

Tidal

1. Environment friendly
2. Is extremely efficient

3. Is a concentrated source of energy

1. May only power regions where volcanic terrains are available.

4. Is extremely reliable 2. Extremely expensive to set up.

Geothermal

1. Can make thousands homeless as their homes need to be shifted or else they would get
1. Environment friendly flooded.
2. Concentrated source of energy 2. Expensive to set up

3. Is highly reliable

Hydroelectric

1. Cheap
2. Widely used

1. Non renewable
3. Easily available 2. Pollutes the environment

4. Efficient 3. Causes acid rain

5. Concentrated source of energy

Coal, oil and
natural gas